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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. Easily flowing






2. Rudely abrupt






3. Menacing; threatening






4. Circumstances of a situation; environment






5. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






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






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






8. To calm or soothe






9. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






10. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






11. Not applied to actual objects






12. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle






13. Extra; unnecessary






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






15. Prejudiced






16. Current - modern; from the same time






17. To give official authorization or approval






18. Intricate; complex






19. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






20. Conspicuously bad or offensive






21. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric






22. No longer in use; old-fashioned






23. A fixed or strong belief






24. Stubbornly persevering






25. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction






26. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole






27. A beginner






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






29. To consider perfect






30. Point of view






31. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people






32. Anxiety or fear about the future






33. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






34. A collection of literary pieces






35. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant






36. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect






37. Profoundly moving; touching






38. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






39. Secretive






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






41. Lacking sophistication






42. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true






43. Giving human attributes to non-human things






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






45. Arrogant; vainly proud






46. A question






47. Feeling or showing little emotion






48. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole






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






50. Calm