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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






2. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






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






4. Highly respected






5. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb






6. To cause to be doubted






7. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight






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






9. Elaborately decorated






10. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






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






12. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring






13. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






14. Unemotional; serious






15. Proper; marked by good taste






16. Not migratory; settled






17. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






18. Conspicuously bad or offensive






19. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world






20. Point of view






21. Determined by impulse rather than reason






22. To restrain; to hold back






23. To absorb; to make similar






24. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






25. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence






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






27. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






28. Describing a category or artistic endeavor






29. 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






30. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






31. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence






32. Responsive; agreeable






33. A question






34. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence






35. Short-lived or temporary






36. Exercising good judgment or common sense






37. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples






38. Without decoration; strict






39. Causing great harm






40. Characterized by the telling of a story






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






42. Condition of sticking together






43. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






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. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






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






47. Imaginative language that compares one thing to another in ways that aren't necessarily logical but that are nevertheless striking - original - and 'true'; often departs from the literal meaning






48. Not caring one way or the other






49. A selected part of a passage or scene






50. Spread or flowing throughout