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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
anaphora
penitent
mollify
genre
2. Unplanned; naturally occurring
spontaneous
integrity
superficial
flagrant
3. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
ellipsis
declarative sentence
fluid
fractious
4. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses
compound sentence
diligent
asyndeton
argument from ignorance
5. Energy; power to survive
vitality
penitent
coherent
objectivity
6. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
equanimity
catalog
compound sentence
independent clause
7. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
ingrate
realism
rational
lucid
8. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth
predicate
process analysis
allusion
simple sentence
9. Contempt - scorn
lament
predicate nominative
disdain
notorious
10. An ungrateful person
narrative
permeated
ingrate
oxymoron
11. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story
archaic
discredit
narration
disingenuous
12. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
disparage
disdain
oxymoron
conception
13. Unimaginative; dull
subject
etymology
servile
prosaic
14. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
consensus
oxymoron
virtuoso
hypothetical
15. Responsive; agreeable
object
archetype
amenable
comprehensive
16. Arrogant; vainly proud
syllogism
pun
dilettante
haughty
17. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process
ethos
indifferent
process analysis
permeated
18. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
toxic
irony
camaraderie
surreptitiously
19. Unimportant
inconsequential
disparage
red herring
elusive
20. Stubbornly persevering
dogged
connotation
malleable
staid
21. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole
nocturnal
malfeasance
understatement
solvent
22. Causing great harm
innovative
exemplification
slander
pernicious
23. To put up with; to survive a hardship
endure
imagery
novice
irony
24. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
stoic
vindicated
insipid
imagery
25. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
emotional words
false analogy
incorrigible
ethos
26. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
metonymy
asyndeton
hyperbole
omnipotent
27. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
dilettante
intuition
capricious
synecdoche
28. To give official authorization or approval
modest
torpor
cohesive
sanction
29. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
flagrant
serene
trivial
diligent
30. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world
enmity
dialect
sardonic
exemplary
31. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
aphorism
oxymoron
gerund
satire
32. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
division/classification
ambivalent
facile
vilify
33. Submissive; like a servant
allusion
active voice
rapport
servile
34. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar
modest
false dilemma
malapropism
hypothetical
35. Easy-going; friendly
satire
affable
metaphor
poisoning the well
36. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
predicate
poignant
inductive
mediocrity
37. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this
cordial
imagery
servile
assimilation
38. A state of uncertainty or perplexity
florid
servile
quandary
gratuitous
39. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers
ad hominem
antithesis
stem
epistrophe
40. A collection of literary pieces
didactic
compound sentence
anthology
incumbent
41. Difficult to comprehend
aphorism
disparage
cryptic
egregious
42. Forceful; urgently demanding attention
gerund
compelling
begging the question
stoic
43. Trustworthiness; completeness
antithesis
sanction
incumbent
integrity
44. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence
inductive
false dilemma
obsolete
infinitive
45. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
decorous
lexicon
anaphora
alliance
46. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point
ample
austere
pun
assiduous
47. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas
analogy
exculpate
cause and effect
putrid
48. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
insolent
equanimity
fastidious
cryptic
49. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
jargon
definition
malapropism
mollify
50. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth
predicate nominative
independent clause
flagrant
aphorism