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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






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






3. A group organized by rank






4. Enormous






5. A collection of literary pieces






6. An example or model






7. Clearness in thought or expression






8. Coming into existence; emerging






9. Arrogant; vainly proud






10. Not able to be denied or disputed






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






12. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






13. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing






14. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts






15. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






16. Hard-working






17. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence






18. Producing a deep or full sound






19. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility






20. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning






21. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






22. A story






23. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)






24. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it






25. Shrewd; clever






26. 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






27. Extremely dull






28. A selected part of a passage or scene






29. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






30. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side






31. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb






32. Two words that together create a sense of opposition






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






34. Commendable; worthy of imitation






35. Made; concocted to deceive






36. To grow or increase rapidly






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






38. Introducing something new






39. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth






40. Showing by example






41. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end






42. To avoid making a definite statement






43. Unimportant






44. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset






45. Conspicuously bad or offensive






46. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it






47. Commonplace; ordinary






48. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference






49. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






50. Another fallacy - this is also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this - therefore because of this') - and it falls under the general umbrella of a causality fallacy or false cause