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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Combative; belligerent






2. The ability to form or understand an idea






3. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground






4. Responsive; agreeable






5. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning






6. In essay questions - this has two definitions: the correct one and the common one; the correct one is that this is the paragraph or language that defines the essay task (doesn't include the passage itself); the common definition of this is one you wi






7. Giving praise






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






9. Making gestures while speaking






10. Equipment; a group of machines






11. To cause to be doubted






12. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






13. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight






14. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






15. The act of suggesting or hinting






16. A noun toward which thought - feeling - or action is directed






17. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






18. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






19. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him






20. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






21. Unimportant






22. A sentence that conveys excitement or force






23. Easily understood; clear






24. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






25. Profoundly moving; touching






26. A feeling about the future






27. The associations or moods that accompany a word






28. Author - audience - purpose






29. To ease a pain or burden






30. Express grief for; mourn






31. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)






32. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






33. A failure of logical reasoning






34. Intended to instruct






35. Wildly excited or active






36. Timid; fearful about the future






37. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






38. An example or model






39. Impulsive and unpredictable






40. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence






41. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






42. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples






43. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas






44. An appeal to emotion; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






45. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world






46. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses






47. Exhibiting a display of great wealth






48. Unimaginative; dull






49. Made; concocted to deceive






50. Not genuine