AP Language: Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards
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| 5019118836 | objectivity | the state or quality of not being influenced by personal feelings; without bias | 0 | |
| 5019118837 | irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | 1 | |
| 5019118838 | transient | not lasting, enduring, or permanent (of a thing) | 2 | |
| 5019118839 | evinces | to display; to show clearly | 3 | |
| 5019118840 | tenure | status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent | 4 | |
| 5019118841 | insurrection | an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government | 5 | |
| 5019118842 | parallelism | enumerating or listing; a repetition | 6 | |
| 5019118843 | analogy | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based | 7 | |
| 5019118844 | sardonic | characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical | 8 | |
| 5019118845 | syllogistic fallacy | a way of constructing an invalid argument using deductive reasoning incorrectly | 9 |