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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )






2. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






3. Unimportant






4. Intended to instruct






5. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition






6. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






7. 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






8. Enormous






9. Kind and gentle






10. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs






11. A command






12. The act of suggesting or hinting






13. To give special attention to something - to stress






14. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






15. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring






16. All-powerful






17. Persistence






18. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar






19. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






20. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole






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






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






23. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






24. To absorb; to make similar






25. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






26. An apparent contradiction of terms






27. Determined by impulse rather than reason






28. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him






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






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






31. Of or occurring in the night






32. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






33. A relationship that individuals build






34. To make vicious statements about






35. Prejudiced






36. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing






37. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






38. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






39. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences






40. To avoid making a definite statement






41. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause






42. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power






43. Describing a large amount of something






44. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point






45. Lacking application or practical application






46. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces






47. Cunning






48. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






49. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






50. Exhibiting a display of great wealth