ap vocabulary Flashcards
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| 14732760372 | Anadiplosis | a form of repetition in which the last word of one clause or sentence is repeated as the first word of the following clause or sentence | 0 | |
| 14732760373 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 1 | |
| 14732760374 | Aphorism | a concise statement of a truth or principle | 2 | |
| 14732760375 | denouement | the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. | 3 | |
| 14732760376 | Litotes | A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. | 4 | |
| 14732760377 | malapropism | a word humorously misused | 5 | |
| 14732760378 | Metonymy | the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant | 6 | |
| 14732760379 | Parallellism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 7 | |
| 14732760380 | pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 8 | |
| 14732760381 | polemic | controversy; argument; verbal attack | 9 | |
| 14732760382 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions | 10 | |
| 14732760383 | solecism | a deviation or error in speech, manners, or deeds | 11 | |
| 14732799211 | anadiplosis example | Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. | 12 | |
| 14732799212 | anaphora example | My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration. | 13 | |
| 14732799213 | aphorism example | If it ain't broke, don't fix it. | 14 | |
| 14732799214 | Denouement example | Nick decides the East isn't for him and he is going back West | 15 | |
| 14732799215 | litotes example | It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain. | 16 | |
| 14732799216 | malapropism example | "Our watch, sir, have indeed comprehended two auspicious persons." | 17 | |
| 14732799217 | metonymy example | "The White House declared" rather than "The President declared" | 18 | |
| 14732799218 | parallelism example | Ferocious dragons breathing fire and wicked sorcerers casting their spells do their harm by night in the forest of Darkness. | 19 | |
| 14732799219 | pedantic example | The student annoyed his friends by constantly lecturing them about every subject imaginable, clearly assuming he was better informed than they. | 20 | |
| 14732799220 | polysyndenton example | I remember how she ran, and how she played, and how the music was, and what the weather was like | 21 |