AP Language Vocabulary #1 Flashcards
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| 14873617337 | abstruse | difficult to understand; obscure | 0 | |
| 14873617338 | acrimonious | (adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone | 1 | |
| 14873617339 | aesthetic | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty | 2 | |
| 14873617340 | affable | (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to | 3 | |
| 14873617341 | aloof | (adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) | 4 | |
| 14873617342 | altruistic | unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others | 5 | |
| 14873617343 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone | 6 | |
| 14873617344 | ameliorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming | 7 | |
| 14873617345 | amenable | (adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible | 8 | |
| 14873617346 | amorphous | (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion | 9 | |
| 14873617347 | angular | sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner | 10 | |
| 14873617348 | antiquated | obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable | 11 | |
| 14873617349 | Antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 12 | |
| 14908359228 | Genre | a major category or type of literature | 13 | |
| 14908359229 | generic conventions | This term describes traditions for each genre. These conventions help to define each genre; for example, they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and political writing. On the AP language exam, try to distinguish the unique features of a writer's work from those dictated by convention. | 14 | |
| 14908359230 | rhetoric appeals | ethos, pathos, logos | 15 | |
| 14908359231 | Logos | an appeal based on logic or reason | 16 | |
| 14908359232 | Ethos | credibility | 17 | |
| 14908397775 | rhetorical modes (modes of discourse) | the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. | 18 | |
| 14908397776 | Exposition | to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion | 19 | |
| 14908397777 | Argumentation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation that has the additional aim of urging some form of action. | 20 |