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AP English Vocab. #4
Vocabulary List #4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bringing back memories of days gone by | nostalgia |
| a tone word that means bitter or biting | acerbic |
| rambling; wordy; verbose | circumlocution |
| parallelism; similar word order or structure | parallel syntax |
| everyday language; informal conversation (Yo wazzup?!) | colloquial |
| egotistical | pompous |
| an area where a minister stands in church when delivering a sermon | linguistic paradox |
| shallow; not profound or thorough | superficial |
| whimsical | capricious |
| used to refer to particular persons, places, and objects: girl, forest, stone; uses the senses as opposed to abstract language which discusses items that can't be seen or touched: love, peace, etc. | concrete diction |
| of the language | linguistic |
| annoying or persistent with demands (i.e. a little kid begging for candy from his mother) | importunate |
| deeply affects you emotionally (i.e. a poignant sermon) | poignant |
| blindly adoring or worshipping an idol | idolatrous |