AP Language Flashcards

10485272491	Epigrammatist	Someone who writes clever, witty poems	0
10485273605	Felicity	The state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss:	1
10485274027	Expedient	Tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances:	2
10485275088	Cynicism	Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic.	3
10485276815	Elysian	Blissful; delightful.	4
10485278048	Parallelism	Agreement in direction, tendency, or character; the state or condition of being parallel.	5
10485278049	Disillusionment	To free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.	6
10485279185	Colloquial	Characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.	7
10485279186	Laudatory	Containing or expressing praise:	8
10727066050	Slippery Slope	A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented	9
10727127365	Pathos	Appeal to emotion	10
10727130171	Ethos	Appeal to credibility	11
10727130172	Logos	Appeal to logic	12
10727243311	Strawman	Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack	13
10829814531	Qualification	A condition or exception	14
10829882329	Vindictive	Revengeful	15
10829884254	Disdainful	Showing contempt or lack of respect	16
10829887479	Equivocal	Ambiguous; intentionally misleading	17
10829908874	Provocative	Causing disturbance or excitement	18
10829911327	Enigmatic	Mysterious	19