AP Language and Composition Semester One Study Guide Flashcards

8432588209	Alliteration	the repetition of initial consonant sounds on two or more neighboring words or syllables	0
8432588210	Assonance	repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants used as an alternative to rhyme verse	1
8432588211	Consonance	correspondence or recurrence of sounds especially in words; specifically: recurrence or repetition of consonant sounds especially at the end of stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels	2
8432588212	Diction	choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, and effectiveness	3
8432588213	Ethos	ethical appeal used to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character	4
8432588214	Logos	device that can be defined as a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic.	5
8432588215	Parallelism	repeated syntactical similarities introduced for rhetorical effect	6
8432588216	Pathos	a means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions.	7
8432588217	Repetition	the act or instance of repeating	8
8432588218	Syntax	the way in which linguistic elements are put together to form constituents	9
8432588219	Anaphora	use of grammatical substitution to refer to the denotation of a preceding word or group of words	10
8432588220	Asyndeton	omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses	11
8432588221	Chiamus	an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases	12
8432588222	Epistrophe	repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect	13
8432588223	Juxtaposition	the act or instance of placing two or more things side by side often o compare or contrast or to create on interesting effect	14
8432588224	Paradox	a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is seemingly true	15
8432588225	Polysyndeton	repetition of conjunctions on close succession	16
8432588226	Synecdoche	a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole, and the whole for the part	17
8432588227	Tone	style or manner of expression in speaking or writing	18
8432588228	Understatement	to represent less than the case	19
8432588229	Allusion	an implied or indirect reference to literature	20
8432588230	Anecdote	a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident	21
8432588231	Analogy	inference that if two or more things agree with one another in some respect they will probably agree in others	22
8432588232	Antithesis	the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences	23
8432588233	Aphorism	an ingeniously terse style of expression	24
8432588234	Colloquialism	a local or regional dialect expression	25
8432588235	Euphemism	the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may be offensive or suggest something unpleasant	26
8432588236	Oxymoron	a combination of contradictory or incongruous words	27
8432588237	Paradox	a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true	28
8432588238	Satire	a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule	29
8432588239	Brazen	Bold and without shame	30
8432588240	Compunction	a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad	31
8432588241	Din	a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise	32
8432588242	Edict	an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority	33
8432588243	Indiscretion	behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment	34
8432588244	Mundane	characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary	35
8432588245	Sepulcher	a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried	36
8432588246	Suppliant	a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority	37
8432588247	Tumult	a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people	38
8432588248	Marauding	going about in search of things to steal or people to attack	39
8432588249	Admonish	warn or reprimand someone firmly	40
8432588250	Discourse	verbal interchange of ideas especially conversation	41
8432588251	Lassitude	a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy	42
8432588252	Licentious	promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters	43
8432588253	Muse	be absorbed in thought	44
8432588254	Pecuniary	of, relating to, or consisting of money	45
8432588255	Plight	a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation	46
8432588256	Presumptuous	failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate	47
8432588257	Subversive	seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution	48
8432588258	Vacuous	having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless	49
8432588259	Avocation	a hobby or minor occupation	50
8432588260	Callous	showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others	51
8432588261	Capricious	given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior	52
8432588262	Disparity	a great difference	53
8432588263	Efficacy	the ability to produce a desired or intended result	54
8432588264	Epistle	a letter	55
8432588265	Hospice	a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill OR a lodging for travelers, especially one run by a religious order	56
8432588266	Impetus	the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly	57
8432588267	Pretentious	expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature	58
8432588268	Vacillate	alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive	59
8432588269	Akin (adjective)	of similar character	60
8432588270	Corroborate (verb)	confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)	61
8432588271	Inexorable (adjective)	impossible to stop or prevent	62
8432588272	Insipid (adjective)	lacking vigor or interest	63
8432588273	Nefarious (adjective)	(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal	64
8432588274	Physiognomy (noun)	a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin or the general form or appearance of something	65
8432588275	Retinue (noun)	a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person	66
8432588276	Substantiate	to give substance or form to	67
8432588277	Tedium (noun)	the state of being tedious	68
8432588278	Torrid (adjective)	parched with heat especially of the sun	69
8432588279	Affront (noun)	an action or remark that causes outrage or offense	70
8432588280	Blase (adjective)	unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before	71
8432588281	Cajole (verb)	persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery	72
8432588282	Choleric (adjective)	bad-tempered or irritable	73
8432588283	Encumber (verb)	restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult	74
8432588284	Feckless (adjective)	lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible	75
8432588285	Impasse (noun)	a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock	76
8432588286	Indolent (adjective)	wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy	77
8432588287	Lugubrious (adjective)	looking or sounding sad and dismal	78
8432588288	Ribald (adjective)	referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way	79
8432588289	adulation	obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise;	80
8432588290	censure	verb; express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement noun; the expression of formal disapproval.	81
8432588291	dissemble	conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs	82
8432588292	dissimulation	obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.	83
8432588293	droll	adj; curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement noun; jester, fool, baffoon	84
8432588294	expectorate	cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs	85
8432588295	palpate	examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes	86
8432588296	peremptory	(especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way	87
8432588297	pusillanimous	showing a lack of courage or determination; timid	88
8432588298	surfeit	noun; an excessive amount of something verb; cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.	89
8432588299	Allay	diminish or put at rest	90
8432588300	Capacious	having a lot of space	91
8432588301	Didactic	intended to teach, instructive	92
8432588302	Diurnal	of or during the day	93
8432588303	Ignominous	causing a public disgrace or shame	94
8432588304	Mitigate	make less severe or painful	95
8432588305	Palpitate	heart beats rapidly	96
8432588306	Phlegmatic	having unemotional and calm composure	97
8432588307	Propitious	indicating good chance of success	98
8432588308	Prostrate	lying on the ground with one's face downward	99
8432588309	Acquiesce	to agree to; give in to	100
8432588310	Amity	Friendship; peaceful harmony	101
8432588311	arduous	(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort	102
8432588312	inundate	(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size	103
8432588313	perjury	lying under oath	104
8432588314	perspicuity	clear and easy to understand	105
8432588315	preposterous	(adj.) ridiculous, senseless, absurd	106
8432588316	trepidation	(n.) fear, fright, trembling	107
8432588317	voluble	(adj.) speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently	108