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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Introducing something new






2. Appeal based on emotion






3. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis






4. Easily understood; clear






5. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs






6. A question






7. Producing a deep or full sound






8. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing






9. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






10. A feeling about the future






11. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence






12. Unplanned; naturally occurring






13. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






14. The ability to form or understand an idea






15. Of little importance or significance






16. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses






17. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






18. A command






19. To grow or increase rapidly






20. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility






21. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






22. Sincerity; openness






23. Causing great harm






24. The study of the origin of words and their historical uses






25. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






26. To consider perfect






27. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






28. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence






29. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






30. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy






31. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence






32. Another fallacy - this is also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this - therefore because of this') - and it falls under the general umbrella of a causality fallacy or false cause






33. The act of making something useful again






34. Uninteresting; unchallenging






35. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction






36. Author - audience - purpose






37. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world






38. Without decoration; strict






39. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






40. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used






41. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument






42. Determined by impulse rather than reason






43. Practical






44. To cause to be doubted






45. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface






46. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect






47. A noun or pronoun that uses a linking verb to unite - describe - or rename the noun in the subject of the sentence






48. Giving human attributes to non-human things






49. Highly respected






50. The associations or moods that accompany a word