AP Language Vocabulary #2 & #3 Flashcards

9180102218	Juxtaposition	The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."	0
9180102219	Litotes	Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary. "She's not ugly" means "she's pretty."	1
9180102220	Malapropism	The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect. "Dance a flamingo."	2
9180102221	Metaphor	A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. She is a shining star in her class.	3
9180102222	Onomatopoeia	The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. The bees buzzed.	4
9180102223	Oxymoron	A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. "Act natural."	5
9180102224	Paradox	A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. "Less is more."	6
9180102225	Parenthesis	A word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage that is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas. Mary told me she won the race (liar).	7
9180102226	Periphrasis	The use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing. "My father's father" instead of "grandfather."	8
9180102227	Persona	The aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others. Clark Kent is superman's persona.	9
9180102228	Personification	The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. Lightning danced across the night sky.	10
9180102229	Pun	A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Frog parking only. All others will be toad.	11
9180102230	Rhetorical Question	A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. Are you crazy?	12
9180102231	Sarcasm	The use of irony to mock or convey contempt. After I tripped my friend said, "you're so coordinated."	13
9180102232	Satire	The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Saturday Night Live.	14
9180102233	Simile	A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. As fast as a cheetah.	15
9180102234	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. "I have four mouths to feed at home."	16
9180102235	Theme	Give a particular setting or ambiance to (a venue or activity). Subjugation of women in "A Jury of Her Peers."	17
9180102236	Zeugma	A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses or to two others of which it semantically suits only one. Sarah took her dog and her leave.	18
9180102237	anon	anonymous	19
9180102238	ante	before	20
9180102239	ca. or c	circa	21
9180102240	cf	confer	22
9180102241	ch. or chs.	chapter or chapters	23
9180102242	ed or eds	edition, edited by	24
9180102243	et al	the others	25
9180102244	et seq	the following	26
9180102245	ibid or ibidem	in the same place	27
9180102246	j or ff	the following pages	28
9180102247	l or ll	line or lines	29
9180102248	loc cit or loco citado	in the place cited	30
9180149478	ms. mss	manuscript or manuscripts	31
9180154649	n.d.	no date	32
9180159995	n.p.	no place of publication or publisher's name provided	33
9180164543	op. cit. or opera citato	in the work cited	34
9180176037	p or pp	page or pages	35
9180179305	passism	all over, here and there	36
9180185200	q.v. or quod vide	go to another place	37
9180188388	rev.	revised	38
9180190186	trans or tr	translated	39
9180198338	v infr or vide infra	see below	40
9180201767	v sup or vide supra	see above	41
9180205018	vol or vols	volume or volumes	42