AP Language Definition Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 5226434554 | Definition | A rhetorical strategy that is an art of clarification, of stating precisely what something is or what something means. | 0 | |
| 5226434555 | Formal Defintion | A definition found in a dictionary, explains the meaning of a word by assigning it to a class and then differentiating it from other members of that class. | 1 | |
| 5226434556 | Synonymous Definition | Explains a word by pairing it with another word of similar but perhaps more limited meaning. | 2 | |
| 5226434557 | Negative Defintion | Explains a word by saying what it does not mean. | 3 | |
| 5226434558 | Etymological Definition | Traces the word's origins to help the reader understand it's meaning. | 4 | |
| 5226434559 | Stipulative Definition | A definition invented by a writer to convey a special or unexpected sense of existing and often familiar word. | 5 | |
| 5226434560 | Extended Definition | Used when a word, or the idea that it stands for, requires more than a sentence of explanation, it may employ any of the definition techniques mentioned, as well as examples, descriptions, comparison and contrasts. | 6 |