AP Language 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

6166096193	Setting	Time, place, in which a story occurs (social, political, historical, atmosphere)	0
6166096194	Simile	A figurative comparison using words like or as	1
6166096195	Stream of Conciousness	A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind	2
6166096196	Style	The manner in which an author uses and arranges words, shapes, ideas, forms sentences, and creates a structure to convey ideas	3
6166096197	Stylistic devices	A general term referring to diction, syntax, tone, figurative language, and other elements that contribute to "style"	4
6166096198	Subject complement	The grammatical unit comprised of predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives	5
6166096199	Subjective	Of or relating to private and personal feelings and attitudes as opposed to facts and reality (opposite of objective)	6
6166096200	Subtext	The implied meaning that underlies the main meanings of an essay or other work	7
6166096201	Syllogism	A form of deductive reasoning in which given certain ideas or facts, other ideas or facts must follow	8
6166096202	Symbolism	The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not necessarily part of the original object	9
6166096203	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part	10
6166096204	Syntax	The organization of language into meaningful structure	11
6166096205	Theme	The main idea or meaning, often an abstract idea upon which an essay or other form of discourse is built	12
6166096206	Thesis	The main idea of a piece of discourse; the statement or proposition that a speaker or writer wishes to advance, illustrate, prove, or defend	13
6166096207	Tone	The author's attitude toward the subject being written about- emotional essence of the piece	14
6166096208	Tragedy	A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and by a set of forces that cause the hero anguish	15
6166096209	Transition	A stylistic device used to create a link between ideas. Transtitions often endow discourse with continuity and coherence	16
6166096210	Trope	The generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, metaphor	17
6166096211	Understatement	Restrained statement that departs from what could be said; avoidance of emphasis for effect	18
6166096212	Verbal irony	A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words	19
6166096213	Verse	A synonym for poetry; group of lines or line in a song or poem	20
6166096214	Verisimilitude	Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers they are getting a vision of life as it is	21
6166096215	Voice	The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker (grammar: active/passive voice)	22
6166096216	Whimsy	An object, device, or creation that is fanciful or rooted in unreality	23
6166096217	Wit	The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness	24
6166096218	Abhor	To consider with horror and disgust	25
6166096219	Allay	To relieve or lessen	26
6166096220	Assert	To state or express positively	27
6166096221	Assimilate	To consume and incorporate into	28
6166096222	Buttress	To support or reinforce, to strengthen	29
6166096223	Castigate	To chastise or punish	30
6166096224	Concede	To acknowledge as true	31
6166096225	Condemn	To express disapproval of to denounce	32
6166096226	Condone	To overlook, forgive, or disregard w/out protest	33
6166096227	Conjecture	To infer from incomplete evidence- to guess	34
6166096228	Deign	To deem something barely worthy of oneself	35
6166096229	Demean	To debase or degrade	36
6166096230	Demonize	To transform into or as if into a demon	37
6166096231	Denounce	To condemn openly	38
6166096232	Deprive	To take something away from	39
6166096233	Derive	To receive or obtain from a source	40
6166096234	Detract	To distract	41
6166096235	Devastate	To lay waste, ruin	42
6166096236	Diffuse	To spread out, disperse in every direction	43
6166096237	Disapprove	To have an unfavorable view of, to condemn	44
6166096238	Discredit	To damage the reputation of; to disgrace	45
6166096239	Dispel	To rid one's mind of	46
6166096240	Distinguish	To recognize as being different or distinct	47
6166096241	Dwell	To live as an inhabitant	48
6166096242	Eliminate	To get rid of, remove	49
6166096243	Emerge	To come forth or rise up as it from immersion	50
6166096244	Engage	To employ; to obtain and hold the attention of	51
6166096245	Engross	To occupy the attention of; absorb	52
6166096246	Enhance	To increase or make greater	53
6166096247	Escalate	To enlarge, increase or intesify	54
6166096248	Espouse	To take in marriage; marry; to give one's support	55
6166096249	Evoke	To call forth or summon	56
6166096250	Exalt	To raise in rank, character, status; elevate	57
6166096251	Exhort	To urge by strong argument, advice, or appeal	58
6166096252	Exploit	To utilize to greatest advantage, to make use of unethically or selfishly	59
6166096253	Expose	To lay open, as to something undesirable or injurious; to make known; to reveal the guilt	60
6166096254	Extrapolate	To infer or estimate	61
6166096255	Falsify	To give an untruthful account of	62
6166096256	Galvanize	To arouse to awareness or action	63
6166096257	Invoke	To call on for aid, support, inspiration	64
6166096258	Justify	To show or prove to be just or valid	65
6166096259	Juxtapose	To place side by side for contrast or comparison	66
6166096260	Linger	To delay in quitting or leaving something; tarry	67
