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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Easily flowing






2. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






3. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






4. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument






5. Relatively unknown






6. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






7. Hinder; interfere with






8. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause






9. A wonderful technique of repetition in which the last word of the clause begins the next clause - creating a connection of ideas important to the author's purpose in some way






10. An unusual - observable event






11. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another






12. Open to more than one interpretation






13. Freed from blame






14. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false






15. Good will between friends






16. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






17. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






18. Feeling hatred; scornful






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






20. A beginner






21. Proper; marked by good taste






22. A failure of logical reasoning






23. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor






24. Unimaginative; dull






25. All-powerful






26. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






27. Causing great harm






28. Intricate; complex






29. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






30. 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






31. Hatefully evil; abominable






32. A union of two or more groups






33. An appeal to reason; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






34. An appeal to emotion; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






35. Unplanned; naturally occurring






36. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed






37. Sincerity; openness






38. Uninteresting; unchallenging






39. Author - audience - purpose






40. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






41. Not genuine






42. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance






43. A sentence that conveys excitement or force






44. Dispersed throughout






45. Extremely careful and precise






46. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






47. Intense enthusiasm






48. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole






49. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word






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