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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Lacking sophistication
frank
integrity
benevolent
naive
2. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
gratuitous
realism
cause and effect
syllogism
3. On guard
nascent
ample
emotional words
wary
4. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
nascent
point of view
dictatorial
impartial
5. Lacking application or practical application
theoretical
elusive
naive
stem
6. Easily broken when subjected to pressure
cause and effect
definition
disdain
brittle
7. Sadness; depression
prosaic
naive
condescending
melancholy
8. The associations or moods that accompany a word
medley
incorrigible
toxic
connotation
9. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
imperious
cogent
period
medieval
10. A situation of conflict from which there is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma
perception
double-bind
obdurate
reclamation
11. Determined by impulse rather than reason
jargon
narration
arbitrary
allusion
12. Not able to be denied or disputed
interrogative sentence
rhetorical shift
fabricated
incontrovertible
13. Insulting in manner or speech
nocturnal
serene
stoic
insolent
14. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
disparity
exemplification
complex sentence
synecdoche
15. Extra; unnecessary
superfluous
fractious
suppressed
understatement
16. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
apostrophe
premise
gerund
medieval
17. Cunning
wily
subdue
sanction
analogy
18. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
description
ingrate
archetype
anaphora
19. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point
pun
caustic
stem
rhetorical question
20. A major figure of speech in rhetorical analysis that seeks to create a mental discontinuity - which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity
embellish
decorous
caustic
paradox
21. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
chiasmus
naive
embellish
capricious
22. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
rhetoric
paradigm
timorous
alleviate
23. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)
trivial
independent clause
period
simile
24. A crafty trick
lucid
narration
ruse
medley
25. An appeal to emotion; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle
inherent
pathos
cryptic
ample
26. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
effusive
caustic
elusive
understatement
27. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
hierarchy
torpor
alliteration
antithesis
28. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing
benevolent
euphemism
chiasmus
prompt
29. Possessed from birth; inborn
oxymoron
parentheticals
simile
innate
30. Short-lived or temporary
understatement
paramount
transitory
serene
31. The study of the origin of words and their historical uses
deleterious
etymology
infinitive
realism
32. A relationship that individuals build
pun
catalog
rapport
fastidious
33. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
notorious
innate
astute
incumbent
34. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts
tricolon
sanction
alienated
non sequitur
35. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing
facetious
obstinate
description
pugnacious
36. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
plausible
dilettante
irony
predicate adjective
37. A union of two or more groups
alliance
deductive
ad hominem
dogged
38. To put up with; to survive a hardship
context
emotional words
reclamation
endure
39. 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
pervasive
simile
fractious
prodigious
40. A beginner
virtuoso
novice
inherent
dialect
41. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning
chiasmus
repetition
discredit
ethos
42. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
dependent clause
sanction
whimsical
nascent
43. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas
spurious
servile
analogy
malleable
44. Strikingly new or unusual
impression
benevolent
sanction
novel
45. Unplanned; naturally occurring
capricious
spontaneous
spurious
virtuoso
46. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility
fastidious
listless
ethos
alleviate
47. A sentence that conveys excitement or force
exclamatory sentence
deleterious
denotation
narrative
48. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
archaic
object
abstract
proximity
49. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
nascent
rancorous
red herring
anaphora
50. Highly respected
spontaneous
venerated
premonition
convoluted