Sturm AP Lang Vocab Terms List 1

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abstract

difficult to understand; theoretical; not concrete

abstruse

hard to understand

adage

a wise old saying

apposition

a grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation

arduous

difficult; painstaking

clarity

clearness in thought or expression

cogent

convincing; reasonable

cohesive

condition of sticking together

compelling

forceful; urgently demanding attention

consensus

general agreement

convoluted

intricate; complex

dilatory

describing one who habitually delays or is tardy

dogmatic

characterized by stubborn adherence to insufficiently proved beliefs

effusive

describing unrestrained emotional expression; gushy

emphasize

to give special attention to something; to stress

emphatic

strongly expressed

enervate

to weaken the strength or vitality of

florid

describing flowery or elaborate speech

fluid

easily flowing

futile

having no useful purpose

hackneyed

overfamiliar through overuse; trite

heinous

hatefully evil; abominable

impede

to slow the progress

impenetrable

incapable of being understood

implication

the act of suggesting or hinting

indolent

lazy

metonymy

a type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated

phenomenon

an unusual, observable event

poignant

deeply affecting; touching

rapport

a relationship of mutual trust or affinity

servile

submissive; like a servant

didatic

intended to inform