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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Timid; fearful about the future






2. Having a harmful effect; injurious






3. Wildly excited or active






4. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference






5. To grow or increase rapidly






6. To give official authorization or approval






7. Characterized by the telling of a story






8. To slow the progress of






9. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure






10. Sincerity; openness






11. Prejudiced






12. General agreement






13. Secretive






14. A judge who decides a disputed issue






15. To free from guilt or blame






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






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






18. Hard-working






19. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






20. Not caring one way or the other






21. Freed from blame






22. Giving praise






23. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






24. An example or model






25. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface






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






27. Stubborn; inflexible






28. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






29. The associations or moods that accompany a word






30. Combative; belligerent






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






32. 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






33. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)






34. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another






35. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






36. Done by secretive means






37. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers






38. The particular words an author uses in an essay






39. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words






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






41. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring






42. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






43. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor






44. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it






45. Another fallacy - this is also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this - therefore because of this') - and it falls under the general umbrella of a causality fallacy or false cause






46. To put up with; to survive a hardship






47. Persistence






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






49. Easy-going; friendly






50. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers