AP Language Unit 6 Flashcards
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| 9602057358 | *periodic sentence | main clause ends the sentence (noun) | 0 | |
| 9602057359 | permeated | spread or flowing throughout (verb) | 1 | |
| 9602057360 | pernicious | causing great alarm (adj.) | 2 | |
| 9602057361 | *persona | the speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing (noun) | 3 | |
| 9602057362 | pervasive | dispersed throughout (adj.) | 4 | |
| 9602057363 | plausible | seemingly valid or acceptable; credible (adj.) | 5 | |
| 9602057364 | poignant | profoundly moving (adj.) | 6 | |
| 9602057365 | polemic | argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion (polemical = controversial) (adj.) | 7 | |
| 9602057366 | *polysyndeton | deliberate use of a series of conjunctions (noun) | 8 | |
| 9602057367 | ponderous | extremely dull (adj.) | 9 | |
| 9602057368 | prodigious | enormous (adj.) | 10 | |
| 9602057369 | proliferate | to grow or increase rapidly (verb) | 11 | |
| 9602057370 | propitious | presenting favorable circumstances (adj.) | 12 | |
| 9602057371 | propriety | appropriateness of behavior (noun) | 13 | |
| 9602057372 | prosaic | dull (adj.) | 14 | |
| 9602057373 | prudent | exercising good judgment (adj.) | 15 | |
| 9602057374 | pugnacious | combative, belligerent (adj.) | 16 | |
| 9602057375 | quandary | state of perplexity or uncertainty (noun) | 17 | |
| 9602057376 | querulous | complaining in a petulant or whining manner (adj.) | 18 | |
| 9602057377 | rancorous | marked by deep-seated ill will (adj.) | 19 |