AP Literature and Comp Voc List Seven Flashcards

5379981683	resolute	adj. admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.	0
5379981684	schism	noun- a split or division between two strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.	1
5379981685	tedium	the state of being tedious or dull.	2
5379984020	urbane	ADJ. (of a person, especially a man)Suave AND courteous AND refined in manner	3
5379987195	vitiate	spoil or impair the quality or efficiency	4
5380299761	acquiesce	Accepting, or complying to a request reluctantly but without protest.	5
5380301753	amity	a friendly relationship.	6
5380301754	avocation	Noun, a hobby or minor occupation.	7
5380303526	brevity	n. short and precise use of words in writing or speech.	8
5380303527	cognizant	adj. having knowledge or being aware of	9
5380307625	PERSONIFICATION	n. a figure of speech that gives something that is nonhuman human characteristics	10
5380307626	SIMILE	n. A figure of speech that compares one thing with another thing of a different kind to make a description more emphatic or vivid	11
5380307627	SYMBOL	a thing that represents or stands for something else bigger in concept than the actual object.	12
5380309997	SYNECDOCHE	A figure of speech using the collective is used to represent the part, or vice versa; Substitution of a part or a substance for a whole. Ex. the soldiers unsheathed their steel. A hundred head of cattle was spread across the fields.	13