AP Language November Flashcards
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| 5277607532 | parallelism | The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words, phrases, or sentences. | 0 | |
| 5277618072 | irony | A literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true. | 1 | |
| 5277636868 | colloquialism | a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation. | 2 | |
| 5277640940 | apostrophe | A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply | 3 | |
| 5277646567 | invective | Violent denunciation; accusations, insults, or verbal abuse | 4 | |
| 5277660463 | epistrophe | A scheme in which the same word is repeated at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. Example: "I believe we should fight for justice. You believe we should fight for justice. How can we not, then, fight for justice?" | 5 | |
| 5277668107 | chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary.") | 6 | |
| 5277774887 | dichotomy | a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different | 7 | |
| 5277784139 | cognizant | aware; conscious | 8 | |
| 5277833259 | moratorium | (n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay | 9 | |
| 5277843498 | unfettered | free from restraint or restriction; free and open | 10 | |
| 5278042556 | conversely | In an opposite way; on the other hand | 11 | |
| 5278064159 | affluent | Rich, wealthy | 12 | |
| 5278081321 | sublime | (adj.) lofty, grand, exalted (The homeless man sadly pondered his former wealth and once sublime existence.) | 13 | |
| 5278093891 | moderate | Person whose views are between conservative and liberal and may include some of both ideologies | 14 | |
| 5278116426 | antithesis | Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure | 15 | |
| 5278128424 | solidarity | Fellowship in interests, feelings, responsibilities, etc., such as among a group of people or among classes, nations, etc. | 16 | |
| 5278137158 | adversarial | Involving or characterized by conflict or opposition | 17 | |
| 5278141991 | anaphora | A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences. | 18 | |
| 5278144121 | zeugma | The use of a word to modify two or more words, but used for different meanings. He closed the door and his heart on his lost love. | 19 |