AP Language Word Log #15-25 Flashcards
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| 7763388754 | Magnanimous | (adj.) very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself. | 0 | |
| 7763401514 | Appeals to Authority | (n) A logical fallacy that involves using an authority as evidence in your argument when the authority is not really an authority on the facts relevant to the argument. | 1 | |
| 7763420573 | Self- Abasement | (n) the belittling or humiliation of oneself. | 2 | |
| 7763427651 | Dichotomy | (n) a division or contrast between two things that are represented as being opposed or entirely different. | 3 | |
| 7763433123 | Fallacy | (n) A mistaken belief, especially one based on an unsound argument | 4 | |
| 7763438157 | Holistic | (adj) characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole. | 5 | |
| 7763454457 | Insidious | (adj) proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. | 6 | |
| 7763459353 | Satire | (n) The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose people's stupidities or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. | 7 | |
| 7763473344 | Pedantic | (adj) narrowly and often ostentatiously learned. | 8 | |
| 7763479798 | Feign | (verb) pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury) | 9 | |
| 7763487794 | Extemporaneous | (adj) Spoken or done without preparation. | 10 |