AP English Language Vocab Flashcards

14545742326	Abstract	existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.	0
14545742327	Aesthetics	Artistic or looks appealing to our senses	1
14545742328	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	2
14545742329	Allusion	A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.	3
14545742330	Ambiguity	An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.	4
14545742331	Anachronism	something out of place in time	5
14545742332	Analogy	a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect	6
14545742333	Anaphora	repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines	7
14545742334	Antithesis	two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect	8
14545742335	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	9
14545742336	Aphorism	a concise statement of a truth or principle	10
14545742337	Anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person	11
14545742338	Audience	One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed.	12
14545742339	Begging the question	A fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt.	13
14545742340	Caricature	exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics	14
14545742341	Chiasmus	two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect	15
14545742342	Clause	A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.	16
14545742343	Colloquialism	a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.	17
14545742344	Complex sentence	A sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.	18
14545742345	Compound	a word consisting of components that are words	19
14545742346	Compound complex sentence	at least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses	20
14545742347	Connotation	an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.	21
14545742348	Contradiction	a statement that is the opposite of another statement	22
14545742349	Deductive	using logic or reason to form a conclusion or opinion about something	23
14545742350	Delayed sentence (periodic sentence)	A sentence that withholds its main idea until the end	24
14545742351	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word	25
14545742352	Diction	An author's choice of words to convey a tone or effect	26
14545742353	Didactic	Intended for teaching or to teach a moral lesson	27
14545742354	Epigraph	Quote set at the beginning of a literary work or at its divisions to set the tone or suggest a theme.	28
14545742355	Epiphany	A sudden or intuitive insight or perception into the reality or essential meaning of something usually brought on by a simple or common occurrence or experience	29
14545742356	Epitaph	inscription on a tombstone	30
14545742357	Ethos	appeals to the audience's sense of morals or principles	31
14545742358	Pathos	appeals to the emotions of the audience	32
14545742359	Logos	appeals to the audience's sense of logic	33
14545742360	Euphemism	a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant	34
14545742361	Expletive	A single word or short phrase intended to emphasize surrounding words	35
14545742362	Eulogy	a formal speech praising a person who has died	36
14545742363	Fallacy	an error in reasoning	37
14545742364	Figurative Language	Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.	38
14545742365	Colloquial	Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing	39
14545742366	Hyperbole	A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.	40
14545742367	Inference	Using background knowledge and observation to determine a conclusion that makes sense.	41
14545742368	Invective	An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	42
14545742369	Irony	A contrast between expectation and reality	43
14545742370	Juxtaposition	A literary device wherein the author places a person, concept, place, idea or theme parallel to another.	44
14545742371	Litotes	Understatement of an affirmative by using negative description; discreet way of saying something unpleasant without using negativity.	45
14545742372	Loose sentence	A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.	46
14545742373	Metaphor	A comparison without using like or as	47
14545742374	Metonymy	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it	48
14545742375	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	49
14545742376	Nostalgia	a feeling of sadness mixed with pleasure about an earlier, happy period	50
14545742377	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	51
14545742378	Oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	52
14545742379	Paradox	A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.	53
14545742380	Pedantic	An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.	54
14545742381	Parallelism	similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	55
14545742382	Personification	the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea	56
14545742383	Parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	57
14545742384	Propaganda	information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.	58
14545742385	Pun	a humorous play on words	59
14545742386	Repetition	Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis	60
14545742387	Rhetoric	language used to support your point of view; language intended to persuade	61
14545742388	Style	The manner in which a writer combines and arranges words, shapes ideas, and utilizes syntax and structure	62
14545742389	Sarcasm	the use of irony to mock or convey contempt	63
14545742390	Satire	A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.	64
14545742391	Semantics	The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.	65
14545742392	Simple sentence	A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause	66
14545742393	Structure	the arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work	67
14545742394	Synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	68
14545742395	Syllogism	A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.	69
14545742396	Syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.	70
14545742397	Symbolism	A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well	71
14545742398	Thesis	an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument	72
14545742399	Theme	the central topic of a text	73
14545742400	Tone	Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character	74
14545742401	Transition words	words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences and paragraphs	75
14545742402	Understatement	A statement that says less than what is meant	76
14545742403	Wit	intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights	77
14545742404	Voice	A writers distinctive use of language	78
14545742405	Strawman Argument	When an opponent attributes false or exaggerated characteristics or behaviors to the opponent and attacks him on those falsehoods or exaggerations.	79