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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






2. Clearness in thought or expression






3. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






4. To give special attention to something - to stress






5. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






6. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false






7. Lazy






8. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






9. Commonplace; ordinary






10. Shrewd; clever






11. This argument occurs when the speaker states a claim that includes a word or phrase that needs to be defined before the argument can proceed






12. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






13. Giving human attributes to non-human things






14. To free from guilt or blame






15. Possessed from birth; inborn






16. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






17. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense






18. Rotten






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






20. Submissive; like a servant






21. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






22. A judge who decides a disputed issue






23. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar






24. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence






25. A group organized by rank






26. A union of two or more groups






27. Profoundly moving; touching






28. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






29. Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure - weak






30. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim






31. A story






32. Not straightforward; crafty






33. Not caring one way or the other






34. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






35. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone






36. Extreme ill-will or spite






37. Extremely careful and precise






38. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






39. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






40. Unimaginative; dull






41. Point of view






42. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs






43. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






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






45. A command






46. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy






47. To restrain; to hold back






48. Intricate; complex






49. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case






50. Causing great harm