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Bianco's Midterm APEng
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English
11th Grade
12/17/2011

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abstract

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thought apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances
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acerbic
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harsh, bitter, sour
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ad hominem
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attacks opponent rather than argument
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allegory
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metaphornical/symboolic story in which obbjects, persons, and actions in a narrative having meaning ourside of the narrative
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allusive
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having reference to something implied or infered
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ambivalent
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having mixed feelin being unable to decide between two opposing courses of action
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analogy
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something unfarmiliar is explained by being compared to something more farmiliar
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analytical
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logical/rational/reasonable
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anecdote
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short narrative about an episode or event
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antithesis
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figure of seech characterized by strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas
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argument
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reasonable, rational attempt to develop an idea or opinion
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capricious
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characterized by sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behavior
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churlish
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rude or surly
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compund subject
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subject that consists of two or more simple sujects joined by a coordinating cojunction
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conciliatory
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tending to placate or reconcile
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condescending
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showing an attitude of disdainful superiority
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contemplative
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thoughtful or reflective
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cynical
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contemptuously distrustful of human nature and peoples motives
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deductive reasoning
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from general to particular
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detail
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information an author chooses to include
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diction
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word choice
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dominant impression
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central theme or idea about the suject to which readers can relate to all the details
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double entendre
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statement deliberately ambiguous, one of whose possible meanings is risque or suggestive
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effusive
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extravagantly demonstrative or emotion; gushing
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either-or
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making it seem like there are only two choices when there is actually more
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epithet
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adjective or noun used to point out characteristics of a person or thing
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ethos
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ethical appeal to authority (appeal to audience baased on your credibility and qualifications)
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euphemism
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indirectness relapes directrness or statement usualy to avoid offensiveness
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extended analogy
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analogy that contiuse into following sentences
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feigned
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pretended or counterfit
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glib
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jlacking depth or substance
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hasty generalization
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including som instances that are inappropriate to the argument
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indifferent
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with out interest or concern
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inductive reasoning
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from particular to general
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irate
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angry or enraged
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ironic
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coincidental or unexpected
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judicious
Definition
wise, sensible, well advised
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logos
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logical appeal (by presenting reasonal rational line of thinkging, factual in nature)
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metaphor
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direct comparison between two objects
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mocking
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attacking with riducule or contempt
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monologue
Definition
composition givingh the discourse of one speaker
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non sequitur
Definition
conclusion derived from illogically or erraneously derived from previous premise
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nostalgic
Definition
sentimental yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time or situation
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objective description
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description where one strives for precision and objectivity; conveyed with out emotion
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onomatopeia
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words that by their sound suggest their meaning
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organization
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authors ordering of information
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oversimplification
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inductive conlcustion that ignores the complexity
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paradox
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statement that although seemingly contradictory or absurd may actualy be well found or true
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parallel syntax
Definition
repitition of similar sentence structures
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pathos
Definition
emotional appeal (based on emotion, bleliegs, values) (empathy sympathy)
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pedantic
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overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
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persuasion
Definition
emotional passionate call for action
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physical point of view
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view of the something looks, can be fixed or moving
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poignant
Definition
affectig or moving the emotions
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point of view
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vantage pint from which an author presents a story
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post hoc
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assumed something caused another because it preceeded it
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pretentious
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pompous, characterized by an assumption of ones own importance
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psycological point of view
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relation partly conveyed by pronouns, your emotion that is related
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qualified
Definition
modified, limited or restricted in some way
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red herring
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introduceds issue that shifts from the reall issue (intentional)
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reverent
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deeply respectful
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rhetoric
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art of speaking/writing effectively
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self-deprecating
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belittling or undervaluing oneself, exessively modest
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SOAPSTone
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strident
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having a harsh quality
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subjective description
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drwing explicitly on emotions give impression filtered through your experience
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subordinate clause/dependant clause
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relies on main clause to epress compete thought; can act as single part of speech as noun, adj, or adv clause
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superficial
Definition
shallow not profound
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syllogism
Definition
3 step deductive reasoning
1) Major premise (generalization)
2) minor premise (specific situation)
3) conclusion (connection)
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syntax
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sentence structure
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terse
Definition
neatly or effectively concise
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tone
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authors attitude toward the subject
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understatement
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figure of speech where literal sense of what is said fall noticable short of the magnitude of what is being talked about
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