AP English Language- Vocab Flashcards

7216255146	Thesis	A proposal that is defended by argument	0
7216255147	Intention	A plan	1
7216255624	Refute	To disprove	2
7216255625	Vivid	Clear or dramatic	3
7216256177	Coherence	Consistency	4
7216256178	Cite	To quote as an example of expert	5
7216257086	Annotate	To make notes and comment on	6
7216257087	Paraphrase	To express in other words	7
7216257642	Plagiarize	To use the words or ideas of someone else as one's own	8
7219419571	Alliteration	the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words	9
7219420078	Allusion	a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize	10
7219420531	Analogy	an explanation of how two seemingly differing things are similar	11
7219421717	Anaphora	the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive sentences.	12
7219422266	Anecdote	A brief story focusing on a particular incident or event	13
7219423988	Diction	The word choice made by a writer	14
7219424777	Hyperbole	intentional exaggeration to create an effect	15
7219425359	Imagery	language the appeals to one or more of the five senses	16
7219425780	Inference	reasonable conclusions that can be drawn by the reader based upon text evidence	17
7219426230	Juxtaposition	placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast	18
7219426951	Metaphor	a direct comparison of two different things	19
7219427523	Oxymoron	an expression that is self contradictory, e.g. Deafening Silence	20
7219427932	Parallelism	the purposeful use of sentences or clauses with similar syntactic structure	21
7219429044	Rhetoric	the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner	22
7219429520	Simile	a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"	23
7219430152	Syllogism	a three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is reached based on a major and minor premise, e.g. All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal.	24
7219430752	Syntax	the arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence	25
7219431245	Tone	the attitude of the writer towards the subject or audience	26
7219431574	Understatement	the deliberate representation of something as being less significant than it actually is.	27
7246983175	Quota	A part of a total amount of an allowance	28
7246984505	Statistics	Numerical facts	29
7246985483	Mean	The average	30
7246985484	Median	The middle number in a specified sequence of numbers	31
7246986540	Calculate	To figure	32
7246986541	Variable	A symbol that represents a changeable amount	33
7246988109	Horizontal	Parallel to level ground	34
7246988888	Intersect	To cross	35
7246988889	Parallel	Relating to lines that never meet	36
7246991348	Symmetrical	Balanced	37
7267310756	Aphorism	A concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance.	38
7267313054	Colloquialism	Informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing	39
7267314881	Connotation	The implied or associative meaning of a word	40
7267316798	Denotation	The literal meaning of a word	41
7267316799	Dialect	A variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often associated with a particular geographical region	42
7267321147	Flora	plants	43
7267321148	Fauna	animals	44
7267321149	Parasite	An organism that lives on another without aiding the host	45
7267323263	Symbiotic	Pertaining to the living together of two dissimilar organisms	46
7267325422	Species	Organisms having some common qualities	47
7267327250	Metamorphosis	A change in form	48
7267328652	Deciduous	Shedding the leaves annually	49
7267328653	Denote	To indicate	50
7267328654	Intrinsic	Relating to the essential nature of a thing	51
7267329994	Coincide	To be incidental	52
7475760838	Magnum		53