AP language Flashcards

4522491616	Pedantic	someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy	0
4522569652	euphemistic	idiomatic expression which loses its literal meanings and refers to something else in order to hide its unpleasantness (for example kick the bucket)	1
5001426460	pretentious	characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved	2
5001426461	sensuous	perceived by or affecting the senses	3
5001428325	exact	not approximated in any way; precise.	4
5001428326	cultured	excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc	5
5001428327	plain	Free from obstructions; open; clear	6
5001430837	literal	ollowing the words of the original very closely and exactly	7
5001430838	poetic	the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts	8
5001432589	moralistic	message conveyed or a lesson learned from a story, a poem	9
5001432590	slang	use of informal words	10
5001434119	esoteric	private; secret; confidentia	11
5001434120	symbolic	an object or person has a meaning other than the literal meaning	12
5001436336	simple	easily understood or done	13
5001436337	figurative	use words r expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation	14
5001437526	bombastic	an important sounding language that is meaning less	15
5001437527	abstruse	hard to understand	16
5001440254	grotesque	empathy and disgust	17
5001440255	vulgar	Crudely indecent	18
5001441629	scholarly	involving or relating to serious academic study	19
5001441630	technical	relating to a particular subject art, or craft	20
5001442900	insipid	lacking vigor ir intrest	21
5001442901	precise	marked by exactness	22
5001444369	learned	having much knowledge acquired by study	23
5001444370	trite	lacking originality	24
5001444371	obscure	not discovered or known about	25