AP Literature Vocab 25 Flashcards

4758503285	Saga	a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic.	0
4758503286	Synesthesia	While the term synesthesia literally refers to a medical condition wherein one or many of the sensory modalities become joined to one another, in literature it refers to the depiction of a strong connection, link or bond between the different senses. Characters in literature are sometimes described to be experiences synesthesia. Synesthesia is the conflation of the senses.	1
4758503287	Synthesis	the combination of ideas to form a theory or argument.	2
4758503288	Adage	a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.	3
4758503289	Debunk	expose the falseness or hollowness of idea or belief.	4
4758503290	Demagogue	a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.	5
4758503291	Dirge	a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.	6
4758503292	Dogma	a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.	7
4758503293	Duplicity	deceitfulness; double-dealing; fraud.	8
4758503294	Extol	praise enthusiastically.	9