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8870692132AestheticFrench movement calling for 'art for art's sake', or that art needs no purpose other than to be beautiful and contemplated as an end.0
8870692133AllegoryA symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one. Example: Animal Farm by George Orwell: "All animals are equal but a few are more equal than others."; This quote is an allegory to represent Russian classes in the Soviet Union.1
8870692134AnadiplosisA type of repetition in which the last words of a sentence are used to begin the next sentence. Example:2
8870692135AnaphoraThe repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.3
8870692136ApostropheA sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, usually absent.4
8870692137AsyndetonA stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of words or phrases.5
8870692138Begging the questionA logical fallacy in which a premise of an argument contains a direct or indirect assumption that the conclusion is true.6
8870692139Carpe diemA motif in lyric poetry stressing that life is short and time is fleeting.7
8870692140CatharsisA release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).8
8870692141ChiasmusA literal inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.9
8870692142ConnotationA meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning.10
8870692143ConsonanceThe repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance.11
8870692144DenotationThe primary, literal, or explicit meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol, as opposed to connotation.12
8870692145DystopiaWorks of fiction that represent a vision of a future that is a corrupted version of a utopian society, with a poor standard of living.13
8870692146ElegyA poem written in alternating hexameter and pentameter lines oftentimes written about change and loss.14
8870692147EpigraphA literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.15
8870692148EpiphanyA sudden flare into revelation of an ordinary object or scene common in poetry and prose fiction.16
8870692149EthosA person's overall disposition and character.17
8870692150EuphemismA word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.18
8870692151ExpletiveA word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.19
8870692152ExplicationThe interpretation or analysis of a text.20
8870692153FarceA type of comedy with stereotyped characters in ridiculous situations meant to simply make the audience laugh heartily.21
8870692154InvectiveThe denunciation of a person by the use of derogatory epithets.22
8870692155MetacognitionThe act of thinking about thinking.23
8870692156MetonymyThe act of substituting a term for another which is closely associated because of a recurrent relationship in common experience.24
8870692157OxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.25
8870692158ParodyA work which imitates another's style and manner in a ridiculous manner.26
8870692159PropagandaA type of literature meant to make the reader assume a specific attitude towards a specific political, social, or religious issue of the time.27
8870692160SatireThe literary art of diminishing or derogating a subject by making it ridiculous and evoking towards it attitudes of amusement, contempt, scorn, or indignation.28
8870692161SyllogismA form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them.29
8870692162SynechdocheA figure of speech in which a part is used to represent a whole.30
8870692163SyntaxThe study of the way that sequences of words are ordered into phrases, clauses, and sentences.31
8870692164UtopiaA genre of fictional writings that represent an ideal but nonexistent political and social way of life.32
8870692165VoiceThe distinctive style or manner of expression of the writer.33
8870692166ZeugmaAn expression in which a single word is used twice in different meanings.34
8870692167Double EntendreA phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is literal, the other ironic.35
8870692168AntithesisA contrast or opposition in the meanings of contiguous phrases or clauses that manifest parallelism.36
8870692169AphorismA pithy and pointed statement of a serious maxim, opinion, or general truth.37
8870692170SynaesthesiaThe use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another.38
8870692171IronyThe use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.39
8870692172Mixed MetaphorA combination of two or more incompatible metaphors, which produces a ridiculous effect.40
8870692173SibilantA hissing sound.41
8870692174HyperboleAn exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.42
8870692175AllusionA reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.43
8870692176UnscrupulousContemptuous of what is right and honorable.44
8870692177OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.45
8870692178IntrospectiveLooking inward.46
8870692179IdiomA common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.47
8870692180EllipsisThe omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be inferred.48
8870692181PersonificationThe attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or idea.49
8870692182UnderstatementA deliberate underrepresentation, the opposite of a hyperbole.50
8870692183OdeA long, formal, elaborate lyric poem with a serious theme.51
8870692184InferenceA conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.52
8870692185MoodFeeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.53
8870692186ToneThe writer's attitude toward his readers and his subject.54
8870692187LecherousLustful, synonym of lascivious55
8870692188VehementShowing strong feeling.56
8870692189DoggerelComic verse composed in irregular rhythm.57
8870692190FurtiveSecretive58
8870692191AdamantineUtterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion.59
8870692192DecorumConformity to accepted standards of conduct.60
8870692193AmbivalenceThe state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.61
8870692194IdiosyncraticPeculiar62
8870692195EruditeScholarly63
