Vocab 4: AP Language: Semester 2 Flashcards

5972877518	lexicon	a dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary	0
5972883795	mitosis	The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides, typically consisting of four stages	1
5972887731	nihilism	an extreme form of skepticism that denies that existence is real; belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated	2
5972892042	oligarchy	government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families	3
5972901884	paradigm	one that serves as pattern or model	4
5972907093	quotidian	commonplace or ordinary, as from everyday experience	5
5972910739	reciprocal	existing, done, or experienced on both sides	6
5972914557	soliloquy	a dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts when alone or unaware of the presence of other characters	7
5972921042	taxonomy	the classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships	8
5972924678	unctuous	characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness	9