AP Language: Vocabulary Unit 1 Flashcards

4868836643	allusion	a passing or casual reference; reference to myth, history, text, etc. that you don't have to explain	0
4868836644	metaphor	a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance; explaining something abstract in more concrete terms (a mighty fortress is our God)	1
4868836645	simile	a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose"	2
4868836646	personification	the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions	3
4868836647	synecdoche	a phrase use to indirectly reference or describe someone/something ("boots on the ground"); a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part	4
4868836648	rhetoric	the use of language to teach, to inspire, and to delight the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques	5
4868836649	aphorism	a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation; short phrases of wisdom or advice; "forgive and forget"	6
4868836650	magistrate	a civil officer charged with the administration of the law; a minor judicial officer (like a justice of the peace or the judge of a police court) having jurisdiction to try minor criminal cases and to conduct preliminary examinations of persons charged with serious crimes	7
4868836651	oligarchy	a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few	8
4868836652	despot	a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; any tyrant or oppressor	9
4868836653	demagogue	a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument	10
4868836654	diminution	a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something	11
4868836655	prognosticate	TO PREDICT; to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; foretell or prophesy (an event in the future)	12
4868836656	paradox	a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory	13
4868836657	laconic	using few words; expressing much in few words; concise; "k"	14