AP LANG - Vocab October, 22

aberration noun

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

abhor

regard with disgust and hatred

abide

remain, continue, or dwell

abject

Lowly, miserable and wretched

enervate

to weaken

entity

anything having existence, either physical or mystical

envious

feeling or showing envy

erroneous

(adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes

espouse

to support

fecund

fertile; productive

feign

to pretend

feral

wild, savage

fetter

(n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; (v.) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent

fey

giving an impression of vague unworldliness

gape

to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

gluttonous

(adj.) - insatiable in appetite

goad

to drive or urge on

gourmand

someone fond of eating and drinking

Weather

wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air OR come safely through

whet

to sharpen

beguile

To deceive; to charm; to enchant

Antithesis

a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other

Enumeratio

Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems

Eutripismus

the act of stating points in the form of a numbered or ordered list

Dysphemism

a derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one

Juxtaposition

two concepts, such as characters, ideas, or objects, are placed side by side to reveal their differences

Litotes

ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary

Meiosis

ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary

Pleonasm

the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning