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Quiz 3 Flashcards

1
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Split infinitive

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An infinitive but with an adverb between the “to” and the verb

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2
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Absolutism

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The idea that there are absolute rights or wrongs

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3
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Sanguine

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Optimistic and positive, especially in tough situations

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4
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Sophism

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A fallacious argument purposefully meant to deceive

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5
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Chagrin

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Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated (shy grin)

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Precis

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A summary

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7
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New Criticism

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Practice of reading literature without considering the broader context within which it was written (author’s biography, social context, or political context)

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A Priori

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Reasoning based on theoretical deduction (ex: math)

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A Posteriori

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Reasoning deduced from empirical data

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10
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Disinterested

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Unbiased or uninfluenced by personal gain

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Uninterested

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Not interested in something

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Pique

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Anger caused by damaged pride or feelings

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13
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Picaresque

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First person narrative with low born main character venturing through corrupt society (Great Expectations)

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14
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Platonic

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Relating to Plato

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15
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platonic

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Unromantic affection or friendship

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

17
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Grotesque

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Repulsively ugly or distorted

18
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Reader Response Theory

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Taking into account one’s personal feelings and perspectives in analyzing literature

19
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Literary Naturalism

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Fiction that explores how people are affected by nature or nurture (Frankenstein)

20
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Transcendentalism

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Movement that valued individualism and one’s personal relationship to God (Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson)

21
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Load Diction

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Language that elicits a strong emotional reaction from the reader

22
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Epistrophe

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The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses

23
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Epistemology

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The philosophical theory of knowledge (the difference between truth and belief)

24
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Fatalism

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The idea that all things have been predecided by fate

25
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Volubility

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Speaking with fluidity and ease

26
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Ad Hoc

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Completing a task for a specific reason (committee)

27
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Decorous

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Marked by good taste and politeness

28
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Metaphysics

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Branch of philosophy that studies abstract, immaterial or intangible concepts

29
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Reductio ad absurdum

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Proving falsity of an idea by proving it’s consequence as being illogical

30
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Relativism

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“Truth” or morality is based on social constructs, not true objectivity

31
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Nonpareil

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Unparalleled (or unmatched)

32
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Romanticism

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A movement that emphasizes nature and emotion

33
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Esoteric

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Known by a small number or specialized people

34
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Conditional Statements

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Statements expressed through conditions - think “if” “then”

35
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Amplification

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Using devices to emphasize or exaggerate a point

AP Lang Semester 1 (3 decks)

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