6166096261	Lure	To attract by temptation or wiles; to entice	68
6166096262	Maim	To disable or disfigure, usually by depriving of limb	69
6166096263	Manifest	To show or demonstrate plainly; to reveal	70
6166096264	Mitigate	To make or become less severe or intense; moderate	71
6166096265	Oppress	To persecute or subjugate by unjust use of force or authority	72
6166096266	Orate	To speak in a pompous, oratorical way	73
6166096267	Originate	To bring or come into being	74
6166096268	Parley	To discuss, debate, or confer with another	75
6166096269	Proclaim	To announce officially and publicly; to declare	76
6166096270	Progress	To proceed; to advance toward a more desirable form	77
6166096271	Purport	To have or present the appearance, often false, of being or intending	78
6166096272	Rally	To call together for a common purpose; assemble	79
6166096273	Rationalize	To devise self-satisfying but incorrect reasons for one's behavior	80
6166096274	Reconsider	To consider again, especially with intent to modify an earlier decision	81
6166096275	Recount	To narrate the facts or details of	82
6166096276	Refute	To prove to be false or mistaken	83
6166096277	Ridicule	To make fun of	84
6166096278	Undercut	To undermine; to diminish or destroy the effectiveness of	85
6166096279	Underscore	To draw a line under; to emphasize or stress	86
6166096280	Unveil	To disclose or reveal	87
6166096281	Vindicate	To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with corroboration or proof	88
6166096282	Warrant	To justify or call for	89
6166096283	Boisterous	Noisy, loud, rough	90
6166096284	Compassionate	Sympathetic	91
6166096285	Confident	Assured, certain, bold	92
6166096286	Effusive	Excessively emotional in an unrestrained manner	93
6166096287	Elated	Joyful	94
6166096288	Exuberant	Elaborate, flowery	95
6166096289	Fanciful	Imaginative, whimsical	96
6166096290	Genial	Cheerful, friendly	97
6166096291	Jocular	Joking, humorous, full of fun	98
6166096292	Mirthful	Merry	99
6166096293	Nostalgic	Longingly	100
6166096294	Optimistic	Positive	101
6166096295	Sanguine	Cheerful, confident, optimistic	102
6166096296	Whimsical	Full of whimsy, fanciful, out of the ordinary	103
6166096297	Wistful	Expressing vague yearnings	104
6166096298	Admonitory	Admonishing, warning	105
6166096299	Condemnatory	Condemning, declaring guilt	106
6166096300	Exacerbated	Intense, angry	107
6166096301	Incendiary	Willfully stirring up strife, riot, rebellion	108
6166096302	Incensed	Angry, wrathful	109
6166096303	Indignant	Scornful, angry	110
6166096304	Inflammatory	Rousing excitement, anger, violence	111
6166096305	Irate	Angry, wrathful, incensed	112
6166096306	Livid	with rage	113
6166096307	Pretentious	Affectedly grand, ostentatious, showy	114
6166096308	Resentful	Offended	115
6166096309	Vexed	Distressed, annoyed	116
6166096310	Chagrined	Sorrowful, gloomy	117
6166096311	Disconcerted	Frustrated	118
6166096312	Foreboding	Warning of something bad to come	119
6166096313	Melancholic	Pensive, sad, gloomy	120
6166096314	Mournful	Expressing sorrow, depression	121
6166096315	Ominous	Threatening, sinister	122
6166096316	Resigned	Submissive, yielding	123
6166096317	Sober	Serious, solemn, grave	124
6166096318	Solemn	Sacred, formal, somber	125
6166096319	Staid	Fixed, settled, sober, sedate	126
6166096320	Defame	to slander, libel, or discredit	127
6166096321	Defile	to make dirty; to dishonor or corrupt	128
6166096322	Depravity	wickedness or corruption	129
6166096323	Desecrate	to defile, violate, or contaminate something sacred	130
6166096324	Despicable	contemptible or worthy of scorn	131
6166096325	Flagrant	outrageous or scandalous	132
6166096326	Guile	deceit or treacherous	133
6166096327	Hedonistic	pleasure- loving	134
6166096328	Imperil	to endager or jeopardize	135
6166096329	Infernal	hellish	136
6166096330	Insolence	rudeness; insulting behvior	137
6166096331	Lewd	indecent or obscene	138
6166096332	Malevolent	showing ill will; spiteful	139
6166096333	Marauder	a person or animal that makes raids for booty	140
6166096334	Morbid	unhealthy or unwholesome; gloomy	141
6166096335	Odious	hateful or offensive	142
6166096336	Prodigal	wasteful; spending too much	143
6166096337	Profane	having no regard for sacred things; vulgar	144
6166096338	Revile	to verbally abuse	145
6166096339	Subvert	to overthrow or destroy	146
6166096340	Ameliorate	to improve or make better	147
6166096341	Amicable	friendly	148
6166096342	Beneficial	conducive to well-being; helpful or useful	149
6166096343	Benign	kind or mild; having a gentle disposition	150
6166096344	Blissful	joyous; ecstatic	151
6166096345	Conciliate	to make peace through reasoning; to appease	152
6166096346	Essence	the basic character or quality of a thing	153
6166096347	Exemplary	worthy of imitation; admirable	154
6166096348	Extol	to praise highly	155
6166096349	Finesse	delicacy or skill in handling a situation	156
6166096350	Genteel	refined or well-bred	157
6166096351	Integrity	honesty; incorrubility	158
6166096352	Laudatory	praising or complimentary	159
6166096353	Luscious	mouth watering	160
6166096354	Munificent	extremely generous or charitable	161
6166096355	Omnipotent	all-powerful	162
6166096356	Pulchritude	physical beauty	163
6166096357	Sublime	lofty; of high intellectual or spiritual worth	164
6166096358	Tranquil	peaceful or calm	165
6166096359	Veracious	truthful	166