AP Language: Vocab List Flashcards

4795050670	Abstract (adjective)	Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence	0
4795069003	Abstract (verb)	1. Consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else 2. Extract or remove (something)	1
4795070235	Abstract (noun)	A summary of the contents of a book, article, or formal speech	2
4795051377	Ad Hominem	(Of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining	3
4795051378	Allegory	A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one	4
4795052526	Alliteration	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words	5
4795052527	Allusion	An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference	6
4795053763	Analogy	A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification	7
4795053764	Anecdote	A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person	8
4795054879	Antecedent	A thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another	9
4795054880	Antithesis	A contrast or opposition between two things	10
4795055992	Argument	A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong	11
4856735596	Colloquialism	A word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation	12
4856735597	Diction	The choice and use of set words and phrases in speech or writing	13
4856736852	Syntax	The arrangement of words or phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language	14
4856736853	Trope	A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression	15
4856736854	Scheme	A deviation from conventional word order	16
4856738494	Parallelism	The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.	17
4856738495	Juxtaposition	The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect	18
4856740279	Periodic Sentence	Main clause or predicate at the end of the sentence	19
4856740280	Cumulative Sentence	Independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions (phrases or clauses) that gather details about a person, place, event, or idea	20
4856742871	Declarative Sentence	Makes a statement	21
4856744120	Interrogative Sentence	Asks a question	22
4856744121	Exclamatory Sentence	Makes a statement that conveys emotion or excitement	23
4856746207	Conditional Sentence	Expresses wishes or hopes	24
4856746208	Imperative Sentence	Gives advice or instructions or expresses a request or command	25
4856747976	Personification	The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form	26
4856747977	Hyperbole	Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally	27
5054899229	Connotation	An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning	28
5054899230	Deduction	The inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle	29
5054900370	Denotation	The literal or primary meaning of a word	30
5054900371	Figurative Language	Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation	31
5054902018	Induction	The process or action of bringing about or giving rise to something	32
5054904074	Logical Fallacy	An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid	33
5054904075	Parody	Produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre)	34
5054904087	Appositive	When a noun or word is followed by another noun or phrase that renames or identifies it	35
5054905726	Simple Sentence	A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate	36
5054905727	Compound Sentence	A sentence with more than one subject or predicate	37
5054907486	Complex Sentence	A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses	38
5054908739	Compound-Complex Sentence	A sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses	39
5054908740	Passive Voice	When the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb	40
5054910121	Active Voice	The subject is doing the acting	41
5054910122	Ellipsis	The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues (...)	42
5054912112	Euphemism	A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing	43
5054917378	Satire	The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues	44
5054917379	Dramatic Irony	Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play	45
5054918588	Verbal Irony	Irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning	46
5054918589	Situational Irony	Irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected	47
5054920189	Misogyny	Dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women	48
5054920190	Importune	Ask (someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something	49
5054921820	Prodigious	Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree	50
5054921821	Deplorable	Deserving strong condemnation	51
5054923186	Raiment	Clothing	52
5054924427	Scrupulous	(Of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details	53
5054924428	Zeugma	A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses	54
5054925558	Paradox	A statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow	55