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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces
ample
medley
independent clause
camaraderie
2. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb
capricious
emphasize
idealize
phrase
3. To put up with; to survive a hardship
premise
apprehension
biased
endure
4. A failure of logical reasoning
endure
fallacy
narration
independent clause
5. To make vicious statements about
whimsical
straw man
vilify
ruse
6. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
rancorous
eclectic
alliteration
malice
7. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
ambivalent
trepidation
timorous
8. 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
ebullience
simile
fastidious
implication
9. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition
fluid
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
despotic
coherent
10. Of or occurring in the night
derived
sardonic
nocturnal
denotation
11. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case
copious
red herring
oxymoron
didactic
12. Current - modern; from the same time
narrative
futile
contemporary
copious
13. Kind and gentle
sedentary
stratagem
lucid
benign
14. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people
disingenuous
gerund
jargon
polysyndeton
15. Not migratory; settled
predicate adjective
virtuoso
pathos
sedentary
16. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)
emigrate
enmity
point of view
endure
17. A union of two or more groups
non sequitur
straw man
alliance
hackneyed
18. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole
paradox
apathetic
synecdoche
prosaic
19. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )
conception
torpor
ellipsis
parentheticals
20. Condition of sticking together
apprehension
chiasmus
phrase
cohesive
21. Feeling hatred; scornful
contemptuous
derived
non sequitur
intuition
22. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
aesthetic
fallacy
diction
zeugma
23. Clearness in thought or expression
clarity
biased
archetype
compound-complex sentence
24. Not able to be denied or disputed
exclamatory sentence
incontrovertible
jargon
assimilation
25. Appeal based on the character of the speaker
definition
malleable
affable
ethos
26. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
definition
absolutes
pejorative
enmity
27. The study of the origin of words and their historical uses
etymology
argumentation
heinous
quandary
28. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
imperious
sonorous
hackneyed
malapropism
29. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth
trepidation
fallacy
perception
allusion
30. Energy; power to survive
hyperbole
vitality
anaphora
paramount
31. Having no useful purpose; pointless
futile
asyndeton
dialect
syllogism
32. A noun or pronoun that uses a linking verb to unite - describe - or rename the noun in the subject of the sentence
ornate
caustic
predicate nominative
ambiguity
33. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
epistrophe
archetype
prosaic
proximity
34. To make an itemized list of
syllogism
facile
catalog
consensus
35. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
fabricated
alleviate
ambivalent
fastidious
36. Insulting in manner or speech
insolent
archaic
simile
hypocrisy
37. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim
dogmatic
simile
venerated
antithesis
38. Menacing; threatening
juxtaposition
enlightening
ominous
paradox
39. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic
clandestine
sardonic
exculpate
novel
40. Quarrelsome; unruly
plagiarism
oxymoron
epanalepsis
fractious
41. Showing by example
venerated
nascent
gerund
exemplification
42. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
false analogy
prosaic
predicate
embellish
43. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false
vilify
trivial
argument from ignorance
inherent
44. Not straightforward; crafty
penitent
disingenuous
paradox
coherent
45. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
antithesis
synthesis
disparage
eclectic
46. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
diligent
pernicious
sanction
simile
47. Uncertainty; apprehension
emigrate
trepidation
mundane
enlightening
48. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
ethos
simile
satire
candor
49. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
description
inveterate
narrative
lament
50. Worn out through overuse; trite
gesticulating
periodic sentence
hackneyed
jargon