AP Language and Composition Flashcards

6637268654	allusion	reference; or casual or indirect reference	0
6637273714	analogy	comparison	1
6637276413	denotation	literal meaning	2
6637279536	connotation	the idea or notion associated with or suggested by a particular word, phrase, image	3
6637283476	antecedent	that which comes before	4
6637288496	syllogism	argument or form of reasoning in which two statements or premises are made and a logical conclusion drawn from them	5
6637297677	ad hominem argument	appealing to one's emotion, rather than reason, as in attacking one's opponent rather than debating the issue	6
6637302286	anaphora	repetition of words at the start of a sentence	7
6637308840	epistle	a letter, especially a long, formal instructive letter	8
6637311169	epithet	an adjective, noun, or phrase used to characterize some person or thing	9
6637314558	begging the question	to use an argument that assumes as proved the very thing that is being proved	10
6637319691	ellipsis	omission of words or word	11
6637326365	archaism	use of archaic words or techniques	12
6637327868	epigram	short, witty, pointed statement	13
6637329845	invective	verbal insult	14
6637331306	platitude	commonplace or trite remark; truism	15
6637337133	non-sequitur	conclusion or inference which does not follow from the premises; illogical conclusion; remark that has no bearing on what has just been said	16
6637346526	riposte	sharp, swift response or retort	17
6637382643	panegyric	a formal, public praise	18
6637384258	screed	a long, tiresome speech or writing; a harangue	19
6637390110	antipathy	strong dislike; aversion	20
6637395714	allegorical	using allegory; describes when ideas are presented through symbolic stories	21
6637399148	discourse	conversation, a long and formal treatment of a subject in a speech or in writing, to speak or write in some length	22
6637411540	pedantic	overly learned; too focused on arbitrary	23
6637415781	sardonic	scornfully humorous; bitterly sarcastic	24
6637425421	didactic	instructive	25
6637428413	colloquial	conversational	26
6637431935	brash	hasty and reckless	27
6637437099	esoteric	beyond the understanding of most people	28
6637439915	expository	explanatory	29
6637503974	lampoon	ridicule	30
6637512020	recapitulate	to repeat, as a summary, to summarize	31
6637531728	euphemism	a less offensive substitute for a phrase	32
6637538742	nebulous	cloudy; vague, unclear	33
6637568464	ethos	appeals to ethics or morals	34
6637569810	logos	appeals to reason	35
6637572208	pathos	appeals to emotion	36
6637576003	metonymy	figure of speech in which one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated	37
6637582877	synecdoche	figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole	38