P1 ap quiz vocab

odious

extremely unplesasant; repulsive

oblivious

not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.

insouciant

showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent.

incongruous

not in harmony or keeping with the __surroundings__ or other aspects of something.

hypothetical

of, based on, or serving as a hypothesis/a hypothetical __proposition__ or statement.

banality

the fact or condition of being __banal__; unoriginality.

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pendantic

of or like a __pedant__

scathing

witheringly __scornful__; __severely__ critical.

resignation

retiring,giving up position or the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable

nonsensical

having no meaning; making no sense.

hyperbolic

figure of speech of exaggerating

ambivalent

having mixed feelings or __contradictory__ ideas about something or someone.

euphemism

replacing of an offensive expression wuth an inoffensive one

(ex: lean instad of skinny).

pathos

a quality that __evokes__ __pity__ or sadness.

ellipsis

words that are able to be understood from __contextual__ clues OR

set of 3 dots(…)

synecdoche

a figure of speech in which a part represents a whole object or idea

*ex: not a hair perished*

(meaning the person was not hurt)

metonymy

the substitution of a word that relates to the object or person to be named, in place of the name itself

ex: a spotted shaft is seen (snake)

litotes

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

(“not a bad singer” or “not unhappy”)

anaphora

the __repetition__ of a word or phrase at the beginning of __successive__ __clauses__.

syllogism

form of logic defined by aristotle. “A particular kind of argument containing 3 categorical prepositionsm: 2 premises, on e conclusion”

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ex: If all humans (B) are mortal (A),

and all Greeks(C) are humans (B),

then all Greeks(C) are mortal (A).

synesthesia

condition in which a type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another

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(sight, touch, sound, taste, ect)

polysyndeton

use of several coordinating conjunctions to achieve an artistic effect

(and, or, but, nor)