AP Language 1.0 Flashcards

3037308401	complex sentence	contains an independents clause and one or more subordinate clauses	0
3037309082	brazen	bold and without shame	1
3037309783	compunction	a feeling of guilt that follows doing something bad	2
3037310489	compound sentence	contains two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction	3
3037311435	din	a loud, confused noise; noisy clamor	4
3037313006	edict	a decree issued by an authority	5
3037313792	loose sentence	the sentence reveals the sentence right away and unfolds loosely after that	6
3037315332	indiscretion	behavior or speech that displays a lack of good judgement	7
3037320683	perquisites	a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position; a perk	8
3037328949	periodic sentence	the main idea or the most important information is not revealed until the end of the sentence	9
3037329688	sepulcher	a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is buried	10
3037332738	suppliant	a person making a humble plea to someone in authority or power	11
3037335712	balanced sentence	similar to parallel structure, this sentence features two similar elements that balance each other; will most likely have a semi-colon	12
3037338752	tumult	a large, confused noise, especially by a large mass of people	13
3037339457	marauding	going about in search of things to steal or people to attack	14
3037340540	chiasmus	the repetition and arrangement of two key terms in a sentence using the ABBA pattern	15
3037341349	admonish	warn or reprimand someone firmly	16
3037341957	akimbo	with hands on hips and elbows turned outward	17
3037345099	asyndeton	the omission of conjugations in a series of related clauses	18
3037348352	lassitude	a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy	19
3037349151	licentious	promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual manners	20
3037350403	polysyndeton	opposite of asyndeton, the deliberate use of many conjunctions for emphasis	21
3037351419	muse	a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist	22
3037352756	pecuniary	of, relating to, or consisting of money	23
3037353145	anaphora	repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines	24
3037357915	plight	a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation	25
3037358202	presumptuous	(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is appropriate	26
3037360109	juxtaposition	a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts	27
3037362557	vacuous	lacking ideas or intelligence	28
3037363634	subversive	intending to overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system	29