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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Difficult to comprehend






2. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






3. Commonplace; ordinary






4. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance






5. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this






6. Insulting in manner or speech






7. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed






8. Circumstances of a situation; environment






9. Characterized by the telling of a story






10. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






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






12. 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






13. Rotten






14. Appeal based on the character of the speaker






15. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






16. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






17. A story






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






19. Anxiety or fear about the future






20. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






21. Well-meaning; generous






22. Describing a large amount of something






23. Playfully humorous






24. Exercising good judgment or common sense






25. Not genuine






26. On guard






27. Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure - weak






28. Extreme ill-will or spite






29. In essay questions - this has two definitions: the correct one and the common one; the correct one is that this is the paragraph or language that defines the essay task (doesn't include the passage itself); the common definition of this is one you wi






30. A fixed or strong belief






31. To make an itemized list of






32. To avoid making a definite statement






33. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated






34. Possessed from birth; inborn






35. Easy-going; friendly






36. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case






37. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers






38. Point of view






39. Not straightforward; crafty






40. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






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






42. Two events where one event brings about or caused the other; the first event is the cause - the second is the effect; it explains why something happens or is likely to happen






43. Wrongdoing - misconduct






44. To cause to be doubted






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






46. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning






47. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






48. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






49. Intended to instruct






50. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun