Unit 3 AP Lang Vocab

anthypophora

A figure of reasoning in which one asks and then immediately answers one's own questions; reasoning aloud.

antimetabole

When words are repeated in the next phrase or clause in reverse order.

oxymoron

Words that have apparently contradictory meanings that are placed near each other.

paradox

A statement that is self-contradictory on the surface, yet seems to evoke a truth nonetheless.

synecdoche

A part of something is used to refer to the whole.

zeugma

When one part of speech (most often the main verb) governs two or more other parts of a sentence (often in a series).

affected

Showing an attitude that is not natural or genuinely felt; appearing artificial or false.

ardent

Enthusiastic, passionate.

contentious

Aggressively combative; given to provoking an argument.

disparate

Containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements.

measured

Careful and controlled, deliberate, calculated.

palpable

Easily perceptible, noticeable.

tenable

Capable of being held, maintained, or defended; reasonable.

convey

To impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance.

debunk

To expose as false.

espouse

To take up and support as a cause.

extol

To praise highly, glorify.

evince

To show clearly, to reveal the possession of a quality or trait.

reiterate

To state over again repeatedly.

repudiate

To refuse to accept, to reject as untrue or unjust.