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AP Lang Vocab 2
AP Lang Semester 1 Vocabulary Terms List 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Concession | Something given up or yielded |
| fallacy | a faulty or illegitimate argument, typically leading to an incorrect conclusion |
| caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features |
| adage | a familiar proverb or wise saying |
| non sequitur | something that does not logically follow, random ideas or phrases that seem to have connection |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language but with little meaning |
| morose | having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| trite | lacking in freshness and effectiveness due to constant use |
| affectation | a phony attitude |
| caustic | sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way |
| polysyndeton | deliberate use of many conjunctions |
| appositive | a word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun |
| erudite | scholarly, learned, bookish |
| banal | predictably boring, so unoriginal and common that it is obvious and boring |
| blithe | lacking concern or too casually mentioned, could also be carefree |
| syllepsis | use of a word with several other words where the meaning of the original word changes with each word |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds, used to achieve emphasis |
| synesthesia | describing one kind of sensation in terms of another |
| invective | insulting, abusive, highly critical language |
| antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast, could be a style of phrase in literature |
| jargon | vocabulary distinctive to a specific group of people |
| gerund | a verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun |
| semantics | the set of rules by which we derive meaning words |
| ad hominem | in an argument, an attack on the opposing person instead of the their ideas |
| morass | a complex or confusing situation that is hard to deal with |
| denunciate | to condemn openly |
| self-effacing | not drawing attention to oneself |
| infinitve | the word "to" plus a verb usually functioning as a noun, predicate, adjective, or adverb |
| facetious | humorous, not meant seriously |
| asyndeton | omission of junction between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words |
| aposiopesis | stopping abruptly and leaving a statement unfinished |
| perspicacious | wise; insightful; acutely intelligent |
| paradox | A statement made up of two things that seem like opposites that cannot coexist, but actually can |
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