AP IV Semester Exam Terms for Review Pensive - quietly sad or thoughtful Rapacious - always wanting more money, possessions,

etc. : wanting more than is needed or

deserved

Vacillate - to repeatedly change your opinions or desires Disdain - a feeling of strong dislike or disapproval of someone or something you think does
not deserve respect

Respite - a short period of time when you are able to stop doing something that is difficult or
unpleasant or when something difficult or unpleasant stops or is delayed

Equivocation - to use unclear language especially to deceive or mislead someone Abate - to become weaker : to decrease in strength Bereaved - sad because a family member or friend has recently died Rationalization - to think about or describe something (such as bad behavior) in a way that
explains it and makes it seem proper, more attractive, etc.

Invective - of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse Point of view - a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated Colloquial - used when people are speaking in an informal way Didactic - designed or intended to teach people something Exposition - the act of explaining something : clear explanation Irony - the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order
to be funny

Metaphor - a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to
show or suggest that they are similar

Simile - a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by
comparing it with someone or something else that is similar

Epic Synecdoche Repetition Consonance Assonance Parallelism