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AP Flashcards

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Diction

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Word choice

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syntax

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ordering of words in a sentence and how it achieves tone, meaning, and point of view

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style

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describes how author uses language to get his point across

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tone

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attitude and mood created by style

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point of view

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stance/opinion revealed by style and tone

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imagery

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language used for sensual perception

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hyperbole

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exaggeration

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understatement

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presenting facts in a way that makes them seem less significant than they are

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simile

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comparing two objects using “like” or “as.”

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metaphor

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comparing objects not using “like” or “as”

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symbol

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a word that represents something other than itself

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12
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denotation

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a word’s primary meaning (definition)

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connotation

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the vast range of other meanings a word suggests

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oxymoron

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an apparent contradiction of terms

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paradox

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an apparent contradiction of ideas or statements

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16
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personification

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giving human qualities to an inanimate objects

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rhetorical question

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a question with an obvious answer

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18
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bombast

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pompous language

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19
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metonymy

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one term substituted for another term which is closely associated

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synecdoche

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metonymy restricted to a part signifying the whole

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21
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theme

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general ideas

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euphemism

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words used to avoid employing an unpleasant or offensive term

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verbal irony

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stating something but meaning the opposite (sarcasm)

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situational irony

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a situation runs contrary to what is expected

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satire

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something portrayed in a way that is deliberately distorted to achieve comic effect.

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Logos

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appealing to reason and logic with hard facts, evidence, statistics, etc.

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ethos

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appeal to speaker’s credibility (expert or authority)

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pathos

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appealing to emotions, values, or desires of the audience.

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29
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didactic

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intended to instruct

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30
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arbiter

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judge who decides disputed issue

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31
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incontrovertible

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unable to be denied or disputed

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32
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vinidicated

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freed from blame

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33
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indolent

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lazy

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34
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torpor

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laziness; inactivity; dullness

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disparity

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inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference

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36
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sanction

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economic or military measure put in place to punish another country

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opulent

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exhibiting a display of great wealth

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poignant

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profoundly moving; touching

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effusive

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emotionally unrestrained; gushy

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egregious

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conspicuously bad or offensive

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gratuitous

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given freely; unearned unwarranted

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benevolent

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well-meaning; generous

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mollify

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to calm or soothe

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dubious

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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

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astute

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shrewd; clever

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clandestine

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secretive

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stratagem

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clever trick to deceive or outwit

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wily

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cunning

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apathetic

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feeling or showing little emotion

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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whimsical

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subject to erratic behaviour; unpredictable

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intrepid

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courageous; fearless

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proliferate

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to grow or increase rapidly

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consensus

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general agreement

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incumbent

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imposed as a duty; obligatory

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enlightening

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informative; contributing to one’s awareness

57
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profound

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having great depth or seriousness

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innate

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possessed from birth; inborn

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transient

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passing away with time

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affable

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easy-going; friendly

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facetious

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playfully humorous

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dilettante

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one with amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge

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decorous

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proper; marked by good taste

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staid

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unemotional; serious

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pejorative

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describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone

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brusque

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rudely abrupt

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fractious

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quarrelsome; unruly

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ingrate

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an ungrateful person

69
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insolent

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insulting in manner or speech

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deleterious

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having a harmful effect; injurious

71
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heinous

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hatefully evil; abominable

72
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rancorous

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hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will

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austere

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without decoration; strict

74
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ponderous

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extremely dull

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apprehension

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anxiety or fear about the future

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trepidation

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uncertainty, apprehension

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nascent

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coming into existence; emerging

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novel

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strikingly new or unusual

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conflagration

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a widespread fire

80
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comprehensive

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large in scope or content

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prodigious

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enormous

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laudatory

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giving praise

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fastidious

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possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please

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pragmatic

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practical

85
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anachronism

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something out of place in time or sequence

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apology

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defense of an idea

87
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chiasmus

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an inversion in the second of two parallel phrases

88
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lexicon

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word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary

89
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paradigm

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an example or model

90
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period

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long, complex, grammatically correct sentence

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propitious

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presenting favorable circumstances

Brit Lit Honors (24 decks)

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