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AP Lang Vocab Test

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transcendentalism
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new criticism
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caricature
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paradox
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relativism
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euphemism
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syllepsis
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idiomatic
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fatalism
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affectation
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anaphora
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jargon
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chagrin
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esoteric
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metaphysics
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a priori
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uninterested
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metonymy
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blithe
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a phony attitude; pose
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vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
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saying something that means something different than the literal meaning
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substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it
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the doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute
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the attitude of mind which accepts whatever happens as having been bound or decreed to happen.
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Noun: distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated Verb: feel distressed or humiliated
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use of a word with other words, with each of which it is understood differently
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A movement in the early 19th century which emphasized spiritual thinking over scientific thinking and critiqued social organizations like religion.
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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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verb form used as an adjective
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an exaggerated portrayal of one's features
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a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true
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not having the mind or feelings engaged; not interested
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Intended for or likely to be understood by a group of people with the same common knowledge or interest
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“Beyond nature,” a literary concept used to describe things beyond the physical--such as the emotional and intellectual states an individual goes through--typically through figurative language and conceits
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knowledge considered to be true without previous experience or observation
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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
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an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
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lacking concern or too casually mentioned, could also be carefree
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the noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces
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difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure
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feeling or showing little emotion
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something that does not logically follow, random ideas or phrases that seem to have no connection
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A failure of reasoning that invalidates an argument.
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a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
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a summary or abstract of a text or speech where the tone and meaning of the original passage are maintained. Generally is ⅓ or ⅕ compared to original in length.
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a concise statement of a truth or principle
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Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted
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a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite

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