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AP Literature 1
AP Lit vocab list 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| genre | a type or class |
| inference <-- | forming an opinion from given evidence |
| deduction --> | selecting evidence based on opinion |
| explicate | to clarify |
| implicate | to involve or to connect with |
| dialectic (n) | arriving at the truth through tentative (often conflicting) evidence |
| hypothetical | based on tentative evidence |
| conventional | based on custom |
| contrive | to plan cleverly |
| cognitive | based on mental function |
| valid | based on fact |
| attain | to acheive |
| plausibilty | believability |
| lamentation | sadness |
| partisan (adj) | divisive |
| evoke | to call forth |
| catharsis | a cleansing of emotions through powerful artistic connection |
| pathos | profound and true sympathy |
| impel | to force |
| discomfiture | frustrated disappointment |
| allegiance | loyal obligation |
| potent | powerful |
| apocalyptic | per. to the end of time |
| ostracism | the act of excluding |
| viable | capable of success |
| metaphysical | beyond physical perception |
| vindicate | to free from blame |
| reciprocal | that which affects both |
| dithyramb | a wildly enthusiastic dramatic speech |
| poetics | the study of poetic composition |