AP Literature Vocab Week 5 Flashcards
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| 11436837057 | Latent | The girl was discovering her latent talent for writing. | 0 | |
| 11436837058 | Dilatory | The woman claimed that the police were dilatory in responding to her call. | 1 | |
| 11436841323 | Chicanery | The man decided to use chicanery to receive more votes. | 2 | |
| 11436841324 | Gauche | The boy was a shy and gauche teenager. | 3 | |
| 11436841325 | Garish | The woman wore a garish shirt that was several different colors. | 4 | |
| 11436844496 | Jejune | The end of the book was extremely predictable and jejune. | 5 | |
| 11436844497 | Myopic | The myopic boy was unable to join the military. | 6 | |
| 11436848338 | Lugubrious | The boy looked more lugubrious than usual. | 7 | |
| 11436852673 | Supercilious | The supercilious student couldn't help but to brag about his good grade he received on his test. | 8 | |
| 11436852674 | Acumen | The boy had acumen in english and he wants to be an author. | 9 | |
| 11436857389 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 10 | |
| 11436857390 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 11 | |
| 11436860580 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life | 12 | |
| 11436860581 | Cliche | An overused expression | 13 | |
| 11436864371 | Direct Characterization | Author directly describes character | 14 | |
| 11436864372 | Indirect Characterization | Author subtly reveals the character through actions and interactions | 15 | |
| 11436868867 | Dialect | A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or social group | 16 | |
| 11436868868 | Free Verse | Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme | 17 | |
| 11436870942 | Lyric Poem | A poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker | 18 | |
| 11436870943 | Ballad | A type of narrative poem that tells a story | 19 |