AP Language and Composition Vocab 1 Flashcards
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14803312447 | aberration | a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome | 0 | |
14803314428 | copious | abundant; plentiful | 1 | |
14803316643 | duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness | 2 | |
14803321003 | incorrigible | not able to be corrected; beyond control | 3 | |
14803324359 | juxtapose | to place side by side for comparison | 4 | |
14803324406 | multifarious | having great variety; numerous and diverse | 5 | |
14803327240 | poignant | (adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell | 6 | |
14803330837 | recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority | 7 | |
14803333684 | saccharine | excessively sweet or sentimental | 8 | |
14803336030 | facetious | playfully humorous | 9 | |
14803338305 | rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. | 10 | |
14803344722 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. | 11 | |
14803346631 | rhetorical situation | an issue, a speaker, and an audience | 12 | |
14803352808 | exigence | an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak | 13 | |
14803358423 | FRQ (free response question) | A question that allows the responded to answer with a word or a phrase. | 14 |