AP Lang Vocab Quiz 4

Derisive

contemptuous; mocking; jeering; expressing ridicule; causing or deserving scorn

derogatory

tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; belittling uncomplimentary, disparaging, deprecatory, denigrating

despondent

feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom

detached

not attached; separated; impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased; not involved or concerned

didactic

intended for instruction; instructive; inclined to teach or lecture others too much

earnest

intense, a sincere state of mind

logos

persuading by the use of reasoning; numbers, polls, and other mathematical or scientific data

inverted sentence

one in which the subject appears after the verb. This causes the subject to receive more emphasis

parallelism

a repetition of sentences using the same structure

periodic sentence

not grammatically complete until the end. Uses parallel phrases or clauses in the opening so that the subject or verb group is at the end. can be used to build suspense and arouse interest and curiosity.