AP Language Vocab: Unit 5 Flashcards

5397924591	paltry	(adj.) small; insignificant	0
5397929358	contrition	(n.) state of repentance; remorse	1
5397936612	supposition	(n.) an uncertain belief	2
5397940457	contingency	(n.) potential happening	3
5397943550	proxy	(n.) the authority to represent someone else [legally]	4
5397948785	stipulation	(n.) a particular rule or term agreed upon by two or more parties	5
5397954736	incandescent	(adj.) hot, fiery, bright	6
5397957946	iniquity	(n.) horrible sin	7
5397965010	stigma	(n.) mark of disgrace or shame as a result of some heinous action	8
5397969900	vendetta	(n.) a feud, usually incited by the murder of a family member	9
5397983541	litotes	(n.) understatement expressed by the negation of its contrary	10
5397989295	zeugma	(n.) use of one word to modify two or more other words	11
5397993650	magnanimous	(adj.) forgiving or merciful	12
5398017904	conflagration	(n.) a large fire that destroys a considerable amount of land	13
5398302368	embellish	(v.) to exaggerate or intensify meaning through superfluous actions	14
5398308087	onerous	(adj.) burdensome; requiring a great amount of effort or force	15
5398314362	callous	(adj.) indifferent to the wellbeing of others	16
5398317358	disposition	(n.) inherent qualities; personality constitution	17
5398320099	anaphora	(n.) repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses	18
5398324480	syllogistically	(n.) involving or explained as a syllogism (minor premise plus major premise equals something that is consequentially truthful)	19