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Part 7 SAT Vocab

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Deprecate express disapproval of; belittle
Irony Opposite of what is expected
hedonist one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
synecdoche A figure of speech in which a part or component of something is used to represent that whole, similar to metonymy. Ex: all hands on deck.
nefarious very wicked
understatement Presents something as less significant than it is. THe effect can frequently be humorous
evanescent quickly fading or disappearing
litotes A particular form of understatement , generated by denying the opposite of the statement which otherwise would be used.
Apostrophe A writer speaks directly to someone who is dead, not present ot inanimate
garrulous talkative; wordy
mercenary interested in money or gain
ellipsis The deliberate omission of a word or phase from prose done for effect by the author.
mitigate make less severe, serious, or painful
allegory A work that conveys a hidden meaning- usually moral, spiritual, or political- thought the use of symbolic characters and events.
ascetic practicing self-denial; austere
false cause Assuming that because two things happened, the first one caused the second one. (sequence is not causation.)
depravity extreme corruption; wickedness
amplification Extending a sentence or phrase in order to further explain, emphasize, or exaggerate certain points of a definition, description, or argument. It can involve embellishment or technical elaboration
complacency feeling so satisfied that there is no motivation to improve
apotheosis From the Greek word meaning "to deify." It occurs in literature when a character or a thing is elevated to such a high status that is appears godlike.
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