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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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1. Inborn; built-in






2. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






3. An example or model






4. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






5. Combative; belligerent






6. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






7. Difficult to comprehend






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






9. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause






10. The associations or moods that accompany a word






11. Rudely abrupt






12. Arrogant; vainly proud






13. Describing a category or artistic endeavor






14. Hard-working






15. This occurs when a person engaging in an argument defines his opponent's position when the opponent is not present and defines it in a manner that is easy to attack






16. Current - modern; from the same time






17. An ungrateful person






18. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric






19. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






20. To give special attention to something - to stress






21. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






22. A brilliantly executed plan






23. Playfully humorous






24. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation






25. Treating people as weak or inferior






26. Sincerity; openness






27. Characterized by the telling of a story






28. Copied or adapted from a source






29. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






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






31. The act of suggesting or hinting






32. Hatefully evil; abominable






33. Of chief concern or importance






34. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






35. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning






36. Lazy






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






38. Made; concocted to deceive






39. A declaration or statement






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






41. Exercising good judgment or common sense






42. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






43. A beginner






44. Of or occurring in the night






45. Rotten






46. Subdued; kept from being circulated






47. Calm






48. Point of view






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






50. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground