AP Language Terms Flashcards

4313767888	Ad hominem	Reducing the credibility of the opposition by attacking them personally for who they are or actions they've taken and not addressing their arguments or statements.	0
4313793763	Tautology (Circular Reasoning)	An argument is circular if its conclusion is among its premises.	1
4313803578	Reductio ad absurdum	Used to to show an abuse of this style of argument by stretching the logic in order to force an absurd conclusion.	2
4313845213	Idyllic	extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.	3
4313858400	Unequivocal	leaving no doubt; unambiguous.	4
4313872430	Insolent	showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.	5
4313885527	Indignant	feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.	6
4313892027	Foreboding	fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.	7
4313901693	Sullen	a sulky or depressed mood.	8
4313906532	Vexed	annoyed, frustrated, or worried.	9
4313913319	Disparaging	expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.	10
4313917491	Impetuous	of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive.	11
4313926361	Avaricious	having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.	12
4313935058	Pedantic	marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects	13
4313945508	Poignant	evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.	14
4313949290	Morose	sullen and ill-tempered.	15
4313950856	Enigmatic	difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.	16
4313956467	Docile	ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.	17
4313964787	Euphemistic	the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.	18
4313969351	Grotesque	comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.	19
4313993628	Inundates	overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.	20
4314001071	Postulates	suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.	21
4314006940	Corroborates	confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).	22
4314017735	Sagacious	having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd.	23
4314039213	Piquant	pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind.	24
4314051572	Aphoristic	is a short, pithy statement containing a truth of general import;	25
4314071304	Periodic sentence	has the main clause or predicate at the end	26
4314112699	Complex sentence	A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses connected to it	27
4314115860	Compound-complex sentence	a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.	28
4314123693	Interrogative sentence	one which asks a question.	29
4314134321	Omniscient	is to know everything that can be known about a character, including past history, thoughts, feelings, etc.	30
4314139482	In media res	It usually describes a narrative that begins, not at the beginning of a story, but somewhere in the middle — usually at some crucial point in the action.	31
4314187184	Effeminate	(of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.	32
4314260236	Parenthetical expression	is a phrase or clause that's inserted within—in effect, it interrupts—another phrase or clause	33
4314264737	Parallelism	the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.	34
4314268696	Anaphora	the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect	35
4314278526	Asyndeton	It is a stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence, yet maintain the grammatical accuracy	36
4314285557	Apostrophe	A writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech.	37
4314290330	Passive voice	The noun or noun phrase that would be the object of an active sentence (such as Our troops defeated the enemy) appears as the subject of a sentence with passive voice (e.g. The enemy was defeated by our troops).	38
4314307551	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	39
4314315651	Syllogism	is a kind of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true.	40
4314346810	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	41
4314352371	Chiasmus	is a figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words.	42
4333123749	Ellipsis	In grammar, the omission of a word or words necessary for complete construction but understood in context.	43
4333156547	Prolepsis	A future event is refereed to in anticipation; a grammatical construction that consist of putting a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond	44
4333194399	Analepsis	A flashback; to restore or do over	45
4333206334	Dichotomy	Having two parts that are contradictory	46
4333210979	Tautology	Needless redundancy of the same idea	47
4333215289	Apotheosize	To glorify, exalt or raise to the heavens	48
4333219594	Volatile	fickle, tending toward violence; explosive	49
4333239568	Warrant	The assumption or principle that connects the data to the claim	50
4333244881	Consession	Presenting or accepting an argument from the other side of the issue	51
4333256948	Brusque	Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.	52
4333261393	Cynicism	An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism.	53
4333262352	Derisive	Expressing contempt or ridicule.	54
4333265883	Effusive	Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.	55
4333273146	Fervent	having or displaying a passionate intensity.	56
4333279215	Insolent	showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.	57
4333284575	Jocund	cheerful and lighthearted.	58
4333285786	Jovial	cheerful and friendly.	59
4333289924	Lethargic	sluggish and apathetic.	60
4333292578	Lugubrious	looking or sounding sad and dismal.	61
4333294938	Parochial	having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.	62
4333298263	Reticent	not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.	63
4333300093	Sanguine	optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.	64
4333310991	Abhorring	regard with disgust and hatred.	65
4333315383	Vitriolic	filled with bitter criticism or malice.	66
4333319220	Antecedent	a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.	67
4333328240	Jeremiads	a long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.	68
4333332620	Staccato	short and not sounding connected	69
4333348459	Enumeratio	Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences; the listing or detailing of the parts of something	70
4333351471	Homily	any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice	71
4333361175	Metonymy	is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.	72
4333381586	Synesthesia	when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another	73
4333397988	Sardonic	grimly mocking or cynical.	74
4333403150	Esoteric	intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.	75
4333405934	Pedantic	someone who's too concerned with literal accuracy or formality.	76
4333411081	Abstruse	difficult to understand; obscure.	77
4333413027	Veneration	great respect; reverence.	78
4333415770	Mirth	amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.	79
4333418824	Forlorn	pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.	80
4333423819	Platonic	(of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not sexual.	81
4333426188	Enamor	be filled with a feeling of love for.	82
4333428631	Vehement	showing strong and often angry feelings	83
4333432046	Petulant	(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.	84
4333444529	Autonomous	acting independently or having the freedom to do so.	85
4333449079	Exacerbate	make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.	86
4333451229	Prolific	present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful.	87
4333456765	Dogmatic	inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.	88
4333458690	Mundane	lacking interest or excitement; dull.	89
4333466034	Bequeath	leave (a personal estate or one's body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.	90
4333469485	expunge	erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).	91
4333473719	scrupulous	(of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.	92
4333477070	corroboration	evidence that confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation.	93
4333479705	acquiesce	accept something reluctantly but without protest.	94
4333497480	discourse	a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon	95
4333507890	invective	vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach. an insulting or abusive word or expression.	96
4333512087	inverted sentence	one in which the subject appears after the verb. This construction causes the subject to receive more emphasis.	97
4333530461	syntax	grammatical sentence structure	98
4333536316	wit	speech or writing showing such perception and expression. The ability to perceive and express in an ingeniously humorous manner the relationship between seemingly incongruous or disparate things	99