AP Language, Week #3 Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 11998463078 | Apostrophe | Address to an absent or imaginary person. Examples: #1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are #2. O holy night! The stars are brightly shining! | 0 | |
| 11998470061 | Caricature | An exaggerated portrayal of one's features Examples: #1. Her eyes were lasers, boring a hole through me. Her ears were smoking, and her hair was on fire. Mom was mad. #2. Homer Simpson is a caricature of a boorish working class stiff. | 1 | |
| 11998470062 | Defend | to uphold or maintain one's point or claim with supporting evidence Examples: #1. The lawyer defended the victim in court. | 2 | |
| 11998470063 | Challenge | a calling to account or into question Examples: #1. The student didn't agree with the statement, so she challenged it. Stating why she disagreed with it. | 3 | |
| 11998473982 | Qualify | to support or defend. Examples: #1. The wisdom was probably to qualify him as a ruler. #2. He even had to qualify his statements in order to seem believable. | 4 | |
| 11998473983 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant Examples: #1. Passed away instead of died #2. Ethnic cleansing instead of genocide. | 5 | |
| 11998480346 | Epigram | a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation Examples: #1. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." #2. "If we don't end war, war will end us." | 6 |