AP Lang Vocab
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show | words, phrases, or ideas that suggest something is ‘absolute’ or total (all encompassing)
In morality, absolutism is the belief that there are absolutes of good and bad.
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show | optimistic/positive especially when it a tough situation
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disinterested | show 🗑
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show | marked by propriety and good taste; dignified and proper
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show | revolves around literary analysis, and emphasized reading, usually poetry, as an aesthetic object to examine not through context but through only the text.
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loaded diction | show 🗑
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metaphysics | show 🗑
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literary naturalism | show 🗑
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show | An artistic movement in the early 1800’s focusing on individualism, spirituality, nature, idealization, and imagination.
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show | A movement in the early 19th century which emphasized spiritual thinking over scientific thinking and critiqued social organizations like religion.
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show | novel that depicts the episodic adventures of a roguish, but appealing hero who is often a member of low class society. Usually male, and has to use his wits to survive.
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a priori | show 🗑
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show | having no match or equal, unrivaled
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ad hoc | show 🗑
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show | Intended for or likely to be understood by a group of people with the same common knowledge or interest
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show | (of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not sexual.
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show | capitalized: of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism. Can also refer to ideals, thoughts, etc. that are not related to action (It is used this way in Gatsby.)
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show | Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted
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pique | show 🗑
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show | an if-then statement that consists of two parts, an antecedent and a consequent.
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amplification | show 🗑
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show | a construction consisting of an infinitive with an adverb or other word inserted between to and the verb
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abstruse | show 🗑
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relativism | show 🗑
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sophism | show 🗑
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precis | show 🗑
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show | A failure of reasoning that invalidates an argument.
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show | -The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
-The study of knowledge, what we know, and how we can know it.
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epistrophe | show 🗑
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fatalism | show 🗑
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Reductio Ad Absurdum | show 🗑
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volubility | show 🗑
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show | Noun: distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
Verb: feel distressed or humiliated
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mood (in literature) | show 🗑
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exigence | show 🗑
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rhetorical situation | show 🗑
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rhetorical strategies | show 🗑
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sarcastic | show 🗑
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sardonic | show 🗑
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effusive | show 🗑
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apathetic | show 🗑
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flippant | show 🗑
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ambivalent | show 🗑
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euphemism | show 🗑
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colloquial | show 🗑
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allegory | show 🗑
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show | containing hidden symbolism but still containing the original plot and characters
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alliteration | show 🗑
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show | repetition of consonant sounds
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allusion | show 🗑
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aphorism | show 🗑
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ambiguity | show 🗑
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show | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
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conceit (as a literary device) | show 🗑
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pronoun antecedent | show 🗑
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show | verb form used as an adjective
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show | a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases
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show | a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite
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show | a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
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metonymy | show 🗑
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show | address to an absent or imaginary person
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disparaging | show 🗑
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show | saying something that means something different than the literal meaning
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didactic | show 🗑
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anaphora | show 🗑
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show | ridiculing, mocking
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show | Something given up or yielded
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show | a faulty or illegitimate argument, typically leading to an incorrect conclusion
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caricature | show 🗑
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show | a familiar proverb or wise saying
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non sequitur | show 🗑
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bombastic | show 🗑
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morose | show 🗑
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show | lacking in freshness and effectiveness due to constant use
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affectation | show 🗑
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caustic | show 🗑
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show | Deliberate use of many conjunctions
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show | A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun
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erudite | show 🗑
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banal | show 🗑
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show | lacking concern or too casually mentioned, could also be carefree
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syllepsis | show 🗑
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assonance | show 🗑
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synesthesia | show 🗑
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invective | show 🗑
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show | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast, could be a style or phrase in literature
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jargon | show 🗑
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gerund | show 🗑
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semantics | show 🗑
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show | In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas
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morass | show 🗑
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denunciate | show 🗑
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show | not drawing attention to oneself; modest
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infinitive | show 🗑
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show | (adj.) humorous, not meant seriously
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asyndeton | show 🗑
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show | stopping abruptly and leaving a statement unfinished
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show | wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
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paradox | show 🗑
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