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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Not straightforward; crafty






2. Friendly; sincere






3. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated






4. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause






5. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category






6. General agreement






7. A feeling about the future






8. Trustworthiness; completeness






9. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance






10. A perfect example; an original pattern or model






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






12. The associations or moods that accompany a word






13. A group organized by rank






14. To ease a pain or burden






15. Exhibiting a display of great wealth






16. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






17. Prejudiced






18. Causing great harm






19. Arrogant; vainly proud






20. Uncertainty; apprehension






21. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






22. Circumstances of a situation; environment






23. Showing by example






24. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






25. Able to pay one's debts






26. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces






27. Worn out through overuse; trite






28. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence






29. A relationship that individuals build






30. A story






31. Condition of sticking together






32. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence






33. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






34. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this






35. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences






36. A judge who decides a disputed issue






37. 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






38. Not genuine






39. Proper; marked by good taste






40. Open to more than one interpretation






41. Of little importance or significance






42. Well-meaning; generous






43. A beginner






44. To conceal or make indistinct






45. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility






46. Plentiful; having a large quantity






47. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts






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






49. Hinder; interfere with






50. Not caring one way or the other