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AP Literature Vocabulary (Set- 8) Flashcards

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3196133651ManifestObvious, apparent, perceptible to the eye (adj); to show, make clear, or prove (verb)0
3196137048Ostentatiousmarked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy - adj1
3196137640Sanguineruddy; cheerfully optimistic - adj2
3196140732Stridentharsh - adj3
3196142297Vehementintense, forceful, powerful - adj4
3196151142ElegiacExpressing sorrow or lamentation - adj5
3196153295Fecundfertile - adj6
3196153822InfirmityPhysical or mental weakness - noun7
3196156278Maladyillness - noun8
3196157506Nuancea subtle difference in tone, meaning, expression - adj9
3196162315Profligategiven over to self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant, licentious adj10
3196166221Remonstranceact of protest or complaint - noun11
3196169308Scintillate. to sparkle, either literally or figuratively - verb12
3196171102TerseBrief and to the point - adj13
3196173859Vitiateto make faulty or impure; to spoil - verb14

Literature Review for AP Language Flashcards

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4808782690A Tale of Two CitiesThis novel contains characters such as Sydney Carton and Madame Defarge0
4808788201The Princess BrideThis novel is a parody of fairy tales1
4808792365The ChosenThis novel about friendship features two Jewish boys who meet after an athletic contest2
4808795192NightThis nonfiction account centers on the concentration camps during WWII3
4808797549Ender's GameA school in space is created in this novel to train the next military commander4
4808802785The Tragedy of Julius CaesarLeaders in Rome vie for power in this play5
4808813987FrankensteinThis novel is frequently listed as the very first science fiction novel6
4808816651To Kill A MockingbirdIn this novel a southern lawyer battles racism in a small town7
4808820547The OdysseyA sequel and part of the first epic tale with a hero who never changes8
4808829464Of Mice and MenTwo migrant workers in this novel search for work and are the best of friends9
4808832729The Tragedy of Romeo and JulietThis play features the oft-copied "star-crossed lovers" who live and die for one another10
4808841050Animal FarmAn allegory featuring Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon11

Ap Flashcards

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3313857969PriceMonetary value of the product as established by supply and demand0
3313857970RationingA system under which an agency such as government decides everyone's fair share1
3313857971Ration couponA ticket or receipt that entitles the holder to obtain a certain amount of a product2
3313857972RebateA partial refund of the original price of the product3
3313857973Price ceilingA maximum legal price that can be charged for a product4
3313857974Minimum wageThe lowest legal wage that can be paid to most workers5
3313857975Price floorLowest legal price that can be paid for a good or service6
3313857976Target priceA price floor for farm products7
3313857977Nonrecourse loanA loan that carries neither a penalty nor further obligation to repay if not paid back8
3313857978Deficiency paymentA check sent to producers that makes up the difference between the actual market price and the target pricks9
3313857979Economic modelA set of assumptions and or relationships that can be listed in the table illustrated with a graph or even stated algebraically10
3313857980Market equilibriumA situation in which prices are relatively stable and the quantity of goods and services supplied is equal to the quantity demanded11
3313857981SurplusA situation in which the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded at a given price12
3313857982ShortageA situation in which the quantity demanded is greater than the quantity demanded at a given price13
3313857983Equilibrium priceThe price that clears the market by leaving neither a surplus nor a shortage at the end of the trading period14

AP CALCULUS Flashcards

This is a study set of academic vocabulary for APC Unit 2

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4299873558DerivativeA function which gives the slope of a curve; that is, the slope of the line tangent to a function.0
4299874613Implicit differentiationThe process of finding the derivative of a dependent variable in an implicit function by differentiating each term separately, by expressing the derivative of the dependent variable as a symbol, and by solving the resulting expression for the symbol.1
4299874614tangentA straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point.2
4299874615SecantA secant is a line that intersects a circle at two points.3
4299875572VelocityDescribes the motion of an object. The derivative of a position function s(t).4
4299875573accelerationDescribes the motion of an object. The derivative of a velocity function v(t) or the double derivative of a position function s(t).5
4299876826positionGiven as a function of x with respect to time, x(t). An object's change in position with respect to time is known as its displacement.6
4299878123trigonometric derivativeFinding the derivative of a function, or its rate of change with respect to a variable. Common functions include sin(x), cos(x) and tan(x).7
4299933065ContinuousA function that is continuous at every point of the interval .8
4299934134DifferentiableA function of one real variable is a function whose derivative exists at each point in its domain.9

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5131569738schooll'école0
5131581949rulerune règle1
5131586132Englishl'anglais2
5131593000teacherprofesseur3
5131595470a pencilun crayon à papier4
5131599698highlighterun surligneur5
5131605163diaryagenda6
5131608495rubberUne gomme7
5131612584pencil caseune trousse8
5131618481geographyla géographie9
5131625618mathematicsles mathématiques10
5131629931scissorsdes ciseaux11
5131635239biologyla biologie12
5131647806chemistryla chimie13
5131651139sit downAsseyez-vous14

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3260158907henry demarest lloyd0
3260162142thorstein veblen1
3260169297jacob riis2
3260170814lincoln steffens3
3260172778theodore dreiser4
3260178547ida tarbell5
3260178549robert M. la follette6
3260180731hiram johnson7
3260183272frances willard8
3260183273florence kelly9
3260184999upton sinclair10
3260185000john muir11
3449625315gifford pinchot12
3449625316eugene V. Debs13
3449627783nelson aldrich14
3449627784william howard taft15
3449629750richard ballinger16
3449629751initiative17
3449632632referendum18
3449632633recall19
3449636891conservation20
3449648465preservationism21
3450648467rule of reason22
3450648468muckrakers23
3450648469seventeenth amendment24
3450651409eighteenth amendment25
3491112637elkins act26
3580516597hepburn act27
3687781194northern securities case28
3687781195women's trade union league29
3687782011muller v. oregon30
3726262410lochner v. new york31
3726262411triangle shirtwaist fire32
3726262924the jungle33
3726262925pure food and drug act34
3851116517newlands act35
3851116518sierra club36
3851118654yosemite national park37
3851120225dollar diplomacy38
3851121443new nationalism39
3851121444ballinger-pinchot affai40
3902864071old guard41

AP Terms Flashcards

These terms are the AP English Language and Composition Terms

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214156447ad hominem argumentFrom the Latin meaning "to or against the man," this is an argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason, to feeling rather than intellect.0
214156448AllegoryThe device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.1
214156449AlliterationThe repetition of sounds, especially initial consonent sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in "She sells sea shells").2
214187384allusiona direct or indirect reference to something that is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. They can be historical, literary, religious, or mythical.3
214187385ambiguitymultiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, or a word, phrase, sentence, or passage4
214187386analogya similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. An analogy can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with, or pointing out its similarity to, something more familiar.5
214187387antecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.6
214187388antithesisthe juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance7
214187389aphorismA terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or moral principle8
214187390apostrophea figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstration, such as liberty or love.9
214187391atmospherethe emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are desired.10
214187392caricaturea representation, espically pictoral or literary, in which the subject's distinctive feature or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect11
214187393chiasmusa statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary.")12
214187394clausea grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb13
214187395colloquialismslang or informality in speech or writing which usually includes local or regional dialects.14
214187396conceitA fanciful expression, usually in the form f an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. A conceit displays the intellectual cleverness due to the unusual comparison being made15
214187397connotationthe nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggessted meaning.16
214187398denotationthe dictionary definition of a word17
214187399dictionrelated to style, diction refers to the writer's word choice, especially with regar dto their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.18
214187400didactic"instructive" with the primary aim of teaching or instructing moral or ethical principles.19
214187401euphemismoverused expressions "Raining cats and dogs"20
214187402extended metaphora metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work21
214187403figurative languagewirting or sepech that is not inteded to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative a vivid22
214187404figure of speechdevice used to produce figurative language like: similie, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, paradox, personification23
214187406genrethe major category into which a literary work fits.24
214187407homilyCatholic sermon25
214187408hyperboledeliberate exaggeration or overstatement26
214187409imageryimage created in the mind from something read27
214187410inference/inferto draw a reasonable conclusion fromthe information presented.28
214187411invectiveemotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language29
214187412irony/ironiccontrast between what is stated and what is meant30
214187413verbal ironywords mean literally the opposite of the writer's/speaker's true meaning.31
214187414situational ironyevents turn out the opposite of what is expected. What the characters and readers think ought to happen does not acutally happen32
214187415dramatic ironyfacts/events are unknown to a character in a play but known to the reader/audience member33
214187416juxtapositionplacing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, espically for comparison or contrast34
214187417loose sentencea type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.35
214187418metaphorcomparison of two dissimilar things without using the words like or as36
214187419metonymysubstituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads')37
214187420moodthe mood of a piece of writing38
214187421narrativetelling a story or account of a series of events39
214187422onomatopoeianatural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words40
216770426oxymorona figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms (Jumbo Shrimp)41
216770427paradox(logic) a self-contradiction (EX: I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false")42
216770428parallelismsimilarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses43
216770429parodya composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way44
216770430pedantictending to show off one's learning45
216770431periodic sentencea complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause46
216770432personficiationgives inanimate objects human qualities47
216770433point of viewthe perspective from which a story is told48
216770434first person point of viewa character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself (uses the pronoun I)49
216770435second person point of viewthe narrator tells the story using the second person pronouns to address the reader (you, your, yours) used VERY INFREQUENTLY50
216770436third person point of viewThis is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and reveals the thoughts of only one character, who is referred to as "he" or "she."51
216770437predicate adjectivesone type of subject complement- an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb52
216770438predicate nominativea noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject53
216770439proseordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter; referring to speech or writing other than verse54
216770440repetitionIrregular repetition of a word or phrase. "Light seeking light doth light of light beguile."55
216770441rhetoricthe art of using language effectively and persuasively56
216770442rhetorical appealthe persuasive device by which a writer tries to sway the audience's attention and response to any given work57
216770443logosan appeal based on logic or reason58
216770444ethosThe appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator59
216770445pathosemotional appeal60
216770446rhetorical modesexposition, description, narration, argumentation61
216770447rhetorical questiona statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered (EX: "He liked to make his points with rhetorical questions, such as "What is the meaning of life?")62
216770448sarcasmwitty language used to convey insults or scorn (EX: "He used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Johathan Swift)63
216770449satireform of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly64
216770450similea figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') (EX: Her breath smells like garbage.)65
216770451stylea way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period66
216770452subject complementThe name of a grammatical unit that is comprised of predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives67
216770453subordinate clausea clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb68
216770454syllogisma three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise ("All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal.")69
216770455symbolicexpressed by the representations of something else by association, resemblance, or convention (EX: A band on the left ring finger is symbolic of the contract of marriage)70
216770456syntaxthe rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language71
216770457themeThe main idea or meaning of a text. Often, this is an insight about human life revealed in a literary work72
216770458thesisThe sentence that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition.73
216770459tonethe quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author74
216770460transitiona passage that connects a topic to one that follows75
216770461understatementthe opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended.76
216770462litotesindirect understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) Ex. "saying 'I was not a little upset' when you mean 'I was very upset' is an example of litotes"77
216770463meiosisunderstatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)78
216770464witmental ability79

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