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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
comprehensive
diligent
misconception
syllogism
2. Unimportant
inconsequential
embellish
penitent
fabricated
3. Uninteresting; unchallenging
insipid
elusive
plagiarism
oxymoron
4. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
impinge
auspicious
flagrant
candor
5. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy
bandwagon
conflagration
florid
didactic
6. No longer in use; old-fashioned
hypocrisy
diligent
assiduous
obsolete
7. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side
oxymoron
condescending
poignant
euphemism
8. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
pejorative
rancorous
endure
poignant
9. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
rhetorical shift
ethos
simile
proximity
10. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas
non sequitur
compare/contrast
analogy
irony
11. Intended to instruct
truncated
syllogism
obscure
didactic
12. To ease a pain or burden
pathos
truncated
alleviate
denotation
13. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay
naive
idealize
thesis
effusive
14. Point of view
loose sentence
perspective
denotation
comprehensive
15. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
maverick
coup
chiasmus
truncated
16. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
ad hominem
synecdoche
hyperbole
prudent
17. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause
ambiguity
coherent
subordinate conjunction
plagiarism
18. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world
false analogy
dialect
impede
insolent
19. Also known as loaded words - these can demonstrate a writer's intense feelings or emotions; they display an author's voice
emotional words
irony
capricious
satire
20. To consider perfect
diction
double-bind
idealize
brittle
21. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth
coup
aphorism
imagery
abstract
22. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false
rapport
argument from ignorance
absolutes
imagery
23. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
inductive
acquired
rational
parentheticals
24. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
disdain
melancholy
panegyric
apology
25. Mutual hatred or ill-will
pragmatic
enmity
cordial
apposition
26. Lacking sophistication
passive voice
naive
analogy
oxymoron
27. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces
pernicious
antithesis
narrative
medley
28. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another
transient
caustic
trivial
substantiated
29. Enormous
whimsical
prodigious
archaic
denotation
30. Causing great harm
benevolent
bandwagon
pernicious
dubious
31. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it
paradigm
stem
onomatopoeia
benign
32. Easy-going; friendly
mundane
affable
understatement
juxtaposition
33. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
compound sentence
condemn
incorrigible
synecdoche
34. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
excerpt
dependent clause
embellish
wily
35. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset
compelling
sonorous
parentheticals
deductive
36. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence
clarity
simple sentence
subject
poignant
37. To give official authorization or approval
facile
complex sentence
impinge
sanction
38. A command
imagery
imperative sentence
panegyric
ebullience
39. To make vicious statements about
alliteration
vilify
substantiated
propriety
40. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence
malapropism
compound-complex sentence
ornate
exculpate
41. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause
convoluted
tricolon
inconsequential
complex sentence
42. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
tenacity
whimsical
discourse
sonorous
43. Describing a dry - rainless climate
syllogism
plagiarism
arid
clandestine
44. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)
emphasize
point of view
equivocate
hyperbole
45. Not genuine
idealize
zeugma
anthology
spurious
46. Forceful; urgently demanding attention
understatement
repetition
synecdoche
compelling
47. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)
ambiguity
independent clause
dogged
narrative
48. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
rational
malapropism
eloquence
notorious
49. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense
timorous
antithesis
ellipsis
onomatopoeia
50. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
dilettante
amenable
plausible
capricious