AP Word List #2
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| 245589232 | anecdote | a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | |
| 245589233 | bathos | insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke pity | |
| 245589234 | ellipsis | the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced for the context | |
| 245589235 | idiom | an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect | |
| 245589236 | homily | a sermon, or a moralistic lecture | |
| 245589237 | jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession | |
| 245589238 | litotes | a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite | |
| 245589239 | philippic | a strong verbal denunciation. The term comes from the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedonia in the fourth century. | |
| 245589240 | tautology | needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding | |
| 245589241 | solecism | nonstandard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules |