AP Literature Test #1 terms Flashcards
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| 8151349430 | Paradox | A contradiction | 0 | |
| 8151350601 | Axion | Principles of self-evident truths` | 1 | |
| 8151350602 | Parody | Imitation of a work for comedic effect | 2 | |
| 8151353439 | Paean | Hymn of praise | 3 | |
| 8151353440 | Ribald | Crude; offensive | 4 | |
| 8151356061 | Superlicious | naughtiness | 5 | |
| 8151357896 | loquacious | excessive talking | 6 | |
| 8151357897 | altruism | devotion to the welfare of others | 7 | |
| 8151359920 | deferential | regards to others wishes | 8 | |
| 8151359921 | anamolous | unusual; irregular | 9 | |
| 8151361453 | petulent | rude in speech or behavior | 10 | |
| 8151362521 | pejorative | negative connotation | 11 | |
| 8151362522 | sardonic | derisively mocking | 12 | |
| 8151365072 | obsequious | subservient | 13 | |
| 8151366071 | espitolery | written in a form or a series of letters | 14 | |
| 8151367543 | droll | having a humorous quality | 15 | |
| 8151369353 | censure | judge | 16 | |
| 8151369354 | apostrophe | addresses a person absent/missing | 17 | |
| 8151371708 | feminine rhyme | close rhyme | 18 | |
| 8151371709 | metonymy | use of something close to what is meant | 19 |