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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
rhetoric
anthology
pejorative
substantiated
2. Not caring one way or the other
imperious
assimilation
spurious
indifferent
3. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
metonymy
juxtaposition
ornate
hypocrisy
4. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
narration
clarity
alienated
novel
5. To make vicious statements about
predicate adjective
vilify
pathos
biased
6. To give official authorization or approval
sanction
rhetoric
affable
irony
7. Treating people as weak or inferior
condescending
compound-complex sentence
inconsequential
dictatorial
8. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses
innate
gratuitous
asyndeton
ambiguous
9. Of chief concern or importance
independent clause
paramount
impede
denotation
10. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
apparatus
emotional words
synecdoche
obsolete
11. Courageous; fearless
camaraderie
understatement
reclamation
intrepid
12. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story
oxymoron
passive voice
torpor
narration
13. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic
benign
narrative
alliteration
sardonic
14. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
dogmatic
dubious
eclectic
permeated
15. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance
begging the question
simile
malfeasance
pathos
16. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
misconception
futile
conflagration
frank
17. Not applied to actual objects
abstract
ebullience
ambiguous
virtuoso
18. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
idealize
fluid
metonymy
diligent
19. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
haughty
impression
poisoning the well
analogy
20. To give special attention to something - to stress
epanalepsis
euphemism
cohesive
emphasize
21. To ease a pain or burden
alleviate
obdurate
fallacy
etymology
22. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay
thesis
imperative sentence
premise
truncated
23. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
equanimity
copious
sonorous
argumentation
24. Logically connected
dictatorial
camaraderie
coherent
equivocate
25. Secretive
clandestine
melancholy
servile
amenable
26. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense
contemporary
begging the question
ellipsis
vilify
27. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
cause and effect
appositive
tone
interrogative sentence
28. Calm
serene
ostentatious
intrepid
declarative sentence
29. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
hyperbole
dogmatic
dialect
fluid
30. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
syntax
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
ellipsis
cause and effect
31. A major figure of speech in rhetorical analysis that seeks to create a mental discontinuity - which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity
figurative language
incorrigible
paradox
didactic
32. Feeling hatred; scornful
contemptuous
wily
passive voice
etymology
33. Arrogant; vainly proud
premise
hierarchy
haughty
simile
34. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses
dictatorial
prudent
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
loose sentence
35. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth
aphorism
contemporary
anaphora
superficial
36. Sadness; depression
narrative
rational
melancholy
panegyric
37. An apparent contradiction of terms
parody
oxymoron
eloquence
profound
38. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
paradox
superficial
dogged
proliferate
39. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
equanimity
diligent
naive
division/classification
40. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words
epistrophe
parentheticals
division/classification
rapport
41. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts
superficial
tricolon
trepidation
hierarchy
42. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
equanimity
apathetic
meticulous
ambiguity
43. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
gerund
syllogism
ambiguity
archetype
44. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning
enlightening
connotation
obscure
hyperbole
45. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
realism
understatement
aesthetic
independent clause
46. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
lexicon
period
synthesis
heinous
47. Unimportant
inconsequential
florid
spurious
deductive
48. Timid; fearful about the future
gesticulating
ruse
timorous
disdain
49. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
simile
exclamatory sentence
sonorous
pejorative
50. Persistence
truncated
non sequitur
infinitive
tenacity