AP Language Flashcards

7444590796	anadiplosis	repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause	0
7444606272	effusive	emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative	1
7444616693	anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses	2
7444624512	reversal	To present the opposite of normal order.	3
7444649508	antithesis	A statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced	4
7444655593	epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences	5
7444660039	asyndeton	Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses. Example: "I came, I saw, I conquered"	6
7444682141	deductive	logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.	7
7444707422	polysyndeton	sentence which uses a conjunction with NO commas to separate the items in a series.	8
7444728568	parallelism	similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	9
7444731493	periodic sentence	A sentence where the main idea is not established until the end.	10
7444731494	predicate	Tells something about the subject	11
7444731495	alludes	suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at	12
8309873490	Heedless	Disregarding, thoughtless Not paying attention	13
8309873491	Expenditures	Government spending. Major areas of federal spending are social services and national defense.	14
8309876587	Incoherent	Not able to be understood; nonsensical	15
8309876588	Scandalized	shocked or horrified by something considered immoral or improper	16
8309879440	Piecemeal	One piece at a time; gradually	17
8309879441	Reiterates	to repeat	18
8309899441	Aural	through the sense of hearing	19
8309903145	Tactile	Pertaining to the sense of touch	20
8309908346	arroyo	a deep ditch caused by running water	21
8309917046	Repugnant	Offensive	22
8309935629	Ad hominem	A fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute	23
8309942521	Straw Man Fallacy	Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack	24