AP English Vocabulary Week 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Allusion | (n) an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference |
| Chiasmus | (n) in poetry, a type of rhetorical balancein which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first, but with the parts reversed. ex, flowers are lovely, love is flowerlike. |
| Lassitude | (n) a state or physical or mental weakness; lack of energy |
| Licentious | (adj) promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters |
| Pecuniary | (adj) of, pertaining to, or consisting of money |
| Assail | (v) to make a concerted or violent attack on |
| Ruminate | (v) to think deeply about something |
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