AP language vocab 1 Flashcards
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4893803535 | Aberration | Act of departing from the right, normal, or usual path | 0 | |
4893803536 | Copiuos | Large quantity, abundance in number | 1 | |
4893811579 | Duplicity | Decieitfulness in speech or conduct | 2 | |
4893815628 | Incorrigible | Bad beyond correction or reform | 3 | |
4893819634 | Juxtapose | To place close together, especially for comparision | 4 | |
4893827457 | Multifarious | Having many different parts/forms | 5 | |
4893831469 | Poignant | Keenly distressing to feelings, keen/strong mental appeal | 6 | |
4893840067 | Recalcitrant | Resisting authority/control, not obedient | 7 | |
4893844290 | Saccharine | Nature of/or resembling sugar/ containing sugar | 8 | |
4893852835 | Superficial | Being at, on, or near the surface | 9 | |
4893854745 | Synedoche | Figure of speech where part is used for the whole (all hands on deck) | 10 | |
4893869798 | Allusion | Passing/casual reference (she had a beautiful smile that was only rivaled by Mona Lisa) | 11 | |
4893883758 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word/words at the start of 2 or more successive verses (my life is only mine. My life is my purpose.) | 12 | |
4893918869 | Epithet | Any word/phrase applied to a person/ thing to describe an actual/attributes quality (Richard the lion hearted) | 13 | |
4893930922 | Litotes | Understatement in which is affirmative is expressed by negative of its contrary (not bad at all) | 14 |