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AP ACT Vocab Set 4

AP Vocab Set 4

TermDefinition
Conducive adj. able to bring about or be suitable for
Conduct v. to control or manage v. to behave a certain way
Confide v. to share something secretive with someone
Confine v. to put limits on; to restrict
Consensus n. overall agreement
Constitute v. to form or compose (part of) something
Contemplate v. to think deeply about
Contend v. to maintain or assert (an opinion)
Contradict v. to be in contrast with
Controversial adj. highly debatable and causing contention
Conventional adj. abiding by accepted standards
Convey v. to pass on or transfer (information)
Conviction n. a firm belief in something
Corroborate v. to provide evidence for; to back up (a claim)
Counteract v. to work in opposition to
Counterargument n. an argument used to criticize or dismantle another argument
Counterproductive adj. hindering the achievement of a goal
Culmination n. the final act or climax
Cultivate v. to foster the growth of
Decree v. to declare formally and with authority
Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds in words near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible. He gives his harness bells a shake
Asyndeton Purposefully leaving out conjunctions in the sentence, while maintaining the grammatical accuracy of the phrase. He was a bag of bones, a floppy doll, a broken stick, a maniac.
Bibliomancy Prediction of the future by interpreting a bible verse or any religious text for reference. In practice, think of this as a biblical allusion.
Cacophony The use of words with sharp, harsh, hissing, and unmelodious sounds; primarily those of consonants to achieve desired results
Caesura A dramatic pause which has a strong impact; two separate parts in a sentence that are distinguishable from one another yet intrinsically linked to one another. To err is human; || to forgive, divine." - Alexander Pope
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