AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Flashcards

4954688983	analogy	a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it	0
4954699661	classification	a method of paragraph or essay development in which a writer arranges people, objects, or ideas with shared characteristics into classes or groups	1
4954716570	irony	a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words	2
4954716604	exposition	a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers	3
4954727818	extended metaphor	a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem	4
4954752094	epithet	the literary term for the application of a word or phrase to someone that describes that person's attributes or qualities	5
4954764655	induction	a conclusion reached through reasoning	6
4954771996	cogent	very clear and easy for the mind to accept and believe	7
4954818860	decry	denounce as faulty or worthless	8
4954839781	ornate	using many fancy words	9
4954851298	rhetorical	of, relating to, or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people	10
4954858777	cerebral	intellectual and not emotional	11
4954872594	reprise	something that is repeated	12
4954879574	caricture	someone or something that is very exaggerated in a funny or foolish way Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary	13
4954900006	turgid	very complicated and difficult to understand	14
4954902638	bombast	speech or writing that is meant to sound important or impressive but is not sincere or meaningful	15
4954910760	panegyric	something (such as a speech or a piece of writing) that praises someone or something	16
4954929160	sardonic	showing that you disapprove of or do not like someone or something	17
4954936416	frivolous	not important : not deserving serious attention	18