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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another
prudent
polysyndeton
transient
incorrigible
2. Of chief concern or importance
metonymy
paramount
comprehensive
euphemism
3. Wildly excited or active
obscure
intuition
frenetic
fabricated
4. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
metonymy
intuition
frank
propitious
5. 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
figurative language
cohesive
eclectic
ad hominem
6. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
oxymoron
juxtaposition
amenable
apology
7. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
cause and effect
imperative sentence
fastidious
auspicious
8. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
dubious
period
simile
non sequitur
9. Making gestures while speaking
alliteration
perception
gesticulating
cause/effect
10. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end
brittle
stoic
ruse
synthesis
11. Responsive; agreeable
amenable
exclamatory sentence
loose sentence
conviction
12. A judge who decides a disputed issue
tone
enlightening
medieval
arbiter
13. The act of suggesting or hinting
obscure
fabricated
flagrant
implication
14. Determined by impulse rather than reason
implication
alleviate
arbitrary
apology
15. Timid; fearful about the future
proximity
bandwagon
intrepid
timorous
16. Done by secretive means
integrity
phenomenon
subordinate conjunction
surreptitiously
17. General agreement
analogy
theoretical
consensus
diction
18. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
apparatus
pathos
dilettante
benevolent
19. Imposed as a duty; obligatory
incumbent
allusion
eclectic
astute
20. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth
obscure
obstinate
subject
allusion
21. A declaration or statement
emigrate
coup
assertion
pervasive
22. Two events where one event brings about or caused the other; the first event is the cause - the second is the effect; it explains why something happens or is likely to happen
oxymoron
cause/effect
pejorative
florid
23. Hard-working
amenable
frenetic
novel
assiduous
24. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
mural
chiasmus
prosaic
cogent
25. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing
humor
process analysis
facetious
pun
26. A sentence that conveys excitement or force
parallelism
perspective
malleable
exclamatory sentence
27. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance
superfluous
oxymoron
hackneyed
simile
28. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed
profound
hyperbole
polysyndeton
apostrophe
29. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought
effusive
superficial
proliferate
dependent clause
30. Strikingly new or unusual
novel
juxtaposition
periodic sentence
integrity
31. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
discredit
parallelism
tenuous
syllogism
32. Wrongdoing - misconduct
obscure
malfeasance
brusque
toxic
33. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
enlightening
novel
superfluous
stoic
34. Energy; power to survive
vitality
exculpate
archaic
exclamatory sentence
35. A crafty trick
rhetoric
ruse
patronizing
double-bind
36. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed
servile
brusque
participle
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
37. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition
meticulous
euphemism
chiasmus
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
38. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity
oxymoron
appositive
acquired
replete
39. Appropriateness of behavior
propriety
complex sentence
modest
argumentation
40. Large in scope or content
comprehensive
simple sentence
transient
loose sentence
41. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
copious
logos
serene
disparage
42. Rotten
putrid
etymology
cordial
effusive
43. A feeling about the future
disdain
endure
notorious
premonition
44. Easy-going; friendly
affable
anastrophe
hypocrisy
frenetic
45. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)
emotional words
epanalepsis
medieval
independent clause
46. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it
appositive
division/classification
suppressed
dilettante
47. The associations or moods that accompany a word
compelling
ample
connotation
interrogative sentence
48. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker
pun
euphemism
transient
paramount
49. A union of two or more groups
metonymy
brittle
alliance
malapropism
50. Uninteresting; unchallenging
ample
novice
insipid
juxtaposition