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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Describing a large amount of something






2. Appeal based on emotion






3. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






4. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






5. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition






6. Inborn; built-in






7. Treating in a condescending manner






8. 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






9. Awareness; insight






10. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences






11. Statement of high praise






12. Extremely careful and precise






13. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






14. Express grief for; mourn






15. Condition of sticking together






16. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






17. Certain to happen - unavoidable






18. Describing a dry - rainless climate






19. Unimaginative; dull






20. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers






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






22. Friendly; sincere






23. Unimportant






24. Exercising good judgment or common sense






25. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight






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






27. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






28. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process






29. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )






30. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated






31. To consider perfect






32. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts






33. Favorable; promising






34. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






35. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb






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






37. Not applied to actual objects






38. Unable to be reformed






39. The ability to form or understand an idea






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






41. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it






42. Determined by impulse rather than reason






43. A story






44. Author - audience - purpose






45. An ungrateful person






46. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly






47. 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






48. Poisonous






49. Quarrelsome; unruly






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