AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards

8788419779	theme	The main idea or abstract meaning central to a piece	0
8788425650	treatise	a formal written work discussing the facts, conclusions, and principles behind a subject	1
8788435263	analogy	a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way	2
8788441147	metonymy	a figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to replace that of another with which it is associated	3
8788465033	diatribe	a forceful verbal attack	4
8788467593	irony	an expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated	5
8788477349	sarcasm	a sharp, taunting attitude conveyed through jibes and remarks	6
8788485221	figures of speech	a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense to imply meaning	7
8788492123	semantics	the study of meanings in a language	8
8788496681	syllogism	an deductive argument consisting of a major premise, minor premise, and a conclusion	9
8788506719	solecism	a violation of the conventional usage of a language	10
8788557605	style	a distinctive manner of expressing in writing or speech	11
8788617710	onomatopoeia	the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning	12
8788623166	device	something in a literary work designed to achieve a particular effect	13
8788632657	diction	1. the clearness of a person's speech 2. the way in which words are used in speech and writing	14
8788645668	simile	a comparison using the words like or as	15
8788649360	periodic sentence	a sentence that expresses its main thought at the end	16
8788657287	prepositional phrase	a phrase that contains a preposition and its object	17
8788664132	contemplative	1. a person who practices deep thought 2. relating to deep thought	18
8788699556	deductive	a type of reasoning in which conclusions are drawn from premises and definitions	19
8788711998	convey	to communicate a message	20
8788719060	antithesis/antithetical	1. a contrast of thoughts, usually in two clauses or phrases 2. being in direct opposition	21
8788876028	Appeal to Authority	a fallacy in which an authority is inappropriately used as evidence	22
8788928627	aphorism	a short phrase that expresses a wise idea or saying	23
8788935334	concrete	a highly specific and tangible detail or object	24
8788952605	connotation	the suggested or implied meaning of a word	25
8788964103	invective	a direct verbal attack or an abusive term	26
8788977815	allusion	an indirect or casual reference	27
8789005666	rebuttal	a speech in which opposing arguments are anticipated and answered	28
8788987796	parallelism	when grammatical ideas or phrases are in the same form	29
8789039878	syntax	the organization of language into meaningful structure	30
8789043830	tone	the characteristic emotion or attitude that pervades a work	31
8789049291	understatement	a statement that makes something seem smaller or less important than it really is	32
8789065702	wit	a quickness of intellect or ability to write clever things	33
8789076501	anticlimax	a disappointing end to an exciting series of events	34
8789082143	assertion	a confident statement of fact or belief	35
8789090818	apostrophe	an exclamation addressed to a person or personified object that is absent	36
8789127763	climax	the high or turning point of a story or play	37
8789133099	conceit	an extremely dramatic metaphor	38
8789139915	counterexample	an example that opposes or contradicts an idea or theory	39
8789146185	cynicism	an attitude of scornful negativity	40
8789157469	ethos	a speaker or author's credibility on a subject	41
8789170582	fallacy	an incorrect belief based on faulty evidence	42
8789175328	farce	a type of highly exaggerated comedy	43
8789189119	genre	a literary form or type	44
8789197884	imperative mood	a verb mood expressing a command	45
8789206268	inversion	a reversal of the normal order of words in a sentence	46
8789212143	abstract	1. a concept thought of apart from any particular material objects 2. a brief statement of the main thoughts of a book or article	47
8789238563	antecedent	1. an event logically preceding 2. a word or phrase to be replaced by another word	48
8789259184	colloquialism	an informal expression typical to a particular language	49
8789270839	excerpt	a small, extracted passage from a longer written work	50
8789277468	expository	describing explanatory writing	51
8789323840	extended metaphor	a series of comparisons between two unlike	52
8789338296	extended simile	a simile developed over several lines	53
8789348269	footnote	a note with added information placed below printed text	54
8789375863	hyperbole	an overstatement or exaggeration for rhetorical effect	55
8789391895	jargon	1. incomprehensible speech 2. the specialized vocabulary of a profession	56
8789406665	juxtaposition	the contrasting effect of two things being placed close together	57
8789421282	hypothetical example	a fictional example used to explain a complicated topic	58
8789440902	pedantic	embodying narrow-mindedness	59
8789444563	metaphor	a figure of speech that compares unlike objects	60
8789452228	prosaic	unpoetic, dull, ordinary	61
8789485339	stance	an intellectual or emotional attitude	62
8789496190	symbol	an object used to represent something abstract	63
8789504975	allegory	a story in which a second meaning is implied	64
8789514139	alliteration	a repetition of initial consonants	65
8789523464	prose	any writing that is not poetry	66
8789526712	lyrical	having an artistically beautiful and reflective quality	67
8789536030	euphemism	a mild substitute for a possibly offensive word	68
8789555996	homily	a religious or moral sermon meant to guide human behavior	69
8789574716	parody	an imitation of a work meant to ridicule style and subject	70
8789582535	pathos	an emotional appeal used to persuade	71
8789595883	imagery	the representation of objects and actions that appeals to our physical senses	72
8789613228	narrative	a form of writing that tells a story	73
8789619431	oxymoron	a figure of speech in which contradictory ideas or terms are juxtaposed	74
8789628943	personification	a figure of speech in which objects are animals are given human characteristics	75
8789638222	illustrate	to clarify or explain using pictures or examples	76
8789652941	paradox/paradoxical	1. a statement that seems self-contradictory but is actually true 2. being unusual or not normal	77
8789671588	point of view	1. the narrator's position in relation to a story 2. a particular attitude or stance	78
8789686739	elegiac	expressing sorrow or lamentation	79
8789704269	mood	1. the emotional tone or atmosphere in a work of literature 2. the intent of a particular sentence	80
8789724358	pun	a humorous play on words	81
8789734013	refute	to prove an argument wrong by using other evidence	82
8789752634	rhetoric	the art of using language effectively and persuasively in writing and speech	83
8789774685	subordinate clause	a dependent clause modifying an independent clause	84
8789848840	purpose	a writer's reason or goal in their writing	85
8789858066	qualify	to describe by giving the qualities or characteristics of something	86
8789879178	satire	a literary style that mocks or ridicules an idea	87
8789889509	inference	a conclusion reached by considering the relevant facts and evidence	88
8789899815	epilogue	a closing section of writing that provides further information	89
8789907707	epiphany	an realization or revealing moment	90
8789915967	digression	a temporary departure from the main subject of conversation	91
8789921975	dogma	the established opinion of a church, government, etc.	92
8789931507	enumerate	to count or list	93
8789948812	enunciate	to clearly pronounce or proclaim	94
8789953066	ambiguity	the lack of a single, clear meaning	95
8789960159	author's purpose	the author's reason for writing	96
8789974430	didactic	designed or intended to teach others	97
8789979529	clause	a structural element of a sentence containing both a subject and a predicate	98
8789989248	denotation	the dictionary definition of a word	99
8789996499	anecdote/anecdotal	1. a short, entertaining account or story 2. based on observations of unscientific observers	100
8790012712	cliché	an expression that has become ineffective through overuse	101
8790023896	logos	the logic and evidence used by a speaker or writer to support a claim	102
8790038454	chiasmus	an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases Ex: You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.	103
8790064246	anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses	104
8790073267	zeugma	the use of a word to modify two or more words in a way that applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one	105
8790110319	epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses	106
8856901305	acerbic	a sharply critical or sarcastic tone	107
8856924390	ambivalent	showing contradictory feelings toward something simultaneously	108
9087727035	antimetabole	a repetition of words in successive clauses but in reverse order	109