AP Language Flashcards

8570818528	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	0
8570818529	Allude	suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.	1
8570818530	Anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.	2
8570820730	Analogous	comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.	3
8570820731	Anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.	4
8570822834	Antithesis	the opposite	5
8570825126	Chiasmus	a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form; e.g. 'Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.'.	6
8570825127	Contradiction	a combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another.	7
8570826361	Diction	the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.	8
8570826362	Hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.	9
8570826379	Imagery	visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.	10
8570829139	Juxtaposition	the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.	11
8570829140	Metaphor	a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.	12
8570830950	Parallelism	Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other	13
8570830951	Paradox	a contradiction or dilemma	14
8570832730	Personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	15
8570832731	Qualify	to be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege	16
8570835588	Repetition	Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis	17
8570835589	Satire	A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.	18
8570835590	Syntax	Sentence structure	19
8570835591	Tone	Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character	20
8570838371	Strident	Loud and harsh	21
8570838372	Conflate	To combine into one	22
8570838373	Bourgeoisie	The middle class	23
8570840059	Erudite	Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic	24
8570840060	Oblige	provide a service or favor for someone	25
8570842297	Equivocal	Ambiguous; intentionally misleading	26
8570842298	Frivolous	(adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously	27
8570844477	Digress	wander off the subject	28
8570844478	Dispassionate	Impartial; calm, free from emotion	29
8570844479	Disparage	To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner	30
8570846704	Transcend	To rise above or beyond	31
8570846705	Provincial	Limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded	32
8570846706	Elysian	blissful; delightful	33
8570849084	Provocative	Causing disturbance or excitement	34
8570849085	Speculate	To form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence	35
8570849113	Cynical	Doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives	36
8570851676	Pessimistic	tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.	37
8570851677	Sanctify	To set apart for sacred use, to make holy, to purify	38
8570851678	Speculate	Contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction, gamble	39
8570854088	Vindictive	having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge	40
8570857740	Disdain	lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike	41
8570857741	Enigmatic	(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood	42
8570859706	Halcyon	denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful	43
8570859707	Nepenthe	Anything that produces euphoria	44
8570861510	Lethe	river of forgetfulness, dead souls drink it to forget their past life (River of Forgetfulness)	45