AP Lang Vocab 1-9

293458551	Asydenton	Commas used (with no conjunctions) to separate a series of words. The parts are emphasized equally when the conjunction is omitted; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence.
293458552	Deduction	The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example.
293458553	Invective	Verbally abusive attack.
293458554	Hyperbole	Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis.
293458555	Parody	A work that ridicules the style of another by imitating and exaggerating its elements. It can be utterly mocking or gently humorous. It depends on allusion and exaggerates and distorts the original style and content.
293458556	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole, such as using "boards" to mean stage or "wheels" to mean car, or "All hands on deck."
293458557	Rhetorical Question	One that does not expect an explicit answer. It is used to pose an idea to be considered by the speaker or audience.
293458558	Polysyndeton	Sentence which uses and or another conjunction (with no commas) to separate the items in a series.
293458559	Heterogeneous	Different. Consisting of utterly dissimilar parts or styles.
293458560	Tenable	Capable of being maintained.
293458561	Conciliatory	Reconciling, soothing.
293458562	Gregarious	Extremely outgoing, sociable.
293458563	Incongruous	Not fitting in with the rest of the whole.
293458564	Meticulous	Excessively careful. Describes one who is concerned with the details of something.
293458565	Precarious	Uncertain; risky.
293458566	Ethos	Ethical Appeal
293458567	Pathos	Emotional Appeal
293458568	Logos	Logical appeal
293458569	Diction	Word choice, an element of style
293458570	Concrete Language	Language that describes specific, observable things
293458571	Voice 1	The relationship between a subject and verb
293458572	Voice 2	Sound of the writer
293458573	Objective	A third party narrator who only reports what would be visible to a camera
293458574	Rhetoric	the art of persuasion
293458575	Animosity	Bitter dislike directed toward someone or something.
293458576	Disparage	To speak or write negatively of
293458577	Gamut	The full range of extent
293458578	Corroborate	To confirm or increase in certainty
293458579	Jargon	The special language of a profession or group
293458580	Enunciate	To articulate or pronounce
293458581	Malleable	Easily shaped or reformed
293458582	Incognito	Hidden
293458583	Lurid	Gruesome
293458584	Emulate	To strive to match or better by means of imitation
293458585	Adulation	Extreme praise
293458586	Syntax	The grammatical structure of a sentence
293458587	Transition	A word or phrase that links one idea to the next
293458588	Tone	The emotion or attitude of an author
293458589	Style	An authors manner of expression
293458590	Point of View	The perspective of a story
293458591	First Person	A narrator referred to as I who is a character in the story
293458592	Stream of Consciousness	Places the reader inside a characters head
293458593	Omniscient	Third person referred to as he she or they who can see into peoples minds
293458594	Limited Omniscient	A third person who reports only the thoughts of only one character and what he sees.
293458595	Mood	What the reader feels
293458596	Coherence	Quality of a peice of writhing
293458597	Allegory	A visible symbol representing an abstract idea
293458598	Allusion	Reference to a well-known person place or thing from history
293458599	Analogy	Comparison of two similar but different things
293458600	Aphorism	A short often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life
293458601	Figurative Language	A sLanguage that contains figures of speech such as smilies and metaphors
293458602	Parallelism	phrases or sentences of a similar construction
293458603	Imagery	Words or phrases that use collection of images to appeal to one or more of the five senses to create a mental picture.
293458604	Satire	Poke fun to make change
293458605	Penurious	Very poor
293458606	Prosaic	Dull
293458607	Capitulate	To surrender
293458608	Morose	Gloomy
293458609	Skittish	Nervous
293458610	Verbose	Wordy
293458611	Aplomb	Self-confidence
293458612	Sarcasm	Harsh, caustic personal remarks to or about someone; less subtle than irony.
293458613	Satire	A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way. It doesn't simply abuse (as in invective) or get personal (as in sarcasm). It targets groups or large concepts rather than individuals.
293458614	Syllogism	A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them. A syllogism is the format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
293458615	Symbolism	The use of symbols or anything that is meant to be taken both literally and as a representative of a higher and more complex significance.
293458616	Paradox	A statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to have rational meaning, as in this quotation from Henry David Thoreau; "I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude."
293458617	Irony	A situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is opposite to what was expected.
293458618	Extended Metaphor	A sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit. The extended metaphor is developed through a piece of writing.
293458619	Epistrophe	Repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect (as Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people"). Compare to anaphora.
293458620	Repudiate	Disown; disavow or refuse any connection of oneself to something or someone. Her mother disavowed any connection to her daughter after her daughter's arrest.
293458621	Succinct	Brief, compact; to the point. The speaker needed to be more succinct since the audience grew increasingly bored.
293458622	Placate	To pacify; to appease; to calm someone or something down. The teacher tried to placate the angry parent by explaining his grading.
