AP Lang Vocab 26-50

304375584	alliteration	the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables
304375585	allude	to make an indirect reference
304375586	allusion	the act of an indirect reference
304375587	allusive	containing or characterized by indirect references
304375588	alters	to change or make difference; modify
304375589	altruistic	unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
304375590	amateur	a person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a past time rather than a profession
304375591	ambiguity	doubtfulness or uncertainty as regards interpretation
304375592	ambiguous	open to more than one interpretation
304375593	ambition	an eager or strong desire to achieve something such as fame or power
304375594	ambivalent	exhibiting or feeling ambivalence
304375595	amorous	a love affair especially an illicit one
304375596	anachronism	the representation of someone as existing or something happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order (such as Aristotle with eye glasses)
304375597	anadiplosis	rhetorical repetition at the beginning of a phrase of the word or words with which the previous phrase ended
304375598	analogy	similarity in some respect between things that are otherwise dissimilar
304375599	analyze	to examine methodically by seperating into parts and studying their relations
304375600	anaphora	the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs
304375601	ancedote	a short account of an interesting or humorous incident
304375602	anglo-saxon	a member of one of the german peoples, the angles, the saxons, and the jutes, who settled in Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries
304375603	animated	having life; alive
304375604	anomaly	deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule
304375605	antecedent	going before, proceeding
304375606	anthropomorphism	an attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena
304375607	anticipate	to feel or realize beforehand; foresee
304375608	antihero	a main character in a dramatic or narrative work who is characterized by a lack of traditional heroic qualities, such as idealism or courage