AP Vocab: Unit 1 Lists 1-2 FLASH CARDS

Tenable

• (adj) – Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

• (adj) – Difficult to understand or interpret.

• (adj) – Capable of being improved or enhanced.

• (adj) – Unlikely to succeed or be effective.

Salient

• (adj) – Most noticeable or important.

• (adj) – Unimportant or trivial.

• (adj) – Hidden or obscure.

• (adj) – Unusual or rare.

Antithesis

• (n) – A similarity or agreement between two things.

• (n) – A contrast or opposition between two things. Example: Her actions were the antithesis of her words.

• (n) – A combination of two ideas that create harmony.

• (n) – A repetition of similar ideas in different words.

Coherent

• (adj) – Logical and consistent.

• (adj) – Confusing and unclear.

• (adj) – Disjointed and chaotic.

• (adj) – Ambiguous and vague.

Justify

• (v) – To show or prove to be right or reasonable. Example: The author justifies the claim with statistical evidence.

• (v) – To make a claim without any supporting evidence.

• (v) – To argue against a point without providing a counterargument.

• (v) – To accept a statement as true without questioning it.

Stance

• (n) – The attitude of a writer or speaker toward a topic.

• (n) – A physical position or posture.

• (n) – A type of argument used in debates.

• (n) – A method of writing poetry.

Ambiguous

• (adj) – Clear and straightforward; having one obvious meaning.

• (adj) – Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.

• (adj) – Easily understood; lacking complexity.

• (adj) – Certain and definite; having a single interpretation.

Assertion

• (n) – A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. Example: The writer’s assertion lacked sufficient evidence.

• (n) – A statement that is uncertain and lacks confidence.

• (n) – A question posed to elicit information or clarification.

• (n) – A claim that is always false and misleading.

Substantiate

• (v) – To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something.

• (v) – To make something less severe or intense.

• (v) – To create a false impression of something.

• (v) – To summarize the main points of a discussion.

Juxtapose

• (v) – To place two things close together for contrasting effect.

• (v) – To combine two similar things to create harmony.

• (v) – To separate two things for clarity.

• (v) – To analyze two things in isolation.