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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Large in scope or content






2. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






3. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






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






5. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






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






7. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this






8. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay






9. Giving human attributes to non-human things






10. A feeling about the future






11. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing






12. Quarrelsome; unruly






13. Having no useful purpose; pointless






14. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






15. Extremely dull






16. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






17. To avoid making a definite statement






18. A noun or pronoun that uses a linking verb to unite - describe - or rename the noun in the subject of the sentence






19. A perfect example; an original pattern or model






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






21. On guard






22. Not caring one way or the other






23. Impulsive and unpredictable






24. Imaginative language that compares one thing to another in ways that aren't necessarily logical but that are nevertheless striking - original - and 'true'; often departs from the literal meaning






25. Worn out through overuse; trite






26. Copied or adapted from a source






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






28. A command






29. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated






30. Secretive






31. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point






32. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite






33. Determined by impulse rather than reason






34. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






35. Rudely abrupt






36. Profoundly moving; touching






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






38. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it






39. Current - modern; from the same time






40. Hard-working






41. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition






42. The ability to form or understand an idea






43. To calm or soothe






44. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






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






46. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






47. Contempt - scorn






48. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






49. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






50. A question