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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A noun or pronoun that uses a linking verb to unite - describe - or rename the noun in the subject of the sentence
auspicious
predicate nominative
ambiguous
contemptuous
2. A union of two or more groups
hyperbole
distractor
alliance
impartial
3. A major figure of speech in rhetorical analysis that seeks to create a mental discontinuity - which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity
metonymy
paradox
epanalepsis
context
4. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
disdain
gerund
biased
nocturnal
5. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
complex sentence
equanimity
reclamation
incumbent
6. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
denotation
frank
division/classification
laudatory
7. Appeal based on emotion
pathos
poignant
subdue
repetition
8. Hard-working
misconception
pathos
assiduous
dubious
9. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples
inductive
equivocate
metonymy
mollify
10. Responsive; agreeable
amenable
subdue
ingrate
novice
11. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth
futile
alliance
allusion
sonorous
12. On guard
facetious
rhetoric
wary
imagery
13. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference
disparity
quandary
irony
cause and effect
14. Playfully humorous
auspicious
prosaic
facetious
futile
15. Unimportant
propitious
sanction
inconsequential
benign
16. To consider perfect
insipid
idealize
anthology
context
17. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word
permeated
denotation
excerpt
condescending
18. Circumstances of a situation; environment
context
syllogism
facetious
euphemism
19. Easily understood; clear
lucid
nascent
dilettante
metonymy
20. Worthy of blame
listless
reprehensible
fallacy
assiduous
21. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
ad hominem
obscure
staid
plausible
22. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle
inevitable
context
false dilemma
straw man
23. An example or model
pun
paradigm
haughty
didactic
24. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence
apology
subject
maverick
incorrigible
25. Lacking energy
listless
irony
malice
deleterious
26. Energy; power to survive
venerated
malice
vitality
eclectic
27. Done by secretive means
fractious
surreptitiously
point of view
conception
28. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
paradox
transitory
condemn
repetition
29. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
fluid
equivocate
flagrant
poignant
30. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power
hierarchy
false dilemma
acquired
apostrophe
31. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
inconsequential
rapport
clandestine
eloquence
32. Commendable; worthy of imitation
plagiarism
exemplary
vindicated
analogy
33. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
oxymoron
subordinate conjunction
archaic
superficial
34. Also known as loaded words - these can demonstrate a writer's intense feelings or emotions; they display an author's voice
emotional words
simile
facetious
rhetoric
35. The particular words an author uses in an essay
diction
indolent
epanalepsis
realism
36. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning
declarative sentence
humor
connotation
embellish
37. Sincerity; openness
epanalepsis
contemptuous
candor
sanction
38. Awareness; insight
fallacy
perception
deductive
narration
39. Rotten
perception
putrid
sardonic
alienated
40. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false
argument from ignorance
ruse
exemplification
incontrovertible
41. Lacking application or practical application
plagiarism
theoretical
frenetic
epistrophe
42. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
hackneyed
anaphora
facetious
mundane
43. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
rhetoric
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
cohesive
transitory
44. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
penitent
nocturnal
premise
syntax
45. Wildly excited or active
mediocrity
florid
frenetic
pathos
46. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
reclamation
anachronism
lexicon
syllogism
47. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
begging the question
fastidious
definition
eclectic
48. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
intrepid
obscure
epanalepsis
modest
49. Elaborately decorated
ornate
irony
irony
dogged
50. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation
compelling
ethos
discourse
diligent