AP language and comp vocab Flashcards

5689753899	diction	the distinctive vocabulary of a particular author that gives the reader a mental picture	0
5689753900	rhetoric	the art of using language as means to persuade	1
5689753901	bombastic	using or characterized by high-sounding but unimportant or meaningless language	2
5689753902	ethos	an appeal based on the character of the speaker	3
5689753903	logos	an appeal based on logic or reason	4
5689753904	pathos	an appeal based on emotion	5
5689753905	capricious	impulsive; unpredictable	6
5689753906	tone	the writer's attitude, mood, or moral outlook toward the subject and or readers	7
5689753907	appeal	the power of arousing a sympathetic response	8
5689753908	argument	discourse intended to persuade; the subject matter, a process of reasoning	9
5689753909	colloquialism	a word or phrase used in an easy, informal style of writing or speaking	10
5689753910	connotation	suggestions and associations which surround a word as opposed to its bare, literal meaning	11
5689753911	apathy	a lack of feeling or emotion; lack of interest or concern	12
5689753912	paradox	a statement that appears to be contradictory, but which reveals a deeper truth	13
5689753913	dialect	variety of language confined to a region or group; manner or means of expressing oneself	14
5689753914	understatement	a statement which says less than is really meant	15
5689753915	hyperbole	deliberate and obvious exaggeration for effect	16
5689753916	anecdote	a short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident	17
5689753917	condescending	patronizing or assuming superiority	18
5689753918	voice	an author's distinctive literary style, basic vision and general attitude toward the world	19