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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
impartial
copious
vilify
distractor
2. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
superficial
exclamatory sentence
emphasize
imagery
3. A group organized by rank
ellipsis
hierarchy
cause and effect
harbinger
4. Enormous
juxtaposition
cause/effect
prodigious
venerated
5. A collection of literary pieces
compound sentence
equanimity
zeugma
anthology
6. An example or model
copious
paradox
paradigm
cordial
7. Clearness in thought or expression
copious
clarity
interrogative sentence
apathetic
8. Coming into existence; emerging
nascent
deductive
fabricated
insolent
9. Arrogant; vainly proud
haughty
propriety
cordial
contemporary
10. Not able to be denied or disputed
jargon
abstract
paramount
incontrovertible
11. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
nascent
non sequitur
hypocrisy
prudent
12. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting
elusive
tenuous
austere
decorous
13. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing
ad hominem
prosaic
euphemism
putrid
14. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts
false analogy
dubious
inveterate
tricolon
15. A state of uncertainty or perplexity
omnipotent
compare/contrast
quandary
premise
16. Hard-working
predicate nominative
assiduous
pejorative
replete
17. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence
meticulous
denotation
infinitive
predicate
18. Producing a deep or full sound
sonorous
fallacy
pervasive
satire
19. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility
reclamation
novice
ethos
benevolent
20. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning
putrid
whimsical
repetition
discourse
21. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things
convoluted
compare/contrast
distractor
ethos
22. A story
clandestine
humor
metaphor
narrative
23. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)
comprehensive
point of view
poisoning the well
apology
24. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it
premonition
narrative
pun
onomatopoeia
25. Shrewd; clever
polysyndeton
inveterate
astute
prosaic
26. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance
simile
capricious
emotional words
fallacy
27. Extremely dull
oxymoron
aesthetic
ponderous
logos
28. A selected part of a passage or scene
wary
proliferate
parallelism
excerpt
29. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
eloquence
convoluted
pragmatic
plagiarism
30. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side
oxymoron
coup
dilettante
indolent
31. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb
cause and effect
diligent
active voice
gratuitous
32. Two words that together create a sense of opposition
oxymoron
syntax
frenetic
equanimity
33. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
discredit
argumentation
predicate
effusive
34. Commendable; worthy of imitation
syntax
exclamatory sentence
emotional words
exemplary
35. Made; concocted to deceive
asyndeton
fabricated
narration
humor
36. To grow or increase rapidly
proliferate
decorous
modest
participle
37. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
propriety
malapropism
tone
caustic
38. Introducing something new
eclectic
idealize
propitious
innovative
39. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
impression
syllogism
reclamation
personification
40. Showing by example
truncated
impinge
imperious
exemplification
41. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end
synthesis
consensus
malleable
objectivity
42. To avoid making a definite statement
replete
equivocate
process analysis
caustic
43. Unimportant
inconsequential
infinitive
listless
parallelism
44. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset
independent clause
pragmatic
pathos
deductive
45. Conspicuously bad or offensive
pernicious
passive voice
egregious
ambiguous
46. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it
appositive
serene
etymology
connotation
47. Commonplace; ordinary
description
gerund
mundane
dubious
48. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference
disparity
medley
coherent
narrative
49. Supported with proof or evidence; verified
arbitrary
substantiated
period
irony
50. Another fallacy - this is also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this - therefore because of this') - and it falls under the general umbrella of a causality fallacy or false cause
cause and effect
dialect
gesticulating
ingrate