8870692196ParadoxA statement that contradicts itself but is true.64
8870692197CopiousAbundant65
8870692198DisingenuousInsincere66
8870692199QuerulousFull of complaints67
8870692200Cumulative sentenceA sentence that completes its main clause/thought at the beginning and then adds to it.68
8870692201DolefulSad69
8870692202ParallelismSimilarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.70
8870692203EmulationEffort to equal or surpass another by imitation.71
8870692204ShrewdMarked by practical hardheaded intelligence.72
8870692205LewdVulgar73
8870692206LasciviousLustful, synonym of lecherous74
8870692207ReproachBlame75
8870692208NonchalantShowing little or no concern76
8870692209PolysyndetonThe use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural.77
8870692210Ad hominemA logical fallacy where an argument is directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason.78
8870692211AnthropomorphismAttributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object79
8870692212ConjectureA guess, one that is often based on inadequate or faulty evidence80
8870692213Parenthetical RemarkWriting that uses or contains additional comments or notes added as parentheses81
8870692214Anaphonea sound or melody that represents something, such as motion or romance.82
8870692215AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds83
8870692216apophasismentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned84
8870692217AporiaTalking about not being able to talk about something85
8870692218LitoteA figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement86
8870692219ParenthesisAn insertion of material that interrupts the typical flow of a sentence.87
8870692220periodic sentenceA sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.88
8870692221SemanticsMeaning of words and sentences89
8870692222EnthymemeLogical reasoning with one premise left unstated but implied90
8870692223DiacopeRepetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase91
8870692224AntimetaboleThe repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast.92
8870692225Antiphrasisthe use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)93
8870692226Epizeuxisrepetition of the same word for emphasis94
8870692227Enumerationa list of words, phrases or clauses, sometimes numbered or bulleted95
8870692228AntanagogeMaking negative things seem not as bad so the reader doesn't feel as strongly about them.96
8870692229ExemplarAn example or model, especially an ideal one97
8870692230Dirimens CopulatioProviding an opposing fact to balance an otherwise one-sided or unqualified argument98
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AP Literature Terminology List 18 Flashcards

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8967867384AlbeitAlthough0
8967867385BereftDeprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset1
8967867386GratisWithout charge; free2
8967869718IntercessionThe action of intervening on behalf of another3
8967871558LineamentA distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face4
8967874477Persage(of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen5
8967876568ProdigalSpending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant6
8967876569ProlixityTedious, long, wordy, boring7
8967879221SinecureA position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit8
8967890303VisageA person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features9
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AP Language & Comp Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

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2886084119Abstractrefers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images ( ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places).0
2886087683Ad HominemIn an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas. It comes from the Latin meaning "against the man."1
2886088700AllegoryA work that functions on a symbolic level2
2886091902AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds3
2886094841AllusionA direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.4
2886098872AnalogyA similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based5
2886105104AnecdoteA story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point.6
2886109170AntecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.7
2886115143Antecedent ExampleThe AP language exam occasionally asks for the antecedent of a given pronoun in a long, complex sentence or in a group of sentences. A question from the 2001 AP test as an example follows: "But it is the grandeur of all truth which can occupy a very high place in human interests that it is never absolutely novel to the meanest of minds; it exists eternally, by way of germ of latent principle, in the lowest as in the highest, needing to be developed but never to be planted."8
2886120033AntithesisAn opposition or contrast of ideas. Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure.9
2886122536ArgumentA single assertion or series of assertions presented and defended by the writer.10
2886124547AttitudeThe relationship an author has toward his or her subject, and/or his or her audience11
2886129097BalanceA situation in which all parts of the presentation are equal, whether in sentences or paragraphs or sections of a longer work.12
2886132735CacophyHarsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage of literary work. Sounds can be sharp, harsh, hissing, or unmelodious.13
2886143482CharacterThose who carry out the action of the plot in literature. Major, minor, static, and dynamic are types.14
2886155898ColloquialThe use of slang in writing, often to create local color and to provide an informal tone.15
2886174204Comic ReliefThe inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event.16
2886349450ConflictA clash between opposing forces in a literary work, such as man vs. man; man vs. nature; man vs. god; man vs. self.17
2886368148Connective TissueThose elements that help create coherence in a written piece.18
