Ap lang vocab 2

epithet

(noun) a word or phrase that describes or characterizes a person or thing; a descriptive name

Syn. Antonomasia - shorthand substitution of a descriptive word

evasive

adj. avoiding by cleverness; not straightforward; misleading

tone words (synonyms): indirect, understated, allusive

tone words (antonyms): direct, forthright

exacting

adj. hard to please; requiring hard work and close attention; demanding

tone words (synonyms): restrained, stern, stubborn, demanding, pedantic

stolid: not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive

foreshadow

v. to indicate or suggest beforehand; to give a warning of

tone words (synonyms): forebode

infer

v. to conclude on the basis of reasoning or observation

note: the writer implies; the reader infers

tone words (antonyms): reticent, subdue, restrain, low-key

reticent: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved; restrained

laudable

adj. praiseworthy; commendable

tone words (toward something laudable): complimentary, proud, effusive, elated, eulogistic, laudatory

effusive: unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve

lucid

adj. easily understood; clear; rational and sane

tone words (antonyms): abstruse, bemused, capricious, nonplussed

nonplussed: totally puzzled, perplexed, or confused

scrutinize

v. to examine closely or critically

tone words (if the purpose is to scrutinize): satirical, critical

satiric: exposing human folly to ridicule

symposium

n. a meeting for discussing a particular subject; a collection of writings on a subject

affluent

adj. wealthy; abundant; plentiful

tones an affluent person might have: condescending, dogmatic, erudite, holier-than-thou

erudite: characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

brevity

n. briefness of duration; shortness; the quality of being concise or to the point

tone words (synonyms): succinct, pithy, incisive

connotation

n. the suggested, or implied, meaning of a word, not its strict literal meaning; an idea or feeling associated with a word

related terminology: denotation

embellish

v. to decorate or adorn; to improve a story by adding details, even false ones

tone words (synonyms): exuberant, effusive

exuberant: effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant

imbibe

v. to drink; to drink in or absorb; to take in with the mind and keep (as in ideas or principles)

nostalgic

adj. having a longing for things past

tone words (synonyms): wistful, sentimental, tender, reminiscent, elegiac, maudlin

reminiscent: awakening memories of something familiar; suggestive

novice

n. an inexperienced person; a beginner

philistine

n. a person who is insensitive or indifferent to the arts or to ideas; adj. lacking in culture; boorish

tone words (synonyms): irreverent, facetious, frivolous

tone words (antonyms): erudite, formal

irreverent: showing lack of due respect or veneration

facetious: not meant to be taken seriously or literally/amusing; humorous

reiterate

v. to restate; to repeat

an effect of a rhetorical technique: to reiterate

stipend

n. fixed or regular pay; a salary or allowance

evoke

v. to call forth; to bring out; to elicit; to produce (a reaction)

an effect of a rhetorical technique: to evoke