The Unofficial AP English Language and Composition Vocabulary Guide Week 10

98983352	device	1. an object made for a specific purpose (machine, mechanism, apparatus)
98983353	device	2. in writing, a technique, pattern, or arrangement of words used to create an effect to evoke a response from the reader
98983354	transition words	1. words that provide coherence by helping the reader understand the relationship between ideas; such words can used between words, sentences, and paragraphs
98983355	repetition	1. reiteration (replication, recurrence, duplication)
98983356	parallelism	1. In writing, the intentional balancing of construction with words or portions of words, phrases, or sentences.
98983357	anaphora	1. in rhetoric, the repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences (a form of repetition and parallelism) Example: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. - Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
98983358	anaphora	2. in grammar, the co reference of one expression with its antecedent (precursor, forerunner). The antecedent provides the information necessary for the expression's interpretation. Example: A woman was eating in the café; she was sitting by the window.
98983359	epistrophe	1. in rhetoric, the repetition of the same words or phrases at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences (a form of repetition and parallelism); the counterpart to anaphora Example: When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. - 1 Cor 13:11 (King James Translation)
98983360	antithesis	1. exact opposite (converse, reverse)
98983361	antithesis	2. in writing, the use of two terms in contrast Example: pretty ugly
98983362	antithesis	3. in rhetoric, a stylistic device that is a form of parallelism where the writer juxtaposes sharply-contrasting ideas in balanced (or parallel) words, phrases, or grammatical structure Example: "To err is human; to forgive is divine."
98983363	isocolon	1. in writing, a form of parallelism where items are similar in both grammatical structure and length—creating a beat, or rhythm, to the work Example: "Many are called but few are chosen."
98983364	illustrative detail	1. in rhetoric, the use of details and examples (facts or stories) to clarify and expound on an idea
98983365	alliteration	1. in writing, the use of the same beginning consonant on two or more words that are in close proximity; alliteration is also used with vowels Examples: Best Buy (store), Seattle Seahawks (sports team), Mickey Mouse (famous cartoon character) Example: Was he not unmistakably a little man? A creature of the petty rake-off, pocketed with a petty joke in private and denied with the stainless platitudes in his public utterances.-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
98983366	allusion	1. indirect, casual mention that refers to another idea Example: I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-el, to save the Planet Earth. - Senator Barak Obama, speech at a fund-raiser for Catholic charities, October 16, 2008
98983367	figurative language	1. language that goes beyond the literal meaning; examples of figurative language are imagery, simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, and idioms
98983368	comparison	1. to liken one thing to another; to show relationship in similarity
98983369	description	1. a statement explaining, telling, illustrating, or expressing
98983370	imagery	1. in writing, a device or description creating a sensory image for the reader
98983371	inextricable/inextricably	1. not capable of solving, undoing, or untangling
98983372	inextricable/inextricably	2. hopelessly perplexing
98983373	manacle	1. handcuffs, chains, or restraints—physical or figurative [noun]
98983374	manacle	2. to restrain [verb]
98983375	appalling	1. expression of horror and dread, or dismay and revulsion
98983376	languishing	1. lingering [adjective]
98983377	languishing	2. to become weak [verb]
98983378	languishing	3. desiring (pining away) or having tender feelings of melancholy [verb]
98983379	inalienable	1. inherent and absolute (unchangeable, immutable, incontrovertible, indisputable, undeniable)
98983380	prodigious	1. larger in size or state (monstrous, vast)
98983381	prodigious	2. exceptional or phenomenal (wonderful, miraculous, amazing)
98983382	curvaceous	1. wavy and rounded, often pertaining to a woman's body
98983383	degenerate	1. to fall apart or deteriorate [verb]
98983384	degenerate	2. having lost its qualities of wholeness, normalcy, or morality [adjective]
98983385	degenerate	3. a person who is morally corrupt (reprobate) [noun]
98983386	prominent	1. conspicuous (obvious, noticeable, eye-catching)
98983387	prominent	2. sticking out
98983388	prominent	3. important, well-known (famous)
98983389	ancillary	1. auxiliary (supplementary, back-up support) [adjective]
98983390	ancillary	2. subordinate (secondary, minor) [adjective]
98983391	ancillary	3. an object that serves in a back-up or supportive capacity [noun]