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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Extreme ill-will or spite
pathos
acquired
malice
objectivity
2. Express grief for; mourn
despotic
apprehension
hackneyed
lament
3. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis
paradigm
rhetoric
spurious
theme
4. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear
pernicious
ambiguity
irony
haughty
5. Giving human attributes to non-human things
simile
narrative
idealize
personification
6. Hinder; interfere with
listless
virtuoso
flagrant
impinge
7. The particular words an author uses in an essay
infinitive
diction
insipid
cordial
8. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
hypocrisy
syllogism
denotation
incorrigible
9. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
copious
notorious
caustic
inherent
10. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
diction
sedentary
argumentation
indifferent
11. To grow or increase rapidly
candor
proliferate
argumentation
vilify
12. Playfully humorous
parody
facetious
cause and effect
ponderous
13. To put up with; to survive a hardship
imperative sentence
misconception
endure
contemporary
14. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
dubious
anadiplosis
haughty
ambivalent
15. Favorable; promising
understatement
auspicious
affable
cause and effect
16. Of little importance or significance
trivial
malice
pugnacious
disdain
17. Freed from blame
subordinate conjunction
incorrigible
vindicated
pejorative
18. Intricate; complex
candor
convoluted
disingenuous
division/classification
19. 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
epanalepsis
notorious
panegyric
wily
20. To absorb; to make similar
incorrigible
heinous
assimilation
division/classification
21. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
meticulous
anthropomorphism
eclectic
contemptuous
22. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
mediocrity
frank
permeated
meticulous
23. Rudely abrupt
conviction
lament
cause and effect
brusque
24. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
patronizing
toxic
medieval
spurious
25. Impulsive and unpredictable
capricious
prodigious
coup
sanction
26. Lacking energy
propriety
obscure
listless
mundane
27. A declaration or statement
ample
haughty
impartial
assertion
28. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
complex sentence
diligent
division/classification
logos
29. Timid; fearful about the future
timorous
profound
plagiarism
conception
30. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side
cohesive
futile
oxymoron
endure
31. The act of suggesting or hinting
object
patronizing
implication
anadiplosis
32. A place of retreat or security
decorous
novel
asylum
distractor
33. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
parentheticals
toxic
paradox
repetition
34. Arrogant; vainly proud
apposition
haughty
connotation
context
35. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant
enmity
simile
eloquence
non sequitur
36. Easily flowing
genre
fluid
process analysis
alliteration
37. Conspicuously bad or offensive
subordinate conjunction
dictatorial
egregious
perception
38. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )
meticulous
fabricated
parentheticals
integrity
39. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power
condemn
syllogism
wily
apostrophe
40. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
imperious
false analogy
straw man
mural
41. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole
exemplary
mundane
metonymy
synecdoche
42. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
imagery
connotation
modest
distractor
43. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case
candor
red herring
inconsequential
gratuitous
44. Describing a category or artistic endeavor
inductive
genre
pernicious
permeated
45. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
virtuoso
pragmatic
malleable
plagiarism
46. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
malleable
pragmatic
endure
embellish
47. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
superfluous
assimilation
anaphora
narrative
48. Clearness in thought or expression
clarity
connotation
sanction
brusque
49. Practical
pragmatic
obscure
transient
anachronism
50. Elaborately decorated
ornate
florid
dogmatic
listless