AP Lit Vocab

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(n.) Repetition of a word or words to add emphasis
anaphora
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(n.) A direct reference to an abstract concept, thing, animal, or imaginary person.
apostrophe
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(n.) A set of dots representing words that are unnecessary or can be inferred.
ellipses
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(n.) when one line ends without a pause and continues into the next line.
enjambment
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(n.) A word or phrase used to describe something.
epithet
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(n.) Incorrectly using one word when meaning to say another.
malapropism
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(n.) A reply that has nothing to do with the previous sentence.
non-sequitur
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(n.) a paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words
oxymoron
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(adj.) pretended to feel something
feigned
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(v.) to lessen; ease; soothe
allay
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(adj.) very great or intense
profound
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(v.) overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine
subvert
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(adj.) showing contempt; scornful
contemptuous
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(v.) treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority
patronize
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(n.) one who shortens or condenses a written work
abridger
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(v.) to criticize openly
decry
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(adj.) intended or likely to placate or pacify
conciliatory
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(adj.) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
aesthetic
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(adj.) evil in nature
malign
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(adv.) anxious or concerned
solicitously
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(n.) quality of being logically or factually sound
validity
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(v.) to show feelings of superiority
condescend
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(n.) a feeling of intense pleasure or joy
rapture
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(v.) stop oneself from doing something
refrain
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(v.) to torment or harass
bedeviled
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(adj.) noticeable
perceptible
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(n.) a delay or cessation for a time
respite
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(v.) to make something disappear
dispel
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(n.) anxiety or fear that something bad will happen
apprehension
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(n.) hopes and dreams
aspirations
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(adj.) admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering
resolute
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(n./v.) severe formal disapproval
censure
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(n.) the act of talking/writing in a heartfelt manner
effusion
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(v.) praise highly in speech or writing
eulogize
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(v.) to raise high; glorify
exalt
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(adj.) attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed
pretentious
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(adj.) involving many points or details; complicated.
elaborate
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(v.) to surround
encompass
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(adj.) deviating from what is normal
aberrant
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(adj.) useful in an inferior capacity
subservient
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(n.) extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness
fatigue
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(n.) overly rigid attention to rules and details
pedantry
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(v.) to divide and give out in shares
apportion
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(adj.) slanting position or direction
oblique
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(adj.) ordinary, dull
prosaic
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(n.) an event that brings terrible loss; disaster
calamity
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(v.) to establish by force or authority
impose
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(n.) A declaration of opinion
pronouncement
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(v.) to move by persuasion or influence
induce
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(adj.) wealthy
affluent
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(adj.) seeking to attract attention
ostentatious
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(adj.) designed or intended to teach
didactic
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(adj.) feeling or showing profound hopelessness
despondent
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(adj.) helping to commit a crime
complicit
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(adj.) full of indulgence in luxury
voluptuous
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(n.) infectious, fatal disease that is widespread; evil influence
pestilence
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(n.) an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct
maxim
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(adj.) Lacking in seriousness or importance
frivolous
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(adj.) emitting light; joyful
radiant
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(adj.) expressing disapproval
reproachful
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(adj.) deeply respectful
reverent
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(adj.) having a definite hardness or severity
stern
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