2886370764ConnotationThe interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal.19
2886376178DeductionThe process of moving from a general rule to a specific examples.20
2886528620DenotationThe literal or dictionary meaning of a word.21
2886529970DialectThe re-creation of regional spoken language, such as a Southern _______.22
2886533331DictionThe author's choice of words that creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning.23
2886536706DidacticWriting whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. Usually formal and focus on more or ethical concerns.24
2886541743DiscourseA discussion on a specific topic.25
2886543781EllipsisAn indication by a series of three periods that some material has been omitted from a given text. Be wary; it could obscure the real meaning of a piece of writing.26
2886548638EpigraphThe use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at the theme.27
2886553536EuphemismA more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable. It can also be used to obscure the reality of the situation.28
2886559521EuphonyPleasing or sweet sound, especially as formed by a harmonious use of words.29
2886565091ExpositionBackground information presented in a literary work.30
2886566456Extended MetaphorA sustained comparison throughout a piece of writing, often referred to as a conceit.31
2886570503Figurative LanguageThe body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one. Examples: metaphor, simile, symbol, motif, hyperbole, etc.32
2886574579FlashbackA device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, or episodes33
2886576350FormThe shape or structure of a literary work.34
2886578557HyperboleExtreme exaggeration, often humorous, it can also be ironic; the opposite of understatement.35
2886582087ImageA verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion.36
2888665577ImageryThe total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature.37
2888668027InductionThe process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization.38
2888671082InferenceA conclusion one can draw from the presented details.39
2888672928InvectiveA verbally abusive attack.40
2888674518IronyAn unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen. It involves dialog and situation and can be intentional or unplanned. Dramatic versions centers around the ignorance of those involved; whereas the audience is aware of the circumstance.41
2892448439LogicThe use of careful reasoning that follows the formulas of standard classical critical thinking patterns such as deduction, induction, and reasoning by analogy.42
2892451291Logical FallacyA mistake in reasoning43
2892451973Metaphora direct comparison between dissimilar things. Ex: Your eyes are stars.44
2892455108MetonymyA figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea. Ex: The pen is mightier than the sword45
2892458244MonologueA speech given by one character46
2892459191MotifThe repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work used to develop theme or characters.47
2892461092NarratorThe speaker of a literary work.48
2892461779OnomatopoeiaWords that sound like the sound they represent. Ex: hiss, buzz, gurgle49
2892463714OxymoronAn image of contradictory term. Ex: bitter-sweet, jumbo shrimp50
2892471285PacingThe movement of a literary piece from one point or section to another.51
2892472499ParableA story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson.52
2892474103ParodyA comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original. It can be utterly mocking or gently humorous. It depends on allusion and exaggerates and distorts the original style and content.53
2892479288PathosAn appeal to emotion that can be used as a means to persuade.54
2892484558PedanticA term used to describe writing that borders lecturing. It is scholarly and academic and often overly difficult and distant.55
2892489672Periodic SentencePresents its main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis and sentence variety.56
2892499168PersonificationThe assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts.57
2892504774PlotA sequence of events in a literary work.58
2892505881Point of ViewThe method of narration in a literary work.59
2892506970PunA play on words that often has a comic effect. Associated with wit and cleverness.60
2892509033Reductio ad AbsurdumThe Latin for "to reduce to the absurd." This technique is useful in creating a comic effect and is also an argumentative technique.61
2892514278RhetoricRefers to the entire process of written communication. Effective writing or speaking.62
2892519267Rhetorical QuestionOne that does not expect an explicit answer. It is used to pose an idea to be considered by the speaker or the audience.63
2892522554SarcasmA comic technique that ridicules through caustic language. Tone and attitude may both be described as this in a given text if the writer employs language, irony, and wit to mock or scorn.64
2892526626SatireA mode of writing based on ridicule, that criticizes the foibles and follies of society without necessarily offering a solution.65
2892550126SimileAn indirect comparison that uses the word like or as to link the differing items in the comparison.66
2892671962StanzaA unit of a poem, similar in rhyme, meter, and length to other units in the poem.67
2892675649StructureThe organization and form of a work68
2892676648StyleThe unique way an author presents his ideas. Diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content all contribute to a particular style.69
2892679491SummaryReducing the original text to its essential parts.70
2892680543SyllogismThe format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.71
2892682506SymbolSomething in a literary work that stands for something else.72
2892683630SynecdocheA figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole. Ex: All hands on deck.73
2892686730SyntaxThe grammatical structure of prose and poetry.74
2892687833SynthesisLocating a number of sources and integrating them into the development and support of a writer's thesis/claim.75
2892690330ThemeThe underlying ideas the author illustrates through characterization, motifs, language, plot, etc.76
2892693009ThesisSimply, the main idea of a piece of writing. It presents the author's assertion or claim77
2892694798ToneThe author's attitude toward his subject.78
2892696232TransitionA word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph.79
2892698526UnderstatementThe opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended.80
2892701420VoiceCan refer to two different areas of writing. The first refers to the relationship between a sentences subject and verb (passive vs. active). The second refers to the total "sound" of a writer's style.81
3057604522Parallel structurerepetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.82
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AP Literature and Composition Terms (Poetry Only) Flashcards

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8256655840balladthis is a narrative poem describing a past happening that is sometimes romantic but always ends catastrophically. The saga described is usually in an impersonal voice with the speaker some distance from the action. Ordinarily a ballad is written in quatrains with four accented syllables in the first and third lines and three accented syllables in the second and fourth lines; the shorter lines usually rhyme0
8256655842blank verseunrhymed iambic pentameter; metrical verse with no ending rhyme (Shakespeare)1
8256655843cacophonya combination of harsh, unpleasant sounds which create an effect of discordance. Its opposite is euphony.2
8256655844caesuraa pause for effect in the middle of a line of poetry; (period, dash, semicolon, etc.) it may or may not affect the meter. In scansion, a caesura is usually indicated by the following symbol (//).3
8256655861enjambmentline of verse that carries over into next line without a pause of any kind4
8256655866euphonya quality of style marked by pleasing, harmonious sounds, the opposite of cacophony5
8256655868eye rhymea form of rhyme wherein the look rather than the sound is important. Ex: "Cough" and "tough" do not sound enough alike to constitute a rhyme. However, if these two words appeared at the ends of successive lines of poetry, they would be considered eye rhyme.6
8256655873foota unit of meter; a metrical foot can have two or three syllables; the basic unit of measurement in a line of poetry. A foot is the smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poetic line. A line of meter is described by the kind of meter and the number of feet.7
8256655874iamba metrical foot consisting of one unaccented syllable followed by one accented syllable.8
8256655875trocheea metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by one unaccented syllable (bar-ter).9
8256655876anapesta metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable (un-der-stand).10
8256655877dactyla metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables (mer-ri-ly)11
8256655878pyrrhica metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables12
8256655879spondeea metrical foot consisting of two syllables equally or almost equally accented ( true-blue)13
8256655885iambic pentametera metrical pattern in poetry which consists of five iambic feet per line.14
8256655897kenninga compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning, Ex: oar-steed = ship15
8256655901meterthe rhythmical pattern of a poem; classified according both to its pattern and the number of feet to the line. Meter is a patterned repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. Below is a list of classifications:16
8256655902monometerone foot to a line17
8256655903dimetertwo feet18
8256655904trimeterthree feet19
8256655905tetrameterfour feet20
8256655906pentameterfive feet to a line.21
8256655917odea long, formal lyric poem with a serious theme; a form of lyric poetry using elaborate, sophisticated vocabulary in iambic pentameter. It usually focuses upon a single object or person. Ex: "Ode on a Grecian Urn" - the poet is talking to a piece of pottery in a museum (apostrophe)22
8256655932refraina phrase or line, usually pertinent to the central topic, which is repeated at regular intervals throughout a poem, usually at the end of a stanza23
8256655934rhymesimilarity or likeness of sound; may be internal (within a segment of writing) or at the ends of lines of verse in poetry24
8256655935double rhymeA rhyme in which the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable of the words involved (politely-rightly-sprightly); one form of feminine rhyme25
8256655936end rhymeRhymes are end-rhymed when both rhyming words are at the end of the lines26
8256655937feminine rhymerhymes are feminine when the sounds involve more than one syllable (turtle-fertile, spitefully-delightfully). A rhyme in which the repeated accented vowel is in either the second or third last syllable of the words involved (ceiling-appealing or hurrying-scurrying)27
8256655938identical rhymeIf the preceding consonant sound is the same (for example, manse-romance, style-stile), or if there is no preceding consonant sound in either word (for example, aisle-isle, alter-altar), or if the same word is repeated in the rhyming position (for example, hill-hill)28
8256655939internal rhymean internal rhyme occurs when one or both rhyming words are within the line29
8256655940masculine (or single) rhymerhymes are masculine when the sounds involve only one syllable (decks-sex or support-retort). A rhyme in which the repeated accented vowel sound is in the final syllable of the words involved (dance-pants, scald-recalled)30
8256655941triple rhymea rhyme in which the repeated accented vowel sound is in the third last syllable of the words involved (gainfully-disdainfully)31
8256655942rhythmthe metrical or rhythmical pattern in a poem32
8256655948sonneta poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes33
