SAT Vocab Review

ALL Kweller Vocabulary, any unknown vocab words i come across, common SAT prefixes/roots/suffixes

paucity

1. (n.)—The presence of something in insufficient quantity or amount; scarcity.

hubris

1. (n.)—An excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance that often leads to downfall.

vexation

1. (n.)—The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried; a feeling of irritation.

vex

1. (v.)—To irritate, annoy, or worry someone; to cause distress or discomfort.

juxtaposition

the act of placing two or more things side by side to compare or contrast them

paradox

a statement/situation that seems impossible or illogical at first glance because it contains opposing facts.

efficacy

the ability of something to produce the specific/desired result or effect

1. FIGURATIVE/METAPHORICAL LANGUAGE

1. (n.)—A general term referring to language that describes a thing in terms of something else. The resemblance is FIGURATIVE, not LITERAL, as the reader is carried beyond the LITERAL meaning to consider the NUANCES and connotations of the words used in the comparison.

1. SIMILE

1. (n.) —A clearly stated figure of speech that is a comparison between two essentially unlike things, usually using the words "like" or
   "as," which points out a FIGURATIVE way that the two things ARE alike.

1. METAPHOR

1. (n.) —In its more narrow sense, a figure of speech in which one thing is described in terms of another using an implied comparison, without the use of "like" or "as."

1. PERSONIFICATION

1. (n.)—A figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human qualities or abilities

1. PARALLELISM/PARALLEL STRUCTURE

1. (n.)-A rhetorical device or sentence construction which involves using matching grammatical patterns to establish the equivalent relationship or importance of two or more items. PARALLELISM provides balance and AUTHORITY to sentences.

1. IRONIC

1. (adj.)—Using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

1. SYNOPSIS

1. n.) —A brief summary of the major points of a thesis, theory, story, or literary work; an abstract

1. SATIRE, LAMPOON, PARODY

1. n.)-A work that ridicules human vices, follies, and foibles; comic criticism.

1. HYPERBOLE

1. n.)—A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; extreme exaggeration

CARICATURE

n.) -Visual art or descriptive writing that deliberately exaggerates distinctive features or peculiarities of a subject for comic or absurd effect