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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Coming into existence; emerging






2. Possessed from birth; inborn






3. Wrongdoing - misconduct






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






5. To give official authorization or approval






6. A situation of conflict from which there is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma






7. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence






8. A tremendously skilled artist






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






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






11. A question






12. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary






13. To absorb; to make similar






14. Circumstances of a situation; environment






15. Poisonous






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






17. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought






18. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






19. A brilliantly executed plan






20. Extra; unnecessary






21. Feeling hatred; scornful






22. To avoid making a definite statement






23. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will






24. This argument occurs when the speaker states a claim that includes a word or phrase that needs to be defined before the argument can proceed






25. A crafty trick






26. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing






27. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






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






29. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth






30. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively






31. 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






32. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






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






34. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






35. Anxiety or fear about the future






36. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






37. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






38. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle






39. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side






40. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others






41. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






42. Lacking energy






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






44. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker






45. Relatively unknown






46. Equipment; a group of machines






47. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






48. Lazy






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






50. Of or occurring in the night