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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim






2. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






3. A selected part of a passage or scene






4. Rudely abrupt






5. Giving praise






6. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






7. Possessed from birth; inborn






8. A widespread fire






9. To leave one country or region and settle in another






10. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






11. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






12. A minor device in which two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by the same verb or noun; these are especially acute if the noun or verb does not have the exact same meaning in both parts of the sentence






13. Producing a deep or full sound






14. Of little importance or significance






15. Current - modern; from the same time






16. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing






17. Introducing something new






18. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






19. A collection of literary pieces






20. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences






21. Plentiful; having a large quantity






22. A failure of logical reasoning






23. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people






24. To calm or soothe






25. No longer in use; old-fashioned






26. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






27. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction






28. Not genuine






29. Of chief concern or importance






30. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed






31. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence






32. Spread or flowing throughout






33. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






34. Freed from blame






35. A union of two or more groups






36. Proper; marked by good taste






37. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation






38. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility






39. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






40. To avoid making a definite statement






41. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy






42. Having great depth or seriousness






43. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference






44. Uninteresting; unchallenging






45. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






46. Causing great harm






47. To absorb; to make similar






48. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence






49. Short-lived or temporary






50. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning