AP Lang VDB Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards

7198519533	abstract	having no reference to material objects or specific examples; not concrete	0
7198520021	allusion	a reference to people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art	1
7198521116	ambiguity	an unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning, etc.	2
7198521117	anecdote	a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature	3
7198521748	antithesis	contrast or opposition; (rhetoric) the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, phrases, or words so as to accentuate differences or produce an effect of balance	4
7198521749	analogy	comparison between two things that are otherwise unlike	5
7198523207	antecedent	a word or phrase referred to by any relative pronoun	6
7198523208	aphorism	a concise statement to state a principle or an opinion that is generally understood to be a universal truth; maxim	7
7198524274	clause	a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence	8
7198524275	phrase	a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence	9
7198524954	cliche	a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse	10
7198526413	colloquial	characteristic of ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal	11
7198526414	concrete	pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions	12
7198527081	connotation	the associations people make with words that go beyond the literal or dictionary definition	13
7198527591	context	the parts of a text that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect	14
7198527592	persona	the face or character that an author shows the audience	15
7198528046	denotation	the dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word	16
7198528047	counterargument	an opposing argument to the one the author is putting forward	17
7198528553	concession	an acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable	18
7198528910	refutation	a denial of the validity of an opposing argument	19