8256655949English, or Shakespearean sonnetdivided into three quatrains (four line groupings) and a final couplet (14 lines). The rhyme scheme is. The meter is iambic pentameter, with a set rhyme scheme-- abab cdcd efef gg. The change of rhyme in the English sonnet is coincidental with a change of theme in the poem. The structure of the English sonnet explores variations on a theme in the first three quatrains and concludes with an epigrammatic couplet.34
8256655950Spenserian sonneta nine line stanza, with the first eight lines in iambic pentameter and the last line in iambic hexameter35
8256655951stanzaa related group of lines in a poem, equivalent to a paragraph in prose36
8256655956stresssaying certain syllables or words in a line with more emphasis or volume37
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AP Literature Terms - Week 5 Flashcards

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9023146197Apostrophea figure of speech in which a person who is absent is directly addressed as if they are present0
9023151200Assonancedepiction of similar vowel sounds1
9023158189Carpediemseize the day2
9023161193Connotationemotional meaning of a word3
9023164100Socratic Ironypretending to be ignorant when in fact the person is just cautious or tentative4
9023172377Denouementfrench word for resolution5
9023176259Extended Metaphorresults when a metaphor becomes complex6
9023183585Oxymorona combination of contradictory terms7
9023191846Paradoxa figure of speech containing contradiction, nether less somewhat true8
9023200451Pathetic Fallacyinanimate object given emotions9
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AP English Literature Tone Words Flashcards

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91869342aloofnot emotionally involved, at a distance0
91869343apatheticuncaring1
91869344ambivalenthaving mixed feelings2
91869345audaciousrecklessly bold or contemptuous3
91869346belligerenthostile, or combative4
91869347callousuncaring, or feeling no emotion5
91869348condescendingair of superiority, talking down to6
91869349contemptuouslacking respect, derisive7
91869350causticharshly sarcastic8
91869351cautionaryprudent forethought9
91869352cynicaldoubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives10
91869353demoralizedweakened the spirit of11
91869354diffidentreserved, unassertive12
91869355disdainfulscorn, despise13
91869356didacticintending to instruct; teach a lesson14
91869357derisiveinsulting and condescending15
91869358earnestheartfelt and serious16
91869359effusiveoverflowing and demonstrative17
91869360elegiacsorrowful lamentation18
91869361empatheticsensitivity, relating to another's emotions19
91869362eruditescholarly20
91869363forthrightdirect and outspoken21
91869364flippantfrivolously disrespectful22
91869365frivolouscarefree and unconcerned23
91869366incredulousskeptical and unbelieving24
91869367incensedfull of rage25
91869368indignantself-righteously angry26
91869369intimatepersonal and emotional27
91869370jovialhearty conviviality and good cheer28
91869371laudatorypraise29
91869372lugubriousmournful, dismal, or gloomy30
91869373moroseill-humored, very down31
91869374maliciousvicious, wanton, or mischievous32
91869375mordantcaustic or sarcastic in a mean way33
91869376objectiveunemotional, unbiased, fair34
91869377obsequiousoverly obedient, dutiful35
91869378patronizingTalking down to, experienced36
91869379pompousstuck up, better than37
91869380poignantkeen or strong38
91869381provocativeinciting, stimulating, irritating39
91869382quizzicalquestioning, ridiculing, or chaffing40
91869383ribaldabusive, or irreverent, scurrilous41
91869384reticentreluctant or restrained42
91869385reverentdeeply respectful43
91869386reflectivemeditative or deliberative44
91869387resignedpassive, accept as inevitable45
91869388sardonicscornful derision, mocking, cynical46
91869389seductiveenticing, beguiling, captivating47
91869390sentimentalemotional attachment48
91869391vehementwith great energy or exertion, with great emphasis and passion49
91869392volatiletending or threatening to break out into open violence50
91869393earnestserious and sincere51
91869394jovialfull of or showing high-spirited merriment, jolly; merry; good-humored52
91869395placidcalm, peaceful53
91869396whimsicalcharacterized by whim; unpredictable54
91869397wistfulfull of longing or unfulfilled desire55
91869398desolatelonely; forlorn;56
91869399insolentmarked by casual disrespect57
91869400insidiousintended to entrap58
91869401jubilantjoyful and proud especially because of triumph or success59
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AP Language Vocab #3 Flashcards

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4971243991AllegoryThe device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.0
4971252299AlliterationThe repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.1
4971259923Allusiona direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.2
4971320662AmbiguityThe multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.3
4971330673AnalogyA similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them4
4971339875antecedentThe word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun5
4971358053antithesisthe opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite6
4971372897aphorismA terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle7
4971380992apostrophea figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love8
4971387743atmospherethe emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the authors choice of objects that are described9
4971414570caricaturea verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect.10
4971421629clauseA grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb11
4971428931colloquial/ colloquialismThe use of slang or informalities in speech or writing12
4971443176conceitA fanciful expression usually in the form of an extended metaphor or uprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects13
4971456179connotationThe non literal associative meaning of a word, implied, suggested meaning14
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