AP Language - List Five Terms Flashcards

8052083722	Deferential	Humble; Respectful.	0
8052083723	Objective	An impersonal presentation of events and characters. It is a writer's attempt to remove himself or herself from any subjective, personal involvement in a story.	1
8052083724	Diction	Word choice, an element of style; It creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning; Different types and arrangements of words have significant effects on meaning.	2
8052083725	Obsolete	Outdated; Archaic.	3
8052083726	Cliché	An overused expression.	4
8052083727	Slang	Informal language and colloquialisms.	5
8052083728	Impressionistic	Involving general feelings or thoughts rather than specific knowledge/facts.	6
8052083729	Rhetorical Question	A question that does not require an explicit answer.	7
8052083730	Heedless	Reckless or careless.	8
8052083731	Refute	To prove something wrong through logical argument or by providing evidence to the contrary; To deny something.	9
8052083732	Preceding	Previous or earlier.	10
8052083733	Aesthetic	Artistic; Appealing; Beautiful.	11
8052083734	Syllogism	A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them.	12
8052083735	Logical Fallacy	A mistake in reasoning.	13
8052083736	Sardonic	Mocking; Scornful; Ironic.	14
8052083737	Digression	An aside; An excursion; An odd topic rant or part of a speech.	15
8052083738	Analogy	Compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one.	16
8052083739	Tenacity	Resolve; Firmness.	17
8052083740	Unorthodox	Unconventional; Untraditional.	18
8052083741	Context	The text surrounding a word or passage.	19
8052083742	Narration	The telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; One of the four modes of discourse.	20
8052083743	Paradox	A statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to have a rational meaning or to contain truth.	21
8052083744	Anecdote	A short, simple narrative of an incident; Often used for humorous effect or to make a point.	22
8052083745	Cynical	Pessimistic; Mocking.	23
8052083746	Parody	A work that ridicules the style of another work by imitating and exaggerating its elements.	24
8052083747	Synonym	A word that means nearly the same thing as another word.	25
8052083748	Narrative	A story or an account of an event or series of events.	26
8052083749	Ingratiating	Intended to gain approval or favor; Sycophantic.	27
8052083750	Futility	Uselessness; Pointlessness.	28
8052083751	Ambivalent	Undecided; Hesitant.	29