AP Vocab Test #1

61276484	absolute	a word free from limitations or qualifications
61276485	adage	a familiar proverb or wise saying
61276486	ad hominem argument	attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position
61276487	allegory	a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions (an extended metaphor)
61276488	alliteration	the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words
61276489	allusion	a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader knows
61276490	analogy	a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
61276491	anaphora	the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
61276492	anecdote	a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event
61276493	antecedent	the word, phrase or clause to which a pronoun refers
61276494	antithesis	a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced in parallel structure
61276495	aphorism	a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance
61276496	apostrophe	a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction
61276497	archetype	a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth
61276498	argument	a statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work
61276499	asyndeton	a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions
61276500	balanced sentence	a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize contrast
61276501	chiasmus	a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed
61276502	cliche	an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off
61276503	colloquialism	informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing