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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Treating people as weak or inferior






2. An example or model






3. Not migratory; settled






4. A beginner






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






6. Calm






7. Not able to be denied or disputed






8. Prejudiced






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






10. The act of making something useful again






11. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






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






13. Of or occurring in the night






14. The associations or moods that accompany a word






15. Exhibiting a display of great wealth






16. 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






17. To give official authorization or approval






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






19. Having a harmful effect; injurious






20. Something out of place in time or sequence






21. Favorable; promising






22. This occurs when the author of an essay significantly alters his or her diction - syntax - or both






23. Exercising good judgment or common sense






24. A crafty trick






25. Proper; marked by good taste






26. Intended to instruct






27. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






28. Intense enthusiasm






29. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






30. Unplanned; naturally occurring






31. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary






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






33. Combative; belligerent






34. Feeling hatred; scornful






35. Inborn; built-in






36. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






37. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






38. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






39. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






40. To consider perfect






41. An unusual - observable event






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






43. Anxiety or fear about the future






44. Not caring one way or the other






45. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






46. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition






47. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs






48. Sincerity; openness






49. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






50. Copied or adapted from a source