AP Lit Vocabulary List 1

acquiesce

accept something reluctantly but without protest

buttress

a support or prop

dichotomy

contrasting a division of opposing ideas

eschew

to avoid, shun, keep away from

iconoclast

one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions

obfuscate

to confuse; to bewilder

pedantic

Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules

sage

wise

stoic

showing little to no emotion

syntax

phrase or sentence structure

symbol

anything that stands for or represents something else

hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

analogy

a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

anecdote

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

implicit

implied though not plainly expressed