AP Language Words to Know (1) Flashcards

4365982764	Pedantic	Overly concerned with minute details or formalisms	0
4365982765	Euphemistic	Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one	1
4365982766	Pretentious	Characterized by assumption of dignity or importance	2
4365982767	Sensuous	Of, relating to, or derived from the senses	3
4365982768	Exact-precise	Characterized by or using strict accuracy	4
4365982769	Cultured-enlightened	The quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc	5
4365982770	Plain	Clear to the mind	6
4365982771	Literal	In accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words	7
4365982772	Colloquial	Characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing	8
4365982773	Artificial	Lacking naturalness or spontaneity	9
4365982774	Detached-impartial	Not involved or concerned	10
4365982775	Poetic	Possessing the qualities or charm of poetry	11
4365982776	Moralistic	Characterized by or displaying a concern with morality	12
4365982777	Slang	Very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language	13
4365982778	Idiomatic	Peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect	14
4365982779	Esoteric	Understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest	15