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AP Comp Vocab

Vocab Terms for AP Comp Lesson 1

TermDefinition
dehoratio Dissuasion; a speech/text made to dissuade
solecism A deviation or error in speech, manners, or deeds
satire The general term for a work that uses ridicule, humor, and wit to criticize and provoke change in human nature and institutions
crescendo A gradual increase in intensity, force, or volume
bulwark A defensive wall or embankment
malaise Vague bodily or emotional discomfort or uneasiness
innuendo An indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature
canard A deliberately misleading story
allegory A narrative technique in which characters representing things or abstract ideas are used to convey a message or teach a lesson. It is typically used to teach moral, ethical, or religious lessons but is sometimes used for satiric or political purposes
demotic Relating to ordinary people
Horatian Satire Text that ridicules gently
cortege A group of attendants; a retinue
refutation Disproof; the act of proving wrong by argument or evidence
impresario An entertainment producer or manager
bathos Insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness
parody An imitation of a serious literary work or the signature style of a particular author in a ridiculous manner
wont likely
disingenuous Insincere; calculating
simian Related to or resembling an ape or monkey
auxesis Arranging words or clauses in a sequence of increasing force
intransigent Uncompromising; refusing to moderate
Juvenalian Satire Text that derides its subjects harshly and bitterly
dogged Unrelenting; persistent
etymology The history of a word; the study of word origins
requisite Required; necessary
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