AP Language (Absolute-Diction) Flashcards
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| 14675101095 | Absolute | word free from limitations | 0 | |
| 14675101096 | Ad hominem argument | argument attacking character rather than issue | 1 | |
| 14675101097 | Allusion | reference to something literary, mythological, | 2 | |
| 14675101098 | Analogy | comparison of two different things that are similar | 3 | |
| 14675101099 | Anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning | 4 | |
| 14675101100 | Ancedote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular event | 5 | |
| 14675101101 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 6 | |
| 14675101102 | Antithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced | 7 | |
| 14675101103 | Aphorism | Statement that expresses general idea | 8 | |
| 14675101104 | Asyndeton | A construction that are presented in a series without conjunctions | 9 | |
| 14675101105 | balanced sentence | a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against | 10 | |
| 14675101106 | Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts | 11 | |
| 14675101107 | Cliché | expression or idea that is overused | 12 | |
| 14675101108 | Climax | arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing importance | 13 | |
| 14675101109 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions acceptable in formal writing | 14 | |
| 14675101110 | complex sentence | A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 15 | |
| 14675101111 | Compound sentence | a sentence with coordinate independent clauses, often joined by conjunctions | 16 | |
| 14675101112 | compound-complex sentence | a sentence that contains independent clauses and a subordinate clause | 17 | |
| 14675101113 | Concrete details | details that describe actual, specific things or events | 18 | |
| 14675101114 | Connotation | Association meaning of a word | 19 | |
| 14675101115 | Cumulative sentence | a sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by addition of modifying clauses or phrases | 20 | |
| 14675101116 | declarative sentence | a sentence that makes a declaration | 21 | |
| 14675101117 | deductive reasoning | Reasoning in which conclusion is reached | 22 | |
| 14675101118 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 23 | |
| 14675101119 | Dialect | Variety of speech by its own grammar | 24 | |
| 14675101120 | Diction | word choices made by a writer | 25 |