AP Language: Diction Flashcards
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| 6802301759 | Diction | - word choice. | 0 | |
| 6802301760 | Monosyllabic/Anglo-Saxon | - root word only, sounds more informal. - simple & direct. | 1 | |
| 6802301761 | Polysyllabic/Latin-Greek | - root word along w/ a prefix/suffix. - sounds formal, complex & indirect. | 2 | |
| 6802301762 | Denotative | - dictionary definition. | 3 | |
| 6802301763 | Connotative | - emotional definition. | 4 | |
| 6802301764 | General | - amateurish, don't use in formal context. - examples: cry, throw, walk, etc. | 5 | |
| 6802301765 | Specific | - responds to a question, how to do something. - examples: weep, sob, gaze, stride, etc. | 6 | |
| 6802301766 | Abstract | - not imaginative, lack of sensory appeal. | 7 | |
| 6802301767 | Concrete | - imaginative words that combine to form a vivid "mental picture". | 8 | |
| 6802301768 | Euphonious | - pleasant sounds, sound nice to the ear. - examples: puffy, butterfly, fluffy, etc. | 9 | |
| 6802301769 | Cacophonous | - hard vowel sounds, harsh to the ear. - examples: putrid, grate, pus, etc. | 10 | |
| 6802301770 | Colloquial | - informal/slang words or expressions. - examples: lowkey, extra, shady, etc. | 11 | |
| 6802301771 | Idiomatic | - words whose meanings can't be predicted from the meanings of the constituent words. - examples: "raining cats and dogs." | 12 | |
| 6802301772 | Figurative Language | - speech/writing that departs from the literal meaning in order to achieve a special word/meaning, etc. | 13 | |
| 6802301773 | Pedantic | - overly concerned w/ small details in teaching/learning. | 14 | |
| 6802301774 | Esoteric | - secret, belonging to a select few. | 15 | |
| 6802301775 | Abstruse | - hard to understand, hidden. | 16 | |
| 6802301776 | Insipid | - to lack interesting or distinctive qualities. | 17 | |
| 6802301777 | Bombastic | - pretentious, haughty. | 18 | |
| 6802301778 | Trite | - lack of originality, long, & drawn out. | 19 | |
| 6802301779 | Cultured | - enlightened; refined. | 20 | |
| 6802301780 | Euphemistic | - inserting a word in place of a more offensive word. | 21 | |
| 6802301781 | Pretentious | - trying to sound smarter than you are. | 22 | |
| 6802301782 | Sensuous | - diction that appeals to a sense besides sight. | 23 | |
| 6802301783 | Plain | - unadorned; simple. | 24 | |
| 6802301784 | Poetic | - having qualities of poetry such as imagery, figurative language, etc. | 25 | |
| 6802301785 | Moralistic | - imposes morality on someone by using censorship. - can sound preachy. | 26 | |
| 6802301786 | Vulgar | - indecent. | 27 | |
| 6802301787 | Scholarly | - references academics. | 28 |