AP Lang midterm language Flashcards

8471303036	scholarly	having or showing knowledge, learning or devotion to academic pursuits	0
8471303037	homespun	unsophisticated, basic	1
8471303038	provincial	concerning a province of a country or empire	2
8471303039	moralistic	a person concerned with regulating morals of others	3
8471303040	esoteric	understood by or meant for only select few who have special knowledge or interest; confidential	4
8471303041	literal	not figurative; actual or factual	5
8471303042	learned	having much knowledge; scholarly	6
8471303043	picturesque	visually charming	7
8471303044	eloquence	practice of using language with fluency and aptness	8
8471303045	slang	informal use of vocabulary; metaphorical	9
8471303046	plain	clear in meaning	10
8471303047	concrete	pertaining to realities or actual instances	11
8471303048	precise	exact	12
8471303049	schmaltzy	exaggerated sentimentalism	13
8471303050	grotesque	comically or repulsively ugly	14
8471303051	exact	precise	15
8471303052	bombastic	high sounding; loud	16
8471303053	insipid	without interesting qualities	17
8471303054	incongruous	unsuitable; not in harmony with surroundings	18
8471303055	colloquial	used in everyday conversation; ordinary, familiar	19
8471303056	jargon	technical language, specific to a particular field	20
8471303057	poeetic	written in verse rather than prose	21
8471303058	pedantic	precise, meticulous	22
8471303059	symbolic	representative	23
8471303060	detached	separate or disconnected	24
8471303061	sensuous	relating to or affecting the senses rather than intellect	25
8471303062	cultured	characterized by elegance or sophistaction	26
8471303063	figurative	metaphorical	27
8471303064	emotional	appealing to the emotions	28
8471303065	trite	lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use	29
8471303066	euphemistic	substitution of a mild expression for a harsh and blunt expression	30
8471303067	diatribe	bitter and sharp attack; criticism	31
8471303068	artificial	made by human skill; not natural	32
8471303069	obscure	ambiguous, vague	33
8471303070	vulgar	characterized by ignorance	34
8471303071	connotative	suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning	35
8471303072	abstruse	hard to understand; esoteric	36
8471303073	simple	easy to understand	37