AP Exam vocab Flashcards
Acussatory
chargung of wrongdoing
Apathetic
indifferent due to lack of energy or concern
Awe
solemn wonder
Bitter
Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
Cynical
questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people
Condescension
condescending-a feeling of supiority
Callous
Unfeeling, insensitive to the feelings of others
Contemplative
Studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue
Critical
finding fault
Choleric
Hot tempered, easily angered
Contemptuous
Showing or feeling that something is worthless and lacks respect
Caustic
Intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting
Conventional
Lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality
Disdainful
Scornful
Didastic
Author attempts to eductae or instruct the reader
Derisive
Ridiculing, mocking
Earnest
Intense, a sincere state of mind
Erudite
Learned, polished, scholarly
Fanciful
Using the imagination
Forthright
Directly frank without hesitation
Gloomy
Darkness, sadness, rejection
Haughty
Proud and vain to the point of arrogance
Indignant
Marked by anger or aroused by justice
Intimate
Very familiar
Judgemental
authoritative and often having critical opinions
Jovial
happy
Lyrical
expressing a poet’s inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like
Matter-of-fact
accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional
Mocking
Treating with contempt or ridicule
Morose
Gloomy, sullen, surly, independent, despondent
Malicious
Purposely hurtful
Objective
An unbiased view-able to leave personal judgements aside
Optimistic
Hopeful, cheerful
Obsequious
polite and obedient in order to gain something
Patronizing
air of condenscenion
Pessimistic
Seeing the worst side of things; no hope
Quizzical
Odd, eccentric, amusing
Ribald
Offensive in speech or gesture
Reverent
Treating a subject with honor and respect
Ridiculing
slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of
Reflective
Illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions
Sarcastic
Sneering, caustic
Sardonic
Scornfully and bitterly sarcastic
Satiric
Ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach
Sincere
Without deceit or pretense; genuine
Solemn
Deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection
Sanguineous
Optimistic, cheerful
Whimsical
Odd, strange, fantastic, fun
Paradox
A statement that appears to be self contradictory or opposing to common sense, but upon closer inspection contains some truth and validity
Anadisplosis
The repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence
Anaphora
The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition
Epistrophe
The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
Litote
A figure of speech that creates an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions.
Asyndeton
The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence
Zeugma
A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses
Antimetabole
A literary and rhetorical device in which a phrase or sentence is repeated, but in reverse order
Apposition
The act of placing together or bringing into proximity; juxtaposition.
Hypophora
A figure of speech in which a writer raises a question and then immediately provides an answer to that question
Synechdoche
A figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa
Polysyndeton
Polysyndeton is a literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed
