AP Language/Vocab #2 Flashcards

5139756961	anachronism	a person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era	0
5139756962	cacaphony	grating, inharmonious sounds	1
5139756963	conceit	a witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea, often stated in figurative language	2
5139760056	circumlocution	literally "talking around" a subject in order to avoid direct reference	3
5139760057	connotation	an idea or feeling that a word evokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning	4
5139760058	denotation	the dictionary definition of the word	5
5139762620	mixed metaphor	a metaphor that combines different images or ideas in a way that is foolish or illogical	6
5139762621	shift of pronouns	the shifty of pronouns to confuse the reader (grammatically incorrect)	7
5139762622	litany	a tedious recital or repetitive series	8
5139764845	verbal irony	discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of what is written or spoken	9
5139764846	expressionism	an art form in which artists tries to express inner world of emotions (not external realities), which in literature, describes the overwhelming aspects of emotions	10
5139764847	impressionism	similar to expressionism, but it uses emotions to describe life	11
5139764848	elegy	a poem or prose selection that usual laments/meditates on the dead	12
5139765040	epic	a narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero	13
5139767534	harangue	a forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade	14
5139767535	invective	a direct verbal assault; casting blame on something or someone	15
5139767536	maxim	a saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth	16
5139769386	ellipsis	three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation	17
5139769387	elliptical construction	a sentence containing a deliberate omission of words	18
5139772681	epithet	an adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing	19
5139772682	pastoral	a work of literature dealing with rural life	20
5139774600	pathetic fallacy	faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects	21
5139774601	pun	a humorous play on words, often using similar-sounding or related words to suggest very different meanings	22
5139774602	subtext	implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work	23
5139777780	hubris	excessive pride that often affects tone and brings about character downfall	24
5139777781	idyll	a lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place	25
5139777782	muse	an ancient Greek goddess presiding over the arts (imaginary source of inspiration for artists and writers)	26
5139779638	pseudonym	a false name or alias used by writers	27
5139779639	retraction	withdrawal of previously stated idea or opinion	28
5139779640	digression	a portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic	29
5139782411	non sequitur	a statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before (frequently used in theatre/comedy)	30
5139782412	rhetorical stance	language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regards to a particular subject	31
5139785410	archetype	an abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form	32
5139785411	cynic	someone who expects and observes nothing but the worst of human conduct	33
5139785412	malapropism	a confused use of words in which the appropriate word is replaced by one with a similar sound but inappropriate meaning	34
5139785413	antecedant	a word to which a pronoun refers to	35
5139787410	predicate	the part of the sentence that is not the grammatical subject, often used to say something about the actual subject	36
5139793496	alacrity	enthusiastic quickness	37
5139793497	assay	to test, analyze	38
5139793498	clerity	speed or quickness	39
5139793499	cogent	strong and to the point; convincing	40
5139793500	exigent	urgent; pressing	41
5139795859	incite	to stir up; to provoke	42
5139795860	intransigent	refusing to compromise	43
5139795861	perturb	to make worried or upset	44
5139796350	resuscitate	to bring back to consciousness	45
5139798697	solicitous	showing care or worry	46
5139798698	turbid	cloudy; confused	47
5139798699	turbulent	very excited or upset	48
5139798700	cognate	related to or coming form the same source	49
5139798701	degenerate	a corrupt wrongdoer	50
5139800708	engender	to bring about; to produce	51
5139800709	feign	to make up or invent; pretend	52
5139800710	fictive	not real	53
5139800711	genre	a kind or type of art	54
5139800712	innate	natural; present from birth	55
5139802539	nascent	in the act of being born; growing	56
5139802540	parturient	about to bring forth or give birth; pregnant	57
5139802541	repertory	the range of works an artist can produce or perform	58
5139802645	transfigure	to change the form or appearance of	59
5139809093	demise	the end of existence; death	60
5139809094	diabolical	of or like a devil; very wicked or cruel	61
5139811135	emblematic	standing for another thing	62
5139811136	episodic	happening in parts or segments	63
5139811137	hyperbole	an exaggeration for effect	64
5139815349	inveigh	to attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly against	65
5139815350	methodical	orderly and regular	66
5139815351	remit	to make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon	67
5139815352	surmise	to draw a conclusion based on little or no information; to guess	68
5139817554	synod	a council, especially of churches or church officials	69
5139817555	vehement	strongly emotional; fierce and passionate	70
5139817620	aggregate	gathered into a whole; total	71
5139820510	agrarian	having to do with farming	72
5139820511	bucolic	having to do with country life or farms	73
5139820512	egregious	standing out sharply as wrong or bad	74
5139820513	fruition	fulfilment of an effort or desire	75
5139820687	fruitless	yielding no positive results	76
5139823545	gregarious	liking to be with other people	77
5139823546	idyllic	simple and pleasant	78
5139823547	pastoral	having to do with the country	79
5139823615	peregination	the act of traveling about; a journey	80
5139825598	repast	a meal; food and drink for a meal	81
5139825599	rustic	having to do with the countryside; rural	82
5139825600	abscond	to leave in a hurry, especially to escape the law	83
5139825601	aperture	an opening or a hole	84
5139827625	apocryphal	coming from an unreliable source; untrue	85
5139827626	context	the circumstances or setting surrounding an event	86
5139827627	covert	done in a hidden or secret manner	87
5139827628	cryptic	hard to understand; having a secret meaning	88
5139830147	overt	public, unhidden; open	89
5139830148	pretext	a stated reason for doing something; an excuse	90
5139830149	recondite	difficult to understand; hidden from understanding	91
5139830404	subtext	the hidden or underlying meaning of something	92