AP LANGUAGE VOCAB MAIN Flashcards
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| 7334363098 | Desecrate | (Verb) To violate the sacredness of a thing or place | 0 | |
| 7334372740 | Gargantuan | (Adj.) Enormous or gigantic | 1 | |
| 7334375965 | Induce | (Verb) To bring a bout or make happen | 2 | |
| 7334380292 | Profane | (Adj.) Lewd/indecent | 3 | |
| 7334388014 | Capitulate | (Verb) To surrender or give in | 4 | |
| 7334432572 | Anadiplosis | (Rhetorical Strategy) Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next. | 5 | |
| 7334458739 | Nebulous | (Adj.) Vaguely defined or cloudy. | 6 | |
| 7334458740 | Inept | (Adj.) Not suitable or qualified. | 7 | |
| 7334485833 | Quandary | (Noun) A perplexing, irresolvable state. | 8 | |
| 7334494821 | Plethora | (Adj.) An extreme excess or abundance. | 9 | |
| 7334503176 | Conundrum | (Noun) A puzzle or problem. | 10 | |
| 7334507185 | Anastrophe | ( Rhetorical Strategy) Unusal word order for the sake of emphasis. | 11 | |
| 7366681800 | Pragmatic | (Adj.)Practical | 12 | |
| 7366699578 | Sadistic | (Adj.) Deriving pleasure from cruelty toward others | 13 | |
| 7366721066 | Hapless | (Adj.) Unlucky/unforunate | 14 | |
| 7366778439 | Genial | (Adj.) Friendly | 15 | |
| 7405925472 | Malleable | (Adj.) Capable of being shaped/transformed | 16 | |
| 7366789238 | Antithesis | (Rhetorical strategy) Opposition emphasized by parallel structure | 17 | |
| 7504098499 | Lavish | (Adj.)(Verb) Given without limits | 18 | |
| 7504105388 | Frivolous | (Adj.) Little importance | 19 | |
| 7504111721 | Taciturn | (Adj.) Habitually silent or untalkative | 20 | |
| 7504125193 | Lecherous | (Adj.) Obsessed with sex | 21 | |
| 7504207868 | Impudent | (Adj.) Rude or insolent | 22 | |
| 7504211273 | Euphemism | (Rhetorical strategy) Substituting an inoffensive word or phrase for an unpleasant or embarrassing expression. | 23 | |
| 7730155952 | Polysyndeton | The repeated use of a conjunction in a list. Counterpart to asyndeton. | 24 | |
| 7730176259 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration used for emphasis. Hyperbole can be used to heighten effect, to catalyze recognition, or to create a humorous perception. | 25 | |
| 7730202487 | Oxymoron | A two-word paradox that is used to emphasize the complexity or ridiculousness of human nature. | 26 | |
| 7730214206 | Asyndeton | The omission of a conjunction from a list. | 27 | |
| 7730226487 | Apostrophe | An interruption in dialogue that allows for the direct address of a person or abstract idea. This person/object may or may not be present. An apostrophe represents heightened emotions. | 28 |