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AP Junior English Vocab
Vocabulary for AP students
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English
11th Grade
04/22/2009

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Persona
Definition
The percieved personality or image of a person.
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Rhetoric
Definition
Effective use of language, especially in pursuasive speech or writing, that exaggerates or bombasts.
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Exposition
Definition
Detailed writing used to explain. Can be dialogue, description, etc. that explains background information.
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Denouement
Definition
The final outcome of a rather lengthy and complex piece of work.
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Thesis
Definition
The subject or focus of an essay, speech, argument, etc.
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Ideology
Definition
The beliefs, doctorines, etc. that are followed by individuals or groups of people.
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Assertion
Definition
A statement or declaration, often made without any supporting information.
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Paradox
Definition
A self-contradictory statement or proposition.
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Allusion
Definition
An indirect, figurative or symbolic reference.
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Anecdote
Definition
A terse account of a particularly humorous incident.
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Cliche
Definition
Obvious or commonplace remark
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Juxtaposition
Definition
Used mostly in compare/contrast writing. The act of placing opposing things or views next to eachother.
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Antithesis
Definition
Contrast used in balancing sentences or ideas.
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Synecdoche
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When a word that means th ewhole is used to describe the part. Visa-versa
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Metonymy
Definition
Closely related words and phrases are used to describe eachother.
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Direct Address
Definition
Serving the reader's attention by using a character's name within a dialogue.
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Parallelism or Parallel structure
Definition
Agreement of direction, tendency, or character.
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Hyperbole
Definition
Exaggeration in an essay or literary work that is obviously not to be taken seriously.
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Aphorism
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A short, but true, saying that generally is based off of truth.
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Dogmatism
Definition
Arrogant and opinionated with unfounded positivity.
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Oxymoron
Definition
Self-contradictory.
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Bombast
Definition
Obsolete, overly bragging
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Pun
Definition
The humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its differnet meanings or applications. A play on words.
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Theme
Definition
The subject, discussion, etc. of an essay or paper.
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Malapropism
Definition
Rediculous miss-use of words.
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Verbal Irony
Definition
What is said is opposite of what is meant.
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Situational Irony
Definition
A difference between what was expected to happen and what happened.
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Sarcasm
Definition
Harsh or bitter language. Usually sharp, ironic, and short.
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Satire
Definition
Using irony and sarcasm to expose and denounce.
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Anaphora
Definition
The use of a word to describe or replace a group of words.
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Antimetabole
Definition
Any substance that inhibits growth???
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Asyndeton
Definition
The ommission of conjunctions and cross-references.
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Polysendeton
Definition
The use of several conjunctions in a row.
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