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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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1. Good will between friends






2. Uninteresting; unchallenging






3. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense






4. Author - audience - purpose






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






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






7. Unemotional; serious






8. Circumstances of a situation; environment






9. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






10. Poisonous






11. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground






12. A failure of logical reasoning






13. An example or model






14. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true






15. Giving praise






16. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






17. Clearness in thought or expression






18. A feeling about the future






19. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant






20. Feeling hatred; scornful






21. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






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






23. Anxiety or fear about the future






24. Like chiasmus - this figure repeats the opening word or phrase at the end of the sentence to emphasize a statement or idea - but it is not an ABBA reversal






25. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case






26. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






27. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)






28. Of little importance or significance






29. To leave one country or region and settle in another






30. Of or occurring in the night






31. Determined by impulse rather than reason






32. To avoid making a definite statement






33. Describing a category or artistic endeavor






34. To consider perfect






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






36. Causing great harm






37. Hinder; interfere with






38. Enormous






39. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly






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






41. The ability to form or understand an idea






42. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses






43. Submissive; like a servant






44. Rotten






45. Commendable; worthy of imitation






46. To slow the progress of






47. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation






48. Relatively unknown






49. Not able to be denied or disputed






50. In essay questions - this has two definitions: the correct one and the common one; the correct one is that this is the paragraph or language that defines the essay task (doesn't include the passage itself); the common definition of this is one you wi