AP Language Vocab 3 Flashcards

Analogies and Examples

7481646953	Estrangement	The fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group.	0
7481646954	Enigma	something hard to understand or explain	1
7481646955	Sustenance	food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.	2
7481646956	Despotism	the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.	3
7481646957	Ostentatious	designed to impress or attract notice	4
7481646958	Naivete	lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.	5
7481646959	Spurious	not genuine, not true, not valid	6
7481646960	Undulate	move with a smooth wavelike motion	7
7481646961	Evoke	bring or recall to the conscious mind	8
7481646962	Diminutive	extremely or unusually small	9
7481646963	Analytical Reading	Reading actively, paying close attention to both the content and the structure of the text. Analytical reading often involves answering several basic questions about the piece of writing under consideration 1. What does the author want to say? What is his or her main point? 2. Why does the author want to say it? What is his or her purpose? 3. What strategy or strategies does the author use? 4. Why and how does the author's writing strategy suit both the subject and the purpose? 5. What is special about the way the author uses the strategy? 6. How effective is the essay? Why?	10
7481646964	deductive reasoning	is more formal and complex. Moves from an overall premise, rule, or generalization to a more specific conclusion.	11
7481646965	inductive reasoning	Moves from a set of specific examples to a general statement or principle	12
7481646966	Syllogism	An argument that utilizes deductive reasoning and consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.	13
7481646967	Footnote	an ancillary piece of information printed at the bottom of a page.	14