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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause
elusive
enmity
oxymoron
periodic sentence
2. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
paradox
zeugma
inveterate
paradigm
3. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses
asyndeton
asylum
impartial
insipid
4. Lacking application or practical application
sedentary
logos
theoretical
compound sentence
5. Showing by example
exemplification
pervasive
innovative
tenuous
6. Closeness
panegyric
ruse
proximity
arbitrary
7. A collection of literary pieces
spurious
aphorism
anthology
diction
8. Producing a deep or full sound
sonorous
diligent
compound-complex sentence
poisoning the well
9. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end
synthesis
archetype
conviction
ample
10. Large in scope or content
poignant
aphorism
comprehensive
imperious
11. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
hypothetical
transitory
brittle
omnipotent
12. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
staid
inductive
alliteration
syntax
13. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical
despotic
wary
effusive
contemptuous
14. Worn out through overuse; trite
toxic
hackneyed
wily
cause and effect
15. Appeal based on emotion
idealize
impression
pathos
impartial
16. A failure of logical reasoning
rhetoric
facile
fallacy
cordial
17. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
mural
ambiguity
apprehension
imperious
18. To ease a pain or burden
alleviate
egregious
ebullience
pugnacious
19. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
aesthetic
periodic sentence
plagiarism
denotation
20. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause
discourse
virtuoso
modest
subordinate conjunction
21. Trustworthiness; completeness
phenomenon
pathos
integrity
inevitable
22. Persistence
gesticulating
copious
trivial
tenacity
23. Making gestures while speaking
endure
gesticulating
obscure
condescending
24. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
premonition
contemptuous
stratagem
chiasmus
25. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
despotic
frenetic
independent clause
objectivity
26. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
enmity
coup
hypocrisy
chiasmus
27. Combative; belligerent
opulent
metaphor
pugnacious
facile
28. 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
benevolent
intrepid
euphemism
arbitrary
29. Not able to be denied or disputed
false analogy
incontrovertible
toxic
predicate nominative
30. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
catalog
truncated
indolent
torpor
31. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it
dictatorial
simple sentence
theoretical
rhetorical question
32. Extreme ill-will or spite
malice
exemplary
obdurate
definition
33. Informative; contributing to one's awareness
dictatorial
transitory
auspicious
enlightening
34. The ability to form or understand an idea
camaraderie
assimilation
coup
conception
35. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
eloquence
benign
medieval
mundane
36. To make an itemized list of
nascent
catalog
allusion
effusive
37. To leave one country or region and settle in another
fluid
clarity
auspicious
emigrate
38. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing
inconsequential
paradox
description
innovative
39. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought
jargon
flagrant
dependent clause
ostentatious
40. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
emigrate
argumentation
maverick
insolent
41. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance
metaphor
ponderous
alienated
subject
42. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
syntax
prompt
transitory
sanction
43. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
discredit
syllogism
exculpate
impartial
44. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed
tricolon
antithesis
participle
mural
45. 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
straw man
intrepid
false dilemma
disdain
46. A judge who decides a disputed issue
spurious
arbiter
obscure
profound
47. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
egregious
maverick
derived
distractor
48. Feeling hatred; scornful
paramount
clarity
contemptuous
rhetoric
49. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
frank
periodic sentence
comprehensive
incontrovertible
50. Determined by impulse rather than reason
independent clause
arbitrary
emphasize
rhetorical shift