AP Language: Language Vocab Flashcards

3015155766	Abtruse	Difficult to understand	0
3015155767	Artificial	A language invented for a specific purpose and based on a set of prescribed rules; not genuine or natural	1
3015163486	Bombastic	Speech or writing marked by an extravagance or affectation of style that the content does not warrant; grandiloquent or pompous	2
3015174426	Colloquial	Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal	3
3015178476	Concrete	Of or relating to an actual, specific thing or instance; particular	4
3015182765	Connotative	Suggest or imply in addition to a literal meaning; words with suggested or associated meanings	5
3015188060	Cultured	Educated, polished, and refined	6
3015189989	Detached	Marked by an absence of emotional involvement and an impersonal objectivity	7
3015192535	Diatribe	A bitter, abusive denunciation	8
3015201770	Eloquence	A form of persuasion involving word choices based on moving an audience	9
3015204476	Emotive / Emotional	A strong feeling that arises subjectively rather than through conscious effort	10
3015208075	Esoteric	Intended for or understood by only a particular group, restricted number of people	11
3015212248	Euphemistic	Substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive	12
3015222544	Exact	Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality	13
3015225738	Figurative	Based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical	14
3015229733	Grotesque	Characterized by ludicrous or incongruous distortion as of appearance or manner	15
3015234354	Homespun	Simple and homely; pretentiousness	16
3015237977	Idiomatic	Peculiar to or characteristic of a given language or a particular group of people	17
3015242753	Incongruous	Lacking in harmony; incompatible and inconsistent	18
3015247035	Insipid	Lacking favor or zest; dull	19
3015251437	Jargon	A hybrid language or dialogue; a pidgin (nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless language)	20
3015275408	Learned	Demonstrating profound, often systematic knowledge; erudite	21
3015279399	Literal	Conforming to the exact or primary meaning of a word or words; factual	22
3015283292	Moralistic	Characterized by displaying the quality of being in accord with standards of right and good conduct	23
3015288489	Obscure	Not readily noticed or seen; ambiguous and vague	24
3015305020	Pedantic	Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules	25
3015307280	Picturesque	Strikingly expressive or vivid	26
3015309540	Plain	Not elaborate or complicated; simple; unaffected and unpretentious	27
3015312726	Poetic	Having a quality or style characteristic of poetry	28
3015316481	Precise	Clearly expressed or delineated	29
3015381288	Pretentious	Marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious	30
3015383075	Provincial	Not fashionable or sophisticated; limited in perspective	31
3015385553	Schmaltzy	Of or marked by excessive or maudlin sentimentality	32
3015388287	Scholarly	Characteristic of knowledge resulting from a study of research (in a particular field)	33
3015392458	Sensuous	Appealing to a gratifying of the senses (aesthetics)	34
3015400489	Simple	Not involved or complicated	35
3015400490	Slang	A kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech; made up typically of short-lived coinages and figures of speech that are used deliberately in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other affect; (language peculiar to a group)	36
3015412199	Symbolic	Expressed by the representations of something else by association, resemblance, or convention	37
3015416699	Trite	Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed	38
3015420103	Vulgar	Deficient in taste, delicacy, or refinement; crudely indecent	39