AP Language vocabulary list 1 Flashcards

228498720	adulterate	to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value	0
228498721	ambidextrous	able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hypocritical	1
228498722	augment	to make larger, increase	2
228498723	bereft	deprived of; made unhappy through a loss of something near and dear	3
228498724	deploy	to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up	4
228498725	dour	stern, unyielding; gloomy, ill-humored	5
228498726	fortitude	courage in facing difficulties	6
228498727	gape	to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide	7
228498728	gibe	to utter taunting words; (n) an expression of scorn	8
228498729	guise	an external appearance, cover, mask	9
228498730	insidious	intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous	10
228498731	intimation	a hint, indirect suggestion	11
228498732	opulent	wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose	12
228498733	pliable	easily bent, flexible; easily influenced	13
228498734	reiterate	to say again, repeat	14
228498735	stolid	not easily moved, mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive	15
228498736	tentative	experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant	16
228498737	unkempt	not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude	17
228498738	verbatim	word for word; exactly as written or spoken	18
228498739	warily	cautiously, with great care	19
228523821	adroit	skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind	20
228523822	amicable	peaceable, friendly	21
228523823	averse	having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling	22
228523824	belligerent	given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive	23
228523825	benevolent	kindly, charitable	24
228523826	cursory	hasty, not thorough	25
228523827	duplicity	treachery, deceitfulness	26
228523828	extol	to praise extravagantly	27
228523829	feasible	possible, able to be done	28
228523830	grimace	a wry face, facial distortion	29
228523831	holocaust	a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering	30
228523832	impervious	not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance	31
228523833	impetus	a moving force, impulse, stimulus	32
228523834	jeopardy	danger	33
228523835	meticulous	extremely careful; particular about details	34
228523836	nostalgia	a longing for something past; homesickness	35
228523837	quintessence	the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example	36
228523838	retrogress	to move backward; to return to an earlier condition	37
228523839	scrutinize	to examine closely	38
228523840	tepid	lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest	39
228547976	adversary	an enemy, opponent	40
228547977	alienate	to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey	41
228547978	artifice	a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; clever skill; trickery	42
228547979	coerce	to compel, force	43
228547980	craven	cowardly	44
228547981	culinary	of or related to cooking or to the kitchen	45
228547982	delete	to erase, wipe out, cut out	46
228547983	demise	a death, especially of a person in a lofty position	47
228547984	exhilarate	to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to	48
228547985	fallow	plowed but not seeded; inactive	49
228547986	harass	to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks	50
228547987	inclement	stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action	51
228547988	muse	to think about in a dreamy way, ponder	52
228547989	negligible	so unimportant that it can be disregarded	53
228547990	perpetuate	to make permanent or long lasting	54
228547991	precedent	an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action	55
228547992	punitive	inflicting or aiming at punishment	56
228547993	redress	to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury	57
228547994	sojourn	a temporary stay; to stay for a time	58
228547995	urbane	refined in manner or style, suave	59
229008785	allegory	an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to represent an abstract existential concept	60
229008786	alliteration	use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse	61
229008787	allusion	passing reference or indirect mention to something in common knowledge	62
229008788	ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence or passage.	63
229008789	analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.	64
229008790	antecedent	The word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.	65
229008791	aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.	66
229008792	apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction.	67
229008793	atmosphere	The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work.	68
229008794	clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	69
229008795	colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing; not generally acceptable for formal writing	70
229008796	conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects that displays intellectual cleverness	71
229008797	connotation	the feelings or emotions surrounding a word	72
229008798	denotation	the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word	73
229008799	diction	A writer's stylistic word choice	74
229050312	didactic	to teach or instruct	75
229050313	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	76
229050314	extended metaphor	A metaphor at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.	77
229050315	figurative language	writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.	78
229050316	figure of speech	A device used to produce figurative language. Examples: Hyperbole, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, simile, etc.	79
229050317	generic conventions	Describes traditions for each genre; these conventions help to define each genre.	80
229050318	genre	The major category into which a literary work fits; the basic divisions are prose, poetry and drama.	81
229050319	homily	Any serious talk, speech or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice	82
229050320	hyperbole	a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to exploit irony, make a point, or evoke humor	83
229050321	imagery	Language that appeals to the senses; this is figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion or represent abstractions	84
229050322	inference	To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.	85
229050323	invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	86
229050324	irony	An unexpected outcome; this can be verbal, situational or dramatic and is often used to create poignancy or humor.	87
229050325	metaphor	a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity.	88
229050326	metonomy	A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.	89
229050327	mood	the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a literary work.	90
229050328	narrative	the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.	91
229050329	onomatopoeia	A figure of speech in which natural sounds in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.	92
229050330	oxymoron	A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.	93
229050331	paradox	A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.	94
229050332	parallelism	The framing of words, phrases, sentences or paragraphs to give structural similarity. This can involve repetition of a preposition or verbal phrase.	95
229050333	parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	96
229050334	pedantic	Describes words, phrases or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic or bookish.	97
229050335	personification	A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions.	98
229050336	point of view	the perspective from which a story is told.	99
229956364	satire	A literary work that exploits flaws in society through irony, parody, hyperbole and sarcasm.	100
229956365	semantics	The meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations and relationship to one another.	101
229956366	style	The sum of the choices an author makes in blending literary devices.	102
229956367	subject complement	The word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements the subject of the sentence by renaming it or describing it.	103
229956368	subordinate clause	A clause that cannot stand alone in a sentence.	104
229956369	syllogism	A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to sound conclusion. (a equals b and b equals c, so a must equal c.)	105
229956370	symbol	An object, action, character or scene that represents something much more abstract.	106
229956371	predicate adjective	an adjective that follows a linking verb, modifying or describing the subject. (My boyfriend is tall, dark and handsome)	107
229956372	predicate nominative	A noun that follows a linking verb, renaming the subject. (Abe Lincoln was a man of integrity)	108
229956373	prose	One of the major divisions of genre, referring to written works such as nonfiction and fiction, that resemble everyday speech.	109
229956374	repetition	The duplication of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence or grammatical pattern. This emphasizes an idea, when done right.	110
229956375	rhetoric	The principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently and persuasively.	111
229956376	rhetorical modes	The variety, the conventions and the purposes of the major kinds of writing, these being expository writing, argumentation (as in persuasive writing), description and narration.	112
229956377	sarcasm	Bitter, caustic language meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. This can be witty and insightful, or just plain cruel.	113