AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

8631089185	Hyperbole	Obvious and Intentional exaggeration. Finals are killing me.	0
8631092871	Pathos	The quality of power evoking a feeling of pity. Mrs. Petrilli does not have pathos in regard to the large quantities of work we all have to do this week.	1
8631105713	Syllogism	Deductive Reasoning Brady used syllogism when trying to convince the students that the Indians are the best.	2
8631113777	Pedantic	Overly concerned in the details of one's learning The fact that you are looking at this quizlet in your free time means you are pedantic.	3
8631120876	Paradox	a self-contradicting and false proposition It is a paradox when teachers tell us not to write essays last minute, but then tell us to write the best essay we can in 40 minutes on a test	4
8631125714	Appositive	placing together or bringing into proximity (this is for sentence structure...) Two guys in our class, David and Jared, are really good at wrestling. Sarah, the girl with the amazing Ellen socks, sits close to me in English.	5
8631129340	Colloquial	involving or using conversation (also low key in sentences) Man, Lauren was "going bananas" in class today.	6
8631130844	Antithesis	the direct opposite (usually followed by "of" or "to") This test is going to be the antithesis of fun.	7
8631135759	Idolatrous	blindly worshiping idols Our school has an idolatrous passion for Lebron James.	8
8631138257	Mendacious	telling lies I'm praying that our teachers are mendacious and that we won't have exams this week	9
8631141289	Repartee	a quick, witty reply If one were to say "yo mama" after a phrase, they are using a classic repartee.	10
8631143753	Idiosyncratic	pertaining to something peculiar in an individual (quirk) One of Grace's idiosyncrasies is that she counts the steps between her locker and her classroom.	11
8631146442	Allusion	the making of a casual or indirect reference to something Shakespeare often alludes to himself in his own works....#selfish	12
8631154538	Equivocating	using ambiguous or unclear expressions to avoid commitment or mislead Rebecca is using equivocation when she says "who's to say" instead of "true" or "false"	13
8631166162	Amorous	Showing or expressing love I have amorous feelings for all of you! We are gonna crush exams :)	14