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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
sonorous
hypothetical
incontrovertible
embellish
2. Exercising good judgment or common sense
objectivity
premise
prudent
incumbent
3. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
plagiarism
realism
compound sentence
surreptitiously
4. To put up with; to survive a hardship
cause and effect
fractious
incorrigible
endure
5. A declaration or statement
vindicated
assertion
disparage
juxtaposition
6. Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure - weak
copious
tenuous
obstinate
interrogative sentence
7. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
fastidious
pathos
false dilemma
penitent
8. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
obscure
alliteration
false dilemma
gerund
9. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
declarative sentence
obstinate
hackneyed
tenacity
10. A wonderful technique of repetition in which the last word of the clause begins the next clause - creating a connection of ideas important to the author's purpose in some way
hierarchy
torpor
anadiplosis
fractious
11. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed
polysyndeton
permeated
period
perception
12. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
connotation
equivocate
aesthetic
opulent
13. An appeal to emotion; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle
pathos
imperious
ambiguity
malfeasance
14. Done by secretive means
plausible
surreptitiously
ambiguity
profound
15. Secretive
cogent
conviction
clandestine
contemptuous
16. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
effusive
simple sentence
ambiguous
mural
17. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts
tricolon
excerpt
epanalepsis
candor
18. Friendly; sincere
logos
condemn
definition
cordial
19. 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
deductive
anthropomorphism
premonition
exemplary
20. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
apposition
obdurate
cause/effect
candor
21. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
dialect
logos
convoluted
objectivity
22. A beginner
catalog
timorous
novice
appositive
23. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
interrogative sentence
penitent
emphasize
24. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth
apostrophe
lexicon
aphorism
imperative sentence
25. Conspicuously bad or offensive
rapport
egregious
anadiplosis
metaphor
26. A tremendously skilled artist
tone
didactic
apposition
virtuoso
27. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition
sanction
theoretical
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
satire
28. Wrongdoing - misconduct
vilify
ample
fluid
malfeasance
29. Contempt - scorn
timorous
equivocate
periodic sentence
disdain
30. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
transitory
novice
rancorous
eloquence
31. All-powerful
omnipotent
slander
cause and effect
declarative sentence
32. Dispersed throughout
alienated
emigrate
pervasive
frenetic
33. Submissive; like a servant
conviction
incumbent
integrity
servile
34. Not caring one way or the other
indifferent
pragmatic
mediocrity
dubious
35. An ungrateful person
ingrate
irony
pugnacious
vilify
36. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
argumentation
listless
impinge
rational
37. Easily flowing
diction
oxymoron
pugnacious
fluid
38. Extreme ill-will or spite
futile
malice
sedentary
fallacy
39. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
modest
equanimity
anthropomorphism
fallacy
40. Persistence
imagery
rational
tenacity
hierarchy
41. Without decoration; strict
opulent
incontrovertible
apology
austere
42. Insulting in manner or speech
incorrigible
insolent
polysyndeton
quandary
43. Unable to be reformed
ambiguity
incorrigible
active voice
ambiguous
44. 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
surreptitiously
satire
theme
fabricated
45. Highly respected
alliteration
venerated
harbinger
assiduous
46. Combative; belligerent
surreptitiously
catalog
pugnacious
derived
47. Clearness in thought or expression
superficial
stoic
clarity
disingenuous
48. Favorable; promising
auspicious
period
theme
active voice
49. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
assertion
false analogy
laudatory
eclectic
50. Courageous; fearless
intrepid
vindicated
biased
notorious