AP Vocabulary 2 Review

What is the definition of "juxtaposition" as given in the AP Vocabulary List 2?

• Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite

• The art of using language effectively and persuasively

• Intricate; complex

• Open to more than one interpretation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which word is defined as "the art of using language effectively and persuasively"?

• Connotation

• Rhetoric

• Catalyst

• Allegory

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does "connotation" refer to?

• The literal meaning of a word

• The associations or moods that accompany a word

• The ability to speak vividly

• A story with a hidden meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which word means "intended to instruct"?

• Didactic

• Cynical

• Astute

• Ambivalent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is the meaning of "convoluted"?

• Open to more than one interpretation

• Intricate; complex

• Characterized by subtle shades of meaning

• Simultaneously having opposing feelings

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To "corroborate" means to:

• Distrust human sincerity

• Support with evidence

• Cause activity between two forces

• Speak vividly or persuasively

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word describes something "open to more than one interpretation"?

• Nuanced

• Ambiguous

• Astute

• Catalyst

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does "nuanced" mean?

• Clever

• Characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression

• Intended to instruct

• The study of effective speaking

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A person who is "cynical" believes that:

• People are motivated by self-interest and distrustful of human sincerity

• Words have positive connotations

• Stories have hidden meanings

• Language should be used persuasively

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is a "catalyst"?

• A story with a hidden meaning

• Something that causes activity between two or more persons or forces without itself being affected

• The ability to speak vividly

• A clever person

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D