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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






2. A brilliantly executed plan






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






4. Not caring one way or the other






5. Clearness in thought or expression






6. Describing a large amount of something






7. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






8. Uninteresting; unchallenging






9. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






10. Something out of place in time or sequence






11. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV






12. Of chief concern or importance






13. Secretive






14. Easily understood; clear






15. Unimportant






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






17. Like chiasmus - this figure repeats the opening word or phrase at the end of the sentence to emphasize a statement or idea - but it is not an ABBA reversal






18. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning






19. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






20. Spread or flowing throughout






21. A widespread fire






22. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers






23. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses






24. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity






25. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






26. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






27. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






28. 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






29. To make vicious statements about






30. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence






31. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






32. Causing great harm






33. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own






34. Menacing; threatening






35. Lazy






36. The particular words an author uses in an essay






37. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words






38. To calm or soothe






39. A story






40. Having great depth or seriousness






41. To leave one country or region and settle in another






42. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay






43. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth






44. Extremely careful and precise






45. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing






46. Rudely abrupt






47. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause






48. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world






49. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






50. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence