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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A relationship that individuals build
tricolon
object
malice
rapport
2. Playfully humorous
predicate
facetious
arbitrary
simile
3. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb
assimilation
apprehension
phrase
camaraderie
4. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
impartial
description
stoic
proliferate
5. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
equanimity
anthology
dialect
syllogism
6. Supported with proof or evidence; verified
servile
affable
substantiated
quandary
7. Dispersed throughout
benevolent
vilify
candor
pervasive
8. The study of the origin of words and their historical uses
coherent
arbitrary
etymology
egregious
9. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it
ominous
mollify
objectivity
simple sentence
10. Worn out through overuse; trite
aphorism
hackneyed
zeugma
antithesis
11. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning
repetition
lament
venerated
eclectic
12. Intended to instruct
gratuitous
mural
spurious
didactic
13. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
frank
inveterate
perception
epanalepsis
14. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
propitious
alleviate
archetype
hyperbole
15. Copied or adapted from a source
eclectic
derived
fastidious
apparatus
16. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
harbinger
point of view
argument from ignorance
realism
17. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone
stratagem
pragmatic
slander
bandwagon
18. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
apostrophe
emotional words
mural
compelling
19. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
condescending
straw man
metonymy
definition
20. Shrewd; clever
compound sentence
derived
astute
enmity
21. To make vicious statements about
replete
vilify
propriety
absolutes
22. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
patronizing
notorious
flagrant
disingenuous
23. Bitingly sarcastic or witty
caustic
theme
narration
synthesis
24. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
definition
equivocate
understatement
25. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
malice
syntax
stoic
metonymy
26. Practical
pragmatic
enmity
condescending
sardonic
27. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole
meticulous
oxymoron
archetype
synecdoche
28. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
ad hominem
false analogy
anthropomorphism
stoic
29. To make an itemized list of
red herring
perspective
discredit
catalog
30. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
rhetoric
gerund
fallacy
intrepid
31. To put up with; to survive a hardship
participle
endure
whimsical
convoluted
32. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
stoic
definition
brusque
discredit
33. A failure of logical reasoning
fallacy
metaphor
consensus
non sequitur
34. A group organized by rank
begging the question
medieval
ad hominem
hierarchy
35. To absorb; to make similar
inevitable
antithesis
thesis
assimilation
36. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
rhetoric
insolent
obscure
lexicon
37. A crafty trick
dubious
notorious
satire
ruse
38. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
plagiarism
mediocrity
syntax
compound-complex sentence
39. Mutual hatred or ill-will
innate
whimsical
integrity
enmity
40. Equipment; a group of machines
apparatus
obscure
truncated
prodigious
41. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses
loose sentence
torpor
quandary
simile
42. Without decoration; strict
process analysis
austere
superficial
gratuitous
43. The particular words an author uses in an essay
exclamatory sentence
diction
rapport
infinitive
44. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
alliance
sedentary
objectivity
etymology
45. Timid; fearful about the future
rancorous
proximity
timorous
oxymoron
46. Not migratory; settled
rational
facetious
candor
sedentary
47. Having no useful purpose; pointless
vilify
whimsical
futile
trivial
48. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false
pragmatic
argument from ignorance
disparage
fractious
49. A command
paradox
double-bind
imperative sentence
prudent
50. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas
vilify
lament
analogy
ambiguous