AP Language and Composition SAT Set 5 Flashcards
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| 11453552959 | complacency | n. self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies. adj. complacent; adv. complacently |  | 0 |
| 11453609586 | exacerbate | v. to make more violent or intense adj. exacerbated n. exacerbation |  | 1 |
| 11453960647 | chagrin | n.) irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration; |  | 2 |
| 11453991346 | dubious | adj. doubtful; of unlikely authenticity; uncertain of quality; adv. dubiously |  | 3 |
| 11454116460 | egregious | adj. flagrant; outstandingly bad n. egregiousness adv. egregiously |  | 4 |
| 11454132249 | bombastic | (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas; adv. bombastically |  | 5 |
| 11454142922 | arrogate | v. to claim or take without right or justification | 6 | |
| 11454166520 | archetypal | adj. the most representative or typical example of something; n. archetype |  | 7 |
| 11454189474 | confluence | (n.) - a convergence, a coming together |  | 8 |
| 11454198549 | fastidious | adj very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; difficult to please n. fastidiousness; adv. fastidiously |  | 9 |
| 11454215333 | AP Language Syntactical Strategies/Devices Practice Periodic Sentence | A sentence that departs from the normal word order by placing its main clause at the very end. The effect is for persuasion is to place reasons for to support a claim at the begin and final point at the end. Writers can also use it to add interest for the reader or create suspense. | 10 | |
| 11454323325 | Periodic sentence examples | And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. | 11 | |
| 11454361724 | Periodic Sentences Practice and Application | Write 10 Periodic Sentences about anything you want. Use the words in any order and in any form. (Lots and lots of "debris" at the beginning...main point at the end). | 12 | |
| 11456213823 | Another example | Placing all of my faith in my friend, but knowing I could not trust him to be honest about his purchase, I remained dubious. | 13 | |
| 11468778760 | And here's another | Positive thinking, staying focused, maintaining a good attitude, I avoid complacency. | 14 | |
| 11542613418 | Here's another that places the SAT word in the sub. clause | Because I am fastidious and because I like things in order and pay attention to detail, my friends mistakenly believe I have O.C.D. | 15 |