AP Language Vocab Flashcards

7198142870	incredulity	the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something, disbelief	0
7198147303	epoch	period of time	1
7204116496	ubiquity	the state of being everywhere all the time	2
7204117983	mimicry	imitation or copying, especially of expression and gesture	3
7204118714	perambulate	wander through	4
7204119328	maddeningly	Infuriating or expasperated, annoyingly	5
7222341107	duplicitous	Deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech	6
7222341728	laypersons	(n) person not a member of specific profession (laymen's terms)	7
7222343535	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	8
7222344479	metonymy	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it	9
7222346584	litotes	a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite	10
7222347386	synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for the whole.	11
7268017045	anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses example: "I remember the time I broke my arm. I remember my mother's face. I remember the way my father felt."	12
7268020312	anadiplosis	repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause example: "I'm in AP Lang. AP Lang is the reason for my near mental breakdown."	13
7268022439	polysyndeton	the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural the effect is a rambling or overwhelmed effect example: lists; "I have to wake up and shower and get fressed and leave for school"	14
7268024092	asyndeton	consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses effect to make list seem endless example: "I came, I saw, I conquered"	15
7268027009	epanalepsis	Figure of emphasis beginning and ending a phrase or clause with the same word or words. example: "Nothing is worse than doing nothing."	16
7268032846	parallelism	repeating a grammatical structure example: "My face is washed, my hair is combed and my teeth are brushed"	17
7268035257	parenthesis	Word phrase or sentence inserted into the middle of another sentence; can use dashes, appositives, parenthesis	18
7268037673	anastrophe	the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses example: "Lazy, I am not" think of Yoda	19
7268039084	epistrophe	a stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the end of the clauses or sentences.	20
7315751685	26. exposition	provides important background information and introduces the characters beginning pf story (introducing events, settings, and personas)	21
7315766496	27. climax	the point of highest interest in a literary work, emohasizing the importance of an event or subject Greek word "ladder"	22
7315782261	28. denouement	outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature the resolution to an issue, problem, series of event with closure and/or solution Greek word "untie"	23
7315794587	29. atmosphere	emotional response from the reader	24
7315800871	30. ideology	the set of ideas and beliefs of a group or political party	25
7315822294	31. homily	a sermon, or a moralistic lecture offering moral or religious correction	26
7315827596	32. irony	the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning verbal: speaking in such a way as to imply the contrary to what one means	27
7315833773	41. allusion	a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art	28
7324829911	surreptitiously	secretly	29
7324833032	elicit	to bring out	30
7324837798	bombastic	using inflated language, pompous	31
7324840490	obsequious	excessively submissive or overly attentive	32
7324845354	cumulative sentence	sentence that places the main idea at the beginning, and then builds upon it	33
7324849939	inverted sentence	the subject follows the verb	34
7324852028	periodic sentence	sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end	35
7582926683	9. example	A thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule	36
7582947432	10. compare/contrast	to draw similarities and/or differences between two subjects take unlike things, make similar take similar things, point out differences	37
7582958607	11. classification	the process of grouping things based on similarities	38
7582978333	47. juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	39
7822709343	37. ethos	how the author established credibility with an audience, established a set of values/beliefs that relate	40
7822734902	38. pathos	author appeals to emotionally motivate audience	41
7822749291	39. logos	author appeals to reason or logic by offering clear rational ideas with fact	42
7823002447	59. rhetorical question	a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer	43
7823004839	60. parallelism	similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	44
7823008104	61. antithesis	a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else	45
7836027947	62. repitition	Saying or doing something over and over again for a specific effect (NOT TO "DRILL THE IDEA INTO THE READER'S HEAD").	46
7836032826	63. alliteration	Words close by to one another that begin with the same consonant sound to quicken the pace or establish rhythm or adopt a specific tone or appeal to a particular emotion. "Sally sells seashells by the seashore." "Let us go forth to lead the land we love." -- JFK	47
7836048388	64. onomatopoeia	Word imitating sound, usually to describe with sound imagery that shocks/startles the audience, or conveys the speaker's experience/authority with the subject matter.	48
7907525838	apologia	a formal written defense of one's opinions or conduct	49
7907529020	treatise	a methodically and thoroughly written discussion of a topic	50
7907531862	diatribe	abusive criticism	51
7907534260	homily	sermon; tedious moralizing lecture	52
7907536189	elegy	a sorrowful poem or speech	53
7907543038	metonymy	a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word	54
7907546523	synechdoche	Uses a part to explain a whole or a whole to explain a part. ex. Lend me an ear.	55
7907560064	ubiquity	everywhere	56
7907567666	provincialism	a narrow, limited, and self-interested view of the world	57