AP Language Words. Flashcards
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| 3805563487 | Pedantic | Describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholary, academic, or bookish. | 0 | |
| 3805563488 | Invective | Violent, verbal attack using strong, abusive language that is meant to make you angry. | 1 | |
| 3805563489 | Didactic | Primary aim of teaching or instructing that's informative. | 2 | |
| 3805563490 | Sarcasm | Bitter or cutting speech; speech intended by its speaker to give pain to the person addressed. | 3 | |
| 3805563491 | Sentiment | Refined and tender emotion in literature; sometimes used derively to represent insincerity or mawkishness. | 4 | |
| 3805563492 | Verisimilitude | Similar to truth; quality of realism in a work that persuades reader that they're getting a vision of life as it is. | 5 |