293458623	Vilify	To slander; to berate; to degrade.
293458624	Solemnity	Seriousness; ritualistic dignity; ceremoniousness.
293458625	Eccentric	Not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
293458626	Fortuitous	Accidental; occurring by chance
293458627	Syntactic Fluency	Ability to create a variety of sentence structures, appropriately complex and/or varied in length.
293458628	Syntactic Permutation	Sentence structures that are extraordinarily complex and involved. They are often difficult for a reader to follow.
293458629	Ad Hominem	In 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."
293458630	Discourse	Spoken or Written language, including literary works; the four traditionally classified modes of discourse are description, exposition, narration and persuasion.
293458631	Generalization	When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable.
293458632	Euphemism	A more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable. "He went to his final reward" for "he died."
293458633	Inversion	Reversing the customary (subject first, then verb, then complement) order of elements in a sentence or phrase; it is used effectively in many cases, such as posing a question: "Are you going to the store?" Usually, the element that appears first is emphasized more than the subject.
293458634	Induction	The process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization.
293458635	Impervious	Impenetrable, impossible to alter of affect.
293458636	Consecrate	To proclaim as sacred, hallow; to set aside or declare to be holy.
293458637	Implicit	(Adj.) Implied or understood though not expressed directly.
293458638	Ludicrous	(Adj.) Absurd to the point of being laughable. Something that is obviously implausible or impractical could be considered -----
293458639	Reprehensible	Abhorrent. That which is morally inexcusable is -------------.
293458640	Surrealistic	Unreal.
293458641	Debilitate	To enfeeble or weaken.
293458642	Logical Fallacy	A mistake in reasoning.
293458643	Red Herring	When a writer raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue.
293458644	Reductio ad Absurdum	The Latin for "to reduce to the absurd." This is a technique useful in creating a comic effect and is also an argumentative technique. It is considered a rhetorical fallacy because it reduces an argument to an either/or choice.
293458645	Straw Man	When a writer argues against a claim that nobody actually holds or is universally considered weak. Setting up a straw man diverts attention from the real issues.
293458646	Non-sequitur	Latin for "it does not follow." When one statement isn't logically connected to another.
293458647	Oversimplification	When a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument.
293458648	Freight Train	Sentence consisting of three or more very short independent clauses joined by conjunctions.
293458649	False Analogy	When two cases are not sufficiently parallel to Iend readers to accept a claim or connection between them.
293458650	Faux pas	A social error or social blunder. A false step in correctness.
293458651	Gratuitous	Unnecessary. Something that is excessive.
293458652	Reticent	Reserved. Someone who prefers silence to conversation in social settings.
293458653	Sumptuous	Extravagant, lavish, luxurious.
293458654	Pontificate	To issue an authoritative decree (as a pontiff or pope might). It is often done in an egocentric manner.
293458655	Ad hoc	For a specific purpose or end; formed for immediate or present need. This Latin phrase translates literally to "for this purpose".
293458656	Degenerate	Having regressed or descended to a lower state.
293458657	Epigraph	The use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme.
293458658	Colloquialism	A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing.
293458659	Cacophony	Harsh, awkward or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony.
293458660	Euphony	A succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony.
293458661	Antithesis	The presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by a word, phrase, clause or paragraphs.
293458662	Anaphora	Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent.
293458663	Connotation	Implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind
293458664	Impetuous	Impulsive; rash or sudden action
293458665	Inane	Lacking sense, silly
293458666	Ambivalence	Uncertainty or indecisiveness
293458667	Amorous	Strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love
293458668	Taciturn	Habitually untalkative, inclined to silence
293458669	Despondent	Feeling dejected, disheartened, hopeless
293458670	Euphoria	A feeling of great happiness or well-being.
293458671	Indifferent	Apathetic, having no marked feeling for or against
293458672	Negative-Positive	Sentence that begins by stating what is NOT true, then ending by stating what is true.
293458673	Didactic	Writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. The work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns. This type of writing may be fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific less
293458674	Dissonance	Harsh or grating sounds that do not go together. on or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.
293458675	Explication	The art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. It usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language.
293458676	Resilient	Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune, rebound
293458677	Ostentatious	Excessively conspicuous; showing off.
293458678	Patronize	To treat as an inferior; to condescend to.
293458679	Astute	Wise, shrewd
293458680	Enigma	Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
293458681	Whimsical	Fanciful, quaint, mixture of fantasy and humor
293458682	Chagrin	Embarrassment, dismay, humiliation
293458683	Inundate	To overwhelm, to floor, to swamp
293458684	Pragmatic	Practical. Something or someone that is practical and uses common sense.
293458685	Belligerent	Warlike, aggressive, hostile
293458686	Chastise	Discipline, criticize severely