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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb






2. Making gestures while speaking






3. A collection of literary pieces






4. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction






5. Copied or adapted from a source






6. Wildly excited or active






7. Favorable; promising






8. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






9. Extreme ill-will or spite






10. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






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






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






13. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category






14. Anxiety or fear about the future






15. Strikingly new or unusual






16. In essay questions - this has two definitions: the correct one and the common one; the correct one is that this is the paragraph or language that defines the essay task (doesn't include the passage itself); the common definition of this is one you wi






17. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






18. Good will between friends






19. Easily understood; clear






20. Relatively unknown






21. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it






22. Lacking application or practical application






23. Awareness; insight






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






25. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






26. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence






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






28. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing






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






30. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






31. Possessed from birth; inborn






32. Not applied to actual objects






33. Practical






34. Conspicuously bad or offensive






35. On guard






36. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others






37. Insulting in manner or speech






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






39. Treating people as weak or inferior






40. Mutual hatred or ill-will






41. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






42. To grow or increase rapidly






43. Convincing; reasonable






44. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true






45. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






46. Clearness in thought or expression






47. A noun toward which thought - feeling - or action is directed






48. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






49. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






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