AP Language Terms Flashcards

14683493114	Acquiesce	(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit	0
14683496310	Ambiguity	An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.	1
14683500027	Articulate	express clearly	2
14683501392	Austere	severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance	3
14683506421	Benchmarking	To evaluate by comparison with a standard.	4
14683509869	benevolent	well meaning and kindly	5
14683513336	brain storming	getting a collection of thoughts or ideas down	6
14683514212	circumspect	cautious	7
14683514585	clandestine	(adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded	8
14683516092	cognition	the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating	9
14683517746	colloquial	used in ordinary conversation, not formal	10
14683521352	condescend	(v.) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner	11
14683526414	contrived	To manipulate	12
14683531026	Correlation	a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things	13
14683534929	criterion	standard used in judging	14
14683535762	deference	humble submission and respect	15
14683537810	Deplore	to feel or express strong disapproval of	16
14683539443	didactic	intended to instruct	17
14683542247	dissertation	a formal and long paper, written for a degree at a university or college	18
14683544778	divergent	(adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant	19
14713684311	Eclectic	made up of a variety of sources or styles	20
14713689532	egregious	outstandingly bad	21
14713695353	eloquent	fluent or persuasive speaking or writing	22
14713697317	emergent	just coming into being	23
14713702388	empathy	the ability to understand and share the feelings of another	24
14713706498	Epiphany	sudden realization	25
14713727903	epitome	The best or most typical example	26
14713735236	equivocate	(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous	27
14713742582	erudite	scholarly	28
14713748416	existential	having to do with existence	29
14713760477	exponential	steadily increasing	30
14713784017	formative	used to describe the time when someone or something is growing or being formed	31
14713787543	Hollistic	Full	32
14713807914	Hubris	excessive pride	33
14713812437	idiosyncrasy	a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify	34
14713815863	incongruous	(adj.) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible	35
14713817731	indict	to charge with a crime; accuse	36
14713820342	Initiation	action that causes something, especially an important process or event, to begin	37
14713823397	innate	inborn; natural	38
14713825134	intellectual	a person who uses the mind creatively	39
14713833672	Irony	the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning	40
14713840252	Jargon	special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.	41
14713852690	Juxtaposition	the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.	42
14713866164	magnanimous	generous in forgiving, above small meanness	43
14713868967	malapropism	ludicrous misuse of a word	44
14713878491	mentor	a wise and trusted guide and advisor	45
14713883368	meticulous	extremely careful; particular about details	46
14713886319	mnemonic	(adj.) relating to or designed to assist the memory; (n.) a device to aid the memory	47
14713888034	Monologue	(n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person	48
14713889707	myriad	(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number	49
14713891324	Nemisis	someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy	50
14713894030	nominal	(adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously	51
14713896073	obfuscate	deliberately make something difficult to understand	52
14713901422	obtuse	lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression	53
14713903646	obsequious	obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree	54
14713912286	ostentatious	showy, pretentious	55
14713914300	pedagogy	the art or profession of teaching	56
14713918470	pedantic	An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.	57
14713930563	perspicacity	keenness of judgement	58
14713933328	perusal	a careful examination, review	59
14713939661	phenomena	fact, event, or circumstance that can be observed, usually considered extraordinary or remarkable	60
14713942334	plaigarism	taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas	61
14713943973	plethora	excess; overabundance	62
14713947741	posthumously	after one's death	63
14713949411	pragmatic	practical, as opposed to idealistic	64
14713951111	Preposition	A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word	65
14713953167	pretentious	(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious	66
14713960974	pseudonym	(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer	67
14713964078	recompense	(v) to pay back; to give a reward; (n) a payment for loss, service, or injury.	68
14713965893	rhetoric	effective writing or speaking	69
14713969971	rudimentary	basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development	70
14713971970	sardonic	grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic	71
14713974576	Satire	the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.	72
14713991266	superfluous	unnecessary, especially through being more than enough	73
14713994428	Syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.	74
14713997842	Thesis	a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.	75
14714000320	ubiquitous	present, appearing, or found everywhere	76
14714002283	Validity	The ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure	77
14714004244	Vernacular	Everyday language of ordinary people	78
14714004270	vocational	having to do with a person's career	79