AP Lang Set #2 (Passage 1b) Flashcards
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6997566935 | Enumeration | a listing of items, rights, procedures | ![]() | 0 |
6997570065 | Tentative | experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant | ![]() | 1 |
6997571862 | Metonymy | A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word | ![]() | 2 |
6997574744 | Synecdoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire object | ![]() | 3 |
6997578238 | Anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines | ![]() | 4 |
6997580163 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | ![]() | 5 |
6997581517 | Asyndenton | Conjunctions are omitted, producing a fast-paced and rapid prose | ![]() | 6 |
6997591519 | Antithesis | an exact opposite; an opposite extreme; sharp contrast | ![]() | 7 |
6997594262 | Introspective | contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings | ![]() | 8 |
6997600275 | Wistful | having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing | ![]() | 9 |
6997602736 | Pedantic | tending to show off one's learning; excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules | ![]() | 10 |
6997605022 | Lugubrious | sorrowful; mournful; dismal | ![]() | 11 |
7276946819 | Denigrate | to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of | ![]() | 12 |