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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category






2. Stubbornly persevering






3. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






4. Unable to be reformed






5. To put up with; to survive a hardship






6. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another






7. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word






8. Describing a showy or pretentious display






9. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






10. Large in scope or content






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






12. Treating people as weak or inferior






13. A brilliantly executed plan






14. A relationship that individuals build






15. Courageous; fearless






16. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker






17. Persistence






18. A beginner






19. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






20. 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






21. Giving human attributes to non-human things






22. Of or occurring in the night






23. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






24. Calm






25. Not applied to actual objects






26. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning






27. Extra; unnecessary






28. Not able to be denied or disputed






29. Highly respected






30. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition






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






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






33. To make vicious statements about






34. This argument occurs when the speaker states a claim that includes a word or phrase that needs to be defined before the argument can proceed






35. Mutual hatred or ill-will






36. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth






37. Certain to happen - unavoidable






38. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






39. Secretive






40. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






41. Describing a large amount of something






42. Strikingly new or unusual






43. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance






44. Hinder; interfere with






45. To free from guilt or blame






46. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world






47. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






48. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy






49. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb






50. A widespread fire