AP Language 4 Flashcards

10824762802	quibble	to argue or raise objections about a trivial matter:	0
10824762803	hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally:	1
10824762804	jargon	special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand:	2
10824762805	persona	the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others:	3
10824762806	code-switching	the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation:	4
10824762807	discourse	written or spoken communication:	5
10824762808	rhetoric	(1) the art of persuasive speaking or writing: (2) language designed to have a persuasive effect, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity:	6
10824762809	modest	moderate (humble) in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:	7
10824762810	prudent	exercising good judgment or common sense:	8
10824762811	context	the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, idea, text, etc.	9
10824762812	intuitive	based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive:	10
10824762813	counterintuitive	contrary to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true):	11
10824762814	plausible	seeming reasonable or probable::	12
10824762815	coherent	logically consistent:	13
10824762816	quantify	to find or calculate the quantity or amount of (something):	14