AP Language 2 Flashcards
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| 4933414925 | tacit | understood or implied without being stated: "Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement." | 0 | |
| 4933421926 | infer | to deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements: "From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing." | 1 | |
| 4933426794 | wrought | beaten out or shaped by hammering: (often used figuratively, as in "a well-wrought essay") | 2 | |
| 4933438242 | belie | to give a false appearance of something: "Her pleasant manner belied her true hateful character." | 3 | |
| 4933451672 | benign | gentle; not harmful: "Her face was calm and benign." "The tumor was benign." | 4 | |
| 4933462342 | quibble | to argue or raise objections about a trivial matter: "They're always quibbling about the most insignificant details." | 5 | |
| 4933473230 | syntax | word order (the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language): "The syntax of Shakespeare's writing sometimes makes it impossible to understand." | 6 | |
| 4933460746 | semantics | the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text: "Such quibbling over semantics may seem petty stuff." | 7 | |
| 4933489198 | juxtapose / juxtaposition | to place side-by-side or close together for contrasting effect "Black-and-white photos of slums were juxtaposed with color images." | 8 | |
| 4933532056 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person: "She shared some anecdotes about her previous job." | 9 | |
| 4933544104 | opinion | a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge: "I'm writing to voice my opinion about the presidential candidates." | 10 | |
| 4933546858 | belief | something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction: "I believe in aliens. That's why I wear this tinfoil hat." | 11 |