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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. Hard-working






2. Appeal based on emotion






3. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






4. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas






5. Poisonous






6. Sincerity; openness






7. Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure - weak






8. To slow the progress of






9. Enormous






10. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group






11. Easily understood; clear






12. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






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






14. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






15. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim






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






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






18. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning






19. Strikingly new or unusual






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






21. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






22. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will






23. Short-lived or temporary






24. Appeal based on logic or reason






25. Not genuine






26. Without decoration; strict






27. A question






28. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






29. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought






30. Dispersed throughout






31. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun






32. Rotten






33. To put up with; to survive a hardship






34. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






35. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite






36. A failure of logical reasoning






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






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






39. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






40. Intense enthusiasm






41. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






42. Relatively unknown






43. Extreme ill-will or spite






44. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






45. Feeling hatred; scornful






46. Difficult to comprehend






47. Producing a deep or full sound






48. Shrewd; clever






49. 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






50. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process