Ap Comp Vocab Review

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Deductive

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a general hypothesis leads to specific evidence

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Exemplification

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using examples to illustrate

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Exposition

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Exposition=to present or show to explain the reason of an idea, thing, or theme.

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Inductive

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Inductive=to reach a conclusion by using specific premise to general premise

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Syllogism

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Syllogism= a type of method to present a logical argument

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Abstract

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Abstract= the orectical; not applied or pratical throught of apart from concrete realities.

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Pedantic

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Pedantic=concerned wit last minute details or formatisms, especially teaching

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Pedestrian

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Pedestrain= Lacking in vitality, imagination, distinotion

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Colloquial

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Colloquial= to implied to a meaning of a word

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Allusion

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Allusion= the use of a brief reference to a person, place, or event like historical figures or event

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Anachronism

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Anachronism= Something that belongs in a time period where it exists

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Irony

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Irony= a discrepancy between what is said and what is meant.

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Juxtaposition

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Juxtaposition= a theme, idea, person, or thing is parell to the other.

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Zeugma

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Zeugma=when tow or more sentences are joined together by a single verb or noun

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Physiognomy

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Physiognomy= to explain someone’s facial features or expressions when regarding a indicative character

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Ignominious

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Ignominious= causing public disgrace or shame

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Exhortation

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Exhortation= to address or communicate to persuade someone to do something

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Plebeian

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Plebian=a commoner in ancient rome, belonging too.

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Amenable

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Amenable: easily persuades or control

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Vicissitude

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Vicissitude= a change in cinr***stances or fortune

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Obeisance

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Obeisance= a show of great respect

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Probity

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Probity= having honesty and decency

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Assonance

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Assonance= a rhyme of words with the same vowel sound

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Attileration

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Attileration= the commencement of two or more stressed syllabus of a word group together either with the same consant sound or sound group

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Anaphora

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Anaphora=to repeat a word or phrase deliberate at the beginning of several successive clauses or paragraph

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Consonance

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Consonance= a rhyme or repeated of words with the same constants sound

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Assuage

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Assuage= to make it milder or less serve.

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Beleaguered

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Beleaguered= beset of troubles, difficulties

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Amorphous

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Amorphous= having no specifics for shape pattern or structure

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Ameliorate

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Ameliorate= to make or become better.

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acrimonious

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to be bitter or angry

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extemporaneous

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spoken or performed without special advance preparation

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nefarios

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a action or activity that is wicked or criminal

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obsequious

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characterize by or showing serve complisane or deference.

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fatnoys

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silly or pointless

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malevolent

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having or showing the wish to do evil or harm to others

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cacophonous

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having a harsh or discordant sound

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capacious

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capable of holding a lot

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didactic

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teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.

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deleterious

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bad for your health, harmful

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fastidious

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crtical, demanding, hard to please

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credulous

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willing to believe, especially without proper evidence

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commensurate

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having the same measures

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corpulence

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bulky, large of body

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fortuitous

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accidental, happen by chance

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euphemism

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the subs***ution of a vague expression for a blunt expression

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antimetabole

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the opposite of turing about

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imperative

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absolutely necessary or required

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abjured

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to renounce or retract

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blandish

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to coax or influence by gently flattery

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capricous

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to be subject to or led by indicative of white

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decried

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to denounce as faulty or worthless

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ebullient

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overflowing with fervor, ethusium, or excitement

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fallacious

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containing a fallacy or a false belief

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garrulous

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excessively talkative in a rambling, round about manner

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hackneyed

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made commonplace or trile

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jubilant

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showing great joy

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anadiplosis

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the repe***ion in the first part of a clause or sentence of a prominent word.

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analogy

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is a comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship

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anecdote

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short account of a particular incident or event.

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apposition

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a syntax relation between expressions, usually consecutive

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chiasmas

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a reversal in order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases.