Study sets matching "3 honors english ap"
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acolyte
bibulous
coalesce
covert
(n) A person who assists in some religious services by carryin…
(adj) 1. Given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks.... 2. Hig…
(v) To grow together; to unite to form a whole.
(adj) Not openly acknowledged; secret.
acolyte
(n) A person who assists in some religious services by carryin…
bibulous
(adj) 1. Given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks.... 2. Hig…
bewail
destitute
detract
emancipate
(v) To express deep regret or sorrow over.
(adj) 1. Without resources or possessions, especially the nece…
(v) To take away, especially from the value, beauty, or import…
(v) To set free from slavery; to liberate.
bewail
(v) To express deep regret or sorrow over.
destitute
(adj) 1. Without resources or possessions, especially the nece…
affection
appeal
clasp
conspicuous
(n) A fond or tender feeling.
(v) 1. To make an earnest request; to ask.... 2. To be of intere…
(v) To grasp or hold tightly.... (n) 1. A strong grasp or hold.…
(adj) Easily or plainly seen.
affection
(n) A fond or tender feeling.
appeal
(v) 1. To make an earnest request; to ask.... 2. To be of intere…
Homily
Imagery
Verbal Irony
Inverted Order of a Sentence
This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it ca…
Word or words that create a picture in the reader's mind throu…
When you say something and mean the opposite/something differe…
Sentences where part or all of the predicate comes before the…
Homily
This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it ca…
Imagery
Word or words that create a picture in the reader's mind throu…
Ad Hominem
Ad Populum
Allegory
Alliteration
An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than…
Evading issues in an argument by appealing to the audiences em…
Extending a metaphor so that objects, persons, and actions in…
The repetition of an initial consonant sound
Ad Hominem
An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than…
Ad Populum
Evading issues in an argument by appealing to the audiences em…
Symbol
Personification
Archetype
Dramatic Irony
Something used for or regarded as representing something else
The attribution of human nature or character to animals, inani…
The original pattern or model from which all things of the sam…
Situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not…
Symbol
Something used for or regarded as representing something else
Personification
The attribution of human nature or character to animals, inani…
alliteration
allusion
connotation
denotation
the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds…
a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumabl…
the non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, s…
the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word
alliteration
the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds…
allusion
a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumabl…
Assonance, Consonance, Rhyme
Assonance
Consonance
Rhyme
Words related to sound
Occurs when two or more words in close proximity to one anothe…
• This term refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants…
Also known as End [term], this is a repetition of similar-soun…
Assonance, Consonance, Rhyme
Words related to sound
Assonance
Occurs when two or more words in close proximity to one anothe…
compassionate
ponderous
emaciated
innocuous
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
heavy; bulky and unwieldy; dull, labored
Extremely thin; wasted away
Harmless, inoffensive
compassionate
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
ponderous
heavy; bulky and unwieldy; dull, labored
analyze
connotative
denotative
figurative
examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structu…
a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which…
the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the f…
departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.
analyze
examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structu…
connotative
a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which…
compassionate
ponderous
emaciated
innocuous
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
heavy; bulky and unwieldy; dull, labored
Extremely thin; wasted away
Harmless, inoffensive
compassionate
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
ponderous
heavy; bulky and unwieldy; dull, labored
ambidextrous
augment
bereft
deploy
(adj) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; dece…
(v) to make larger, increase
(adj) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
(v) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
ambidextrous
(adj) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; dece…
augment
(v) to make larger, increase
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Irony
Flashback
When an object or a story element stands for a larger meaning.
When the author gives readers hints about what will happen lat…
a contradiction (difference) between appearance and reality
Sections of a narrative that describe a time before the presen…
Symbolism
When an object or a story element stands for a larger meaning.
Foreshadowing
When the author gives readers hints about what will happen lat…
ambiguous
amiable
crass
discursive
adjective... having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain
adjective... friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane
adjective... coarse, crude, and unrefined
adjective... rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly
ambiguous
adjective... having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain
amiable
adjective... friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane
antiquated
arable
ascendancy
atrophy
(adj.)... obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable
(adj) fit for plowing, tillable
(noun) domination; growing power
(verb) to waste away, to wither
antiquated
(adj.)... obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable
arable
(adj) fit for plowing, tillable
abominate
acculturation
adventitious
ascribe
(v.) To have an intense dislike or hatred for
(n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or struc…
(adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent caus…
(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
abominate
(v.) To have an intense dislike or hatred for
acculturation
(n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or struc…
aesthetic
aloof
archaic
assuage
( adj.) relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art
( adj.) apart, indifferent
(adj.) antiquated, old, out of use
(v.) to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome,…
aesthetic
( adj.) relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art
aloof
( adj.) apart, indifferent
adversary
alienate
artifice
coerce
(n) an enemy, opponent
(v) to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged;…
(n) clever or cunning devices, especially as used to trick or…
(v) to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
adversary
(n) an enemy, opponent
alienate
(v) to make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged;…
Symbol
Tautology
Understatement
Free Verse
Definition- Words or images that signify more than they litera…
definition- A statement redundant in itself; a statement that…
Definition-the practice of drawing attention to a fact that is…
Definition-Nonmetrical, nonrhyming lines that closely follow t…
Symbol
Definition- Words or images that signify more than they litera…
Tautology
definition- A statement redundant in itself; a statement that…