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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. 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
anadiplosis
context
incorrigible
ponderous
2. 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
understatement
enlightening
paradox
trivial
3. Clearness in thought or expression
rhetorical shift
rhetorical triangle
clarity
tenacity
4. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
diligent
superficial
repetition
mollify
5. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
pejorative
endure
denotation
metonymy
6. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth
mundane
epistrophe
effusive
allusion
7. Sincerity; openness
candor
innate
plagiarism
rhetorical triangle
8. Treating in a condescending manner
didactic
patronizing
proximity
cohesive
9. Worn out through overuse; trite
false analogy
facetious
eclectic
hackneyed
10. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
ominous
compound sentence
vitality
impinge
11. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
stratagem
ellipsis
narration
participle
12. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
obstinate
whimsical
rhetoric
gerund
13. Describing flowery or elaborate speech
cause and effect
pejorative
florid
exculpate
14. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning
connotation
rhetorical question
impartial
chiasmus
15. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
simile
apposition
cause and effect
compare/contrast
16. To make an itemized list of
satire
catalog
medieval
prudent
17. Extreme ill-will or spite
obscure
anthropomorphism
eloquence
malice
18. A fixed or strong belief
conviction
ostentatious
sedentary
clandestine
19. A state of uncertainty or perplexity
false analogy
intuition
quandary
mediocrity
20. Two events where one event brings about or caused the other; the first event is the cause - the second is the effect; it explains why something happens or is likely to happen
inductive
rhetorical shift
cause/effect
vindicated
21. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
compound-complex sentence
inevitable
superficial
torpor
22. Contempt - scorn
venerated
disdain
passive voice
egregious
23. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation
ponderous
irony
inductive
discourse
24. Closeness
equivocate
imperious
proximity
logos
25. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
dictatorial
conflagration
pun
comprehensive
26. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end
anthropomorphism
synthesis
elusive
compelling
27. The study of the origin of words and their historical uses
etymology
oxymoron
eloquence
disdain
28. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility
ethos
interrogative sentence
infinitive
prodigious
29. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause
integrity
subordinate conjunction
exclamatory sentence
modest
30. Unable to be reformed
incorrigible
clarity
decorous
novel
31. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
connotation
implication
oxymoron
32. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
gerund
gratuitous
disparage
effusive
33. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
harbinger
obsolete
incumbent
alienated
34. To give special attention to something - to stress
tenuous
vitality
emphasize
transient
35. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical
hypothetical
zeugma
despotic
anthology
36. Making gestures while speaking
independent clause
contemptuous
red herring
gesticulating
37. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
archaic
argumentation
subject
obsolete
38. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
passive voice
personification
condescending
disdain
39. The act of suggesting or hinting
aphorism
gerund
implication
parentheticals
40. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words
deleterious
lucid
replete
epistrophe
41. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
irony
anaphora
pejorative
ambiguous
42. Plentiful; having a large quantity
chiasmus
venerated
copious
emphasize
43. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
timorous
dogmatic
laudatory
impartial
44. Relatively unknown
reclamation
obscure
emotional words
insolent
45. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
apposition
pejorative
satire
proximity
46. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing
capricious
convoluted
novel
humor
47. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
understatement
replete
diction
rhetoric
48. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy
coherent
bandwagon
ethos
apparatus
49. Calm
simple sentence
maverick
serene
cryptic
50. Condition of sticking together
apparatus
oxymoron
begging the question
cohesive