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AP English Vocab
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Accrue
To increase, accumulate, gain
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Feckless
Useless, unproductive
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Misanthrope
Hating mankind
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Raiment
Clothing garments
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Bucolic
Rustic, countryside or its people
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Abstract
A summary of an article or source document
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Accent
Emphasis on a syllable or word
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Acronym
A word formed from the initials of other words
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Acrostic Poem
A poem in which the first letter of each line forms a name or motto
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Ad Hominem argument
An argument against the man used as a n emotional appeal
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Acro
Top, a point
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Act
To act, to do
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Aer
Air
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Alb
White
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Am
Love
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Ample
Large, wide
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Anim
Mind, soul
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Ann
Year
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Archy
Rule
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Astro
Star
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Allay
To relieve
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Cacophonous
Having a harsh sound
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Moribund
Dying, about to die
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Temporize
To postpone a decision
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Colloquial
Conversational, informal
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Alexandrine
English verse in iambic hexameter
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Allegory
A work that functions on a symbolic level, an extended metaphor
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Alliteration
Repetition of sounds within a line
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Allusion
Reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea
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Autobiography
An author who writes about his or her own life
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Athl
Prize
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Aud
Hear
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Bat
To beat
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Bell
War
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Bibli
Book
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Aphasia
Unable to comprehend language
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Cynosure
Serving as a guide, focus, center
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Vulpine
Resembling a fox
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Interloper
Invader
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Capitulate
To surrender
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Anachronism
An event object custom person or thing that is out of its natural order in time
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Anadiplosis
The last word of a line is used as the first word of the next line
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Anagram
Word or phrase formed by rearranging letters of another word or phrase
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Analogy
A comparison of similar things; uses something familiar to describe something unfamiliar
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Anapest
Metrical foot consisting of 3 syllables
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assiduous
Diligent, active, constant
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Desiccate
Arid, Dull
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Perspicacious
aware, keen, discerning
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Vituperate
Rebuke, berate
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contingency
uncertainty, possibility
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Bio
Life
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Cad, cas, cid
To fall
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Cal, cha(from Calere)
Hot, warm
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Cal, cha(from Calvi)
To deceive
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Cam, cham
Vault
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Anaphora
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs
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Antagonist
The character who works against the main charcter
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Antecedent
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
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Anthropomorphism
Giving human characteristics to non-human characters
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Antithesis
The presentation of two contrasting images that are balanced by word, phrase, clause or paragraphs
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Aphorism
A brief statement that makes a wise opservation of life
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Apostrophe
address to an absent or imaginary person
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Aside
Dialogue not heard by other actors on stage
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Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
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Ballad
Narrative poetry that presents a single, violent or tragic event often put to music
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Captious
Fault finding, entrapping
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Emanate
Arise, issue forth
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Lassitude
A state of weakness, tired, worn out
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Nepotism
favoritism shown to relatives
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Diaphanous
Translucent, filmy, vague, insubstantial
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Cant, chant
To sing
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Cap (fr. Capire)
To take
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Cap(fr. Caput)
Head
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Cen
To judge, assess
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Chron
Time
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Educe
To draw out
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Preempt
To seize
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Subterfuge
Trick
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Miscegenation
mixed race marriage
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Unwonted
unusual
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Fac, fic
make, do
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Fer(ous)
Bearing
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Fid
Faith
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Flex
Bend
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Fort
Strength
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Dranatic monologue
A single character reveals a dramatic situation to a silent listener
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Dramatic poetry
A poem that reveals a dramatic situation
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Dynamic character
A person that changes significantly throughout a story
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Elegy
A poem that laments a deceased person
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Ellison
A segment of a text or word that has been deleted
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Discrete
Seperate
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Discreet
Judicious
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Sonority
Pleasant sounding
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Jurisprudence
having to do with decision making
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Redolent
sweet smelling
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Dialogue
conversation between two characters
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Didactic
Text that teach or moralize
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Diction
Choice of words
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Digression
A literary device when the author creates a temporary departure fro the main subject to focus on related items
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Double-entendre
Double meaning where one is often times risque
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