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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Made; concocted to deceive
fabricated
oxymoron
apprehension
tone
2. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
predicate nominative
alliteration
exemplification
anthology
3. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
hyperbole
virtuoso
hypothetical
plausible
4. Appeal based on emotion
pathos
nocturnal
hierarchy
lexicon
5. To make vicious statements about
eloquence
toxic
vilify
gesticulating
6. A relationship that individuals build
rapport
ellipsis
ruse
dilettante
7. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
ominous
aphorism
realism
astute
8. Coming into existence; emerging
hierarchy
argumentation
ample
nascent
9. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence
indolent
predicate adjective
ample
perspective
10. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
heinous
flagrant
nocturnal
excerpt
11. Describing a showy or pretentious display
condescending
acquired
ostentatious
euphemism
12. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers
tone
stem
propitious
incorrigible
13. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear
ambiguity
enlightening
antithesis
obstinate
14. To ease a pain or burden
obscure
alleviate
equanimity
onomatopoeia
15. An example or model
stem
rapport
paradigm
understatement
16. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)
ad hominem
auspicious
obdurate
excerpt
17. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
jargon
cohesive
medieval
synthesis
18. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic
sardonic
ambivalent
egregious
novice
19. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
epistrophe
vilify
reclamation
diligent
20. The ability to form or understand an idea
genre
conception
phenomenon
lucid
21. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
paradox
facetious
juxtaposition
dubious
22. Kind and gentle
jargon
benign
melancholy
straw man
23. Forceful; urgently demanding attention
anachronism
contemptuous
compelling
despotic
24. Stubbornly persevering
ominous
modest
dogged
pathos
25. Imposed as a duty; obligatory
division/classification
incumbent
rhetoric
compare/contrast
26. Clearness in thought or expression
effusive
clarity
novice
disdain
27. To give official authorization or approval
anthology
sanction
aesthetic
surreptitiously
28. Characterized by the telling of a story
passive voice
narrative
proliferate
pugnacious
29. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it
rhetorical triangle
declarative sentence
appositive
consensus
30. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
frank
predicate nominative
subdue
hypocrisy
31. Express grief for; mourn
synecdoche
lament
egregious
subject
32. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning
archaic
lucid
repetition
derived
33. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense
ellipsis
archetype
servile
chiasmus
34. Insulting in manner or speech
zeugma
intrepid
transitory
insolent
35. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
coherent
realism
biased
impartial
36. Extremely careful and precise
meticulous
apparatus
anthology
gesticulating
37. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
ample
objectivity
oxymoron
lexicon
38. Hard-working
ponderous
assiduous
effusive
context
39. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
synecdoche
permeated
denotation
figurative language
40. Appeal based on logic or reason
virtuoso
logos
poisoning the well
cause/effect
41. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
satire
rancorous
propitious
serene
42. To grow or increase rapidly
proliferate
euphemism
dictatorial
mural
43. A state of uncertainty or perplexity
proximity
dogged
quandary
compelling
44. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
disparage
syntax
frank
anaphora
45. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
pun
apposition
objectivity
prosaic
46. Extremely dull
diligent
ponderous
phrase
false dilemma
47. Done by secretive means
logos
vitality
begging the question
surreptitiously
48. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses
synecdoche
point of view
asyndeton
spurious
49. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance
metaphor
insipid
intuition
cryptic
50. Making gestures while speaking
gesticulating
spurious
bandwagon
denotation