AP Language Terms Flashcards

7219676329	rhetoric	language designed to persuade or convince	0
7219678481	rhetorical analysis	essay that explains why language is effective	1
7219680543	evaluate	determine the quality of something	2
7219681992	figurative meaning	metaphorical in meaning; not meant to be taken literally	3
7219682992	connotative meaning	emotions and associations connected with a word	4
7219684946	denotative meaning	the literal meaning of a word	5
7219684947	exposition	a description and explanation of an idea	6
7219687240	to refine	improve something by making small changes	7
7221920236	fear mongering	purposefully creating a sense of fear to manipulate	8
7221920947	repetition	using a term numerous times for emphasis	9
7221921628	credibility	establishing trustworthiness	10
7221923281	anxiety inducing	to bring about a sense of anxiety through an action or language	11
7227007313	to elicit	evoke or draw out from someone	12
7227007314	to stoke	encourage or incite an emotion or tendency	13
7255853228	parallel structure	using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance	14
7255854603	allusion	a reference to a famous person, place, thing, or event that a particular audience will comprehend	15
7255856304	omission	someone or something that has been left out or excluded	16
7255857341	to revere / reverence	feel deep respect or admiration for (something)	17
7274154878	metaphor	comparing two unlike things w/out using "like" or "as"	18
7274168031	civil tone	courteous and polite	19
7274173304	non-sequitur	a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement	20
7274175897	apologist	a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial	21
7342290333	puritanical	practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior	22
7342297333	appeal to vanity	relies a person's desire to feel good about themselves	23
7342301958	parishioner	one who belongs to or attends a particular church	24
7342304564	congregation	a group of people assembled for religious worship	25
7342309635	to abhor	regard with disgust and hatred	26
7342313868	to mitigate	make less severe, serious, or painful	27
7342331601	apocalyptic tone	describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world	28
7342334419	ominous tone	giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen	29
7342336857	sinister tone	giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen	30
7342339544	disquieting tone	creating feels of anxiety or worry	31
7342342295	unsettling tone	cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb	32
7557976146	to dissemble	conceal one's true motives, feelings or intentions	33
7557982051	heathen	a person who does not believe in the commonly believed god	34
7557984723	to conjure	to summon or bring into existence	35
7633317301	theocracy	a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god	36
7633319771	pretense	pretend or deception	37
7633325382	adultery	to cheat on a spouse when married	38
7633339614	candid tone	truthful and straightforward in style	39
7633349102	obstinate tone	stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so	40
8096761586	blank verse	unrhymed poetry with a regular pattern, written in iambic pentameter	41
8096764973	free verse	poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter	42
8096768147	jaded tone	tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something	43
8096770749	bitter tone	angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment	44
8096772315	sepulcher	small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried	45
8096773568	sublime	of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe	46
8096775194	to transgress	go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior)	47
8096776545	misgiving	a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something	48
8096777679	to pervade	(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of	49
8096779583	congenial	(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own	50
8096780467	decorum	behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety	51
8096781545	aversion	a strong dislike or disinclination	52
8096783505	transcendentalism	taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living	53
8096784672	nonconformist	a person whose behavior or views do not follow prevailing ideas or practices	54
8096786437	interminable	endless (often used hyperbolically)	55
8096787503	poignant	evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret	56
8096788626	ineffable	too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words	57
8096790641	to oscillate	move or swing back and forth at a regular speed	58
8096792286	ludicrous	so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous	59
8096793610	maligning tone	speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner	60
8096794669	omniscient	knowing everything	61
8111026334	euphemism	rephrasing a word or phrase to make it sound less terrible or vulgar	62
8111034025	epoch	a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics	63
8111036963	a switch	a slender flexible shoot cut from a tree often used for whipping as punishment	64
8111048020	to degrade	treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect	65
9644663250	to alienate	cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged	66
9644668218	misanthrope	a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society	67
9644675077	bitter	angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment	68
9644680459	persona	the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others	69
9644684859	stream of consciousness	a person's thoughts and reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow	70
9644689490	aura	the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place	71
9644697635	masochist	a person who enjoys an activity that appears to be painful or tedious	72
9644697636	sadist	a person who derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain or humiliation on others	73
9644703296	prestigious	inspiring respect and admiration; having high status	74
9644707329	insular	ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience	75
9644716886	pessimistic	tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen	76
9644721118	incorrigible	(of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed	77
9644724001	cynical	believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity	78
9644731389	hogwash	nonsense	79
9644731390	unorthodox	contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox	80
9644741756	bleak	(of a situation or future prospect) not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favorable outcome	81
9644745604	magnum opus	a large and important work of art, music, or literature, especially one regarded as the most important work of an artist or writer	82
9644748083	novella	a short novel or long short story	83
9644751504	to concur	be of the same opinion; agree	84
9644754361	to cope	(of a person) deal effectively with something difficult	85
9644757194	facade	an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality	86
9644764391	to ostracize	exclude (someone) from a society or group	87
9644769041	underlying meaing	the reason for something that is not easily seen on the surface of the situation/person	88
9644772368	sense of entitlement	when a person believes he/she deserves certain privileges (and may be arrogant in his/her belief)	89
9644795548	colloquial	(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary	90
9644798718	empathy	the ability to understand and share the feelings of another	91
9644803235	unreliable narrator	a speaker whose credibility has been compromised	92
9644812471	reclusive	avoiding the company of other people; solitary	93
9644816496	testosterone	a steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics	94