Ap Lang December Terms

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synthestetic

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responding to a sensory stimulus from another sensory stimulus

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aphorism

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a tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

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allegory

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read literally and metaphorically

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ambiguity

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capable of two meanings

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didactic

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used or intended for teaching

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paradox

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seemingly contradicting statement that is true

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pernicious

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causing intentional harm

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invective

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abusive expression

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assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds

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oxymoron

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figure of speech that combines a contradictory phrase in compressed terms.

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expose

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formal recital of facts

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parable

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brief tale understood as an allegory illustrating a religious point

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litotes

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figure of speech by which an affirmation is made indirectly by denying its opposite (understatement)

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ambivalence

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having simultaneous conflicting feelings toward a person or thing

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tone

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author's attitude

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mood

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what the reader perceives

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satire

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humorous mode of writing that exposes the failures of an individual to ridicule or scorn

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conceit

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unusually far fetched metaphor that presents a surprisingly apt parallel between two dissimilar things

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pedantic

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characterized by ostentatious concern for formal rules

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ostentatious

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to make a show of

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synthetic imagery

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responding to one stimuli with a different sensory stimulus

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antithesis

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rhetorical or philosophical opposition

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personification

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giving human characteristics

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superfluous

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unnecessary, excessive

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alacrity

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cheerful readiness, willingness

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cavalier

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haughty, arrogant, superior

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apostrophe

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speaker talks about a dead figure or abstraction

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pretentious

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claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit.

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bellicose

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fond of starting fights or wars

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itymology

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study of the origin of words

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jargon

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words pertaining to a trade, profession, or group

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metaphysics

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thinking about how people think

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indolent

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very lazy

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paternal

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managing or governing people in a fatherly manner; no rights or responsibility

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laudatory

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expressing praise

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pacifist

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person who believes wars can be settled peacefully

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ad hock argument

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when you give an explanation for the conclusion. logical fallacy

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circular reasoning

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your premise is equivalent to your conclusion

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punctilious

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strict or exact observance of formalities

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androcentric

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centered on or dominated by male interest

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germane

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closely or significantly related

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double entendre

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something that has two meanings; risque second meaning.

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elegy

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form of poetry that mourns the loss of a dead person

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sardonic

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bitter or scornful; mocking, cynical.