2011-2012 Ap English Vocab 6

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quizzical

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questioning or puzzled

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refrain

Back 2

a line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem

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reproachful

Back 3

full of or expressing censure or blame

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requiem

Back 4

a song of prayer for the dead

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rhapsody

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an intensely passionate verse/section, usually of love/praise

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rhetorical

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relating to the study of using language persuasively and effectively

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rhetorical question

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a question that suggests an answer

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sardonic

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scornfully or cynically mocking

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satire

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exposes common character flaws to the cold light of humor, attempts to improve things by pointing out mistakes- so they happen less often

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settle

Back 10

long wooden bench with a high back, usually with a compartment for storage beneath the seat

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simile

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like a metophor, but often uses words "like" or "as"

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soliloquy

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speech spoken by character alone on stage, supposed to be the character's thoughts, actor doesn't acknowledge audience

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stanza

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a group of lines roughly analogous in function in verse to the paragraphs function in prose

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stock characters

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standard or cliched character types, drunk, foolish girl

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subjectivity

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uses personal views of a single observer (biased)

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suspension of disbelief

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demand made of a theater audience to accept the limitations of staging and supply the detials with their imagination

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syllogism

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a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, minor premise, and conclusion

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syntax

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syntactically according to the rules of grammar and syntax

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thesis

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the main position of an argument, the main thing that will be supported

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tragic flaw

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in a tragedy, this is the weakness of a good character that eventually leads to his demise

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travesty

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a grotesque parody

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typified

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served as the typical specimen of something, to represent

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utopia

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an idealized place

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veracity

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truthfulness, adherence to the truth

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vindictiveness

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quality of being disposed to revenge

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wanton

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unchaste, immoral, lusty

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whimsical

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erratic in behavior, unpredictable, usually in a playful manner

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wistful

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full of wishful yearning

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wry

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dryly humorous, often with irony