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Ap vocabulary 52-120 Flashcards

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parenthesis

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explanatory sentence inset into a passage

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sardonic

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sarcastic,satirical

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satire

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tecniche employed by writers to criticize foolishness of an individual

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polemical

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strongly critical, controversial writing or speech

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ambiguity

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statement, word that contains more than one meaning

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archetype

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universal symbol

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function of an archetype

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it gives universal acceptance

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tragic flaw

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lack in character leading to his downfall

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assertion

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strong declaration

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autobiography

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type of biography written by the same person who his the protagonist

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memoir

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record of memories in the author’s life

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cumulative sentence

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sentence that starts with an independent clause and provide main idea and then add others element

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blank verse

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rhyme verse written in iambic pentameter

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Bildungsroman

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growing up of a sensitive person who try to find answer through different experiences

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illusion

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false illustration of something

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free verse

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verse without rhyme

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foil

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character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character

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Intertextuality

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textual reference that reflects the text used as reference

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litotes

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understatement using a double negative to expire the positive

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utopia

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illusionary place

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21
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sonnet

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lyric with 14 lines pentameter decasyllabe

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round character

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characterization of all aspect of the character

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vernacular

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literary genre that used daily used language in writing

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vernacular vs dialect

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dialect is related to a particular region

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understatement

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making situation less important than what it is really

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situational irony

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incongruence between the expected and the real realization

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static character

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character that doesn’t change during all the story, stories

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eulogy

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laudatory expression in a speech tribute to a person

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dialect

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language used by a narrow range of people in a particular region

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hubris

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extreme pride and arrogance

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anti-hero

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charter with characteristic opposite to the hero

32
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band wagon

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persuasive tecniche and a type of propaganda through which the majority represents the best answer

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bandwagon function

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make audience act and think as the majority

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propaganda

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persuasion

35
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propaganda transfer

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appeal to persoN imagination of something we like or trust

36
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propaganda glittering

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accepting the things without examine all the evidence

37
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propagand testimonial

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accepting because a famous person represent that brand

38
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plain folks

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because the majority, in this case also the writer/ speaker is part of the majority

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distortion of data

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using only selected information

40
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scapegoat

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find a person who give the guilt to transfer the attention

41
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propaganda ARTIFICIAL DICHOTOMY

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his is when someone tries to claim there are only two sides to an issue and that both sides must have equal presentation in order to be evaluated. This technique is used to dupe us into believing there is only one way to look at an issue, when in fact there may be many alternative viewpoints or “sides”. Like most propaganda techniques it simplifies reality and therefore distorts it, often to the advantage of the speaker. A classic example is the “intelligent design” versus “evolution” controversy.

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propaganda DEIFICATION

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This is when an idea is made to appear holy, sacred, or very special and therefore above all law. Any alternative or opposite points of view are thereby given the appearance of treason or blasphemy. Examples: “God-given right to…”, “Mother Earth”, “Gia”.

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Conceit

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excessive appreciation of one’s own worth or virtu

44
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claim

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argument supported by the writer

45
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catharsis

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spiritual renewal

46
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cliché

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expression overused, effects predictable

47
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concession

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where one acknowledge a point made by its opponent

48
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concession

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it implies that the writer os a fair minded person

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Portmanteau

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which two or more words are joined together to coin a new word, which refers to a singe concept

50
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Litotes

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understatement in which an affirmative expression is expressed through 2 negative expression

51
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chiasmus

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reverse order of word (X)

52
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Anadiplosis

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form of repetition in which the last word of one clause or sentence is repeated as the first word of the following clause or sentence.

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Invective

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verbally abusive attack

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circumlocution

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unnecessary large number of words to express a concept

55
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begging the question

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supporting a claim with a reason that is really a restatement of the claim

56
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adage

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proverb based on a piece of common wisdom of experience

57
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verisimilitude

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similar to truth

58
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malapropism

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confuse, comically inaccurate use of words

59
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cadence

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falling rhythm of words in the speech

60
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false analogy

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errore in assuming that 2 things are alike

61
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hasty generalization

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it is a conclusion made about all or many instances of a phenomenon, that has been reached on the basis of one or a few instances of that phenomenon. It is an example of jumping to conclusions

62
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non sequitur

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a statement that fails to follow logically from the one before

63
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post hoc

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because one follows the others it is held to cause the other

64
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ad hominem

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instead attacking an assertion of a person, you attack directly the person

65
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polyphasic

A

excessive talking

66
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diatribe

A

bitter, sharply, abusive attack or criticism

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