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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. 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






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






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






4. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






5. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






6. The act of suggesting or hinting






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






8. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






9. Friendly; sincere






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






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






12. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






13. General agreement






14. Closeness






15. Well-meaning; generous






16. Of little importance or significance






17. Extremely dull






18. The study of the origin of words and their historical uses






19. Elaborately decorated






20. To avoid making a definite statement






21. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole






22. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring






23. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs






24. Another fallacy - this is also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this - therefore because of this') - and it falls under the general umbrella of a causality fallacy or false cause






25. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






26. Worthy of blame






27. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






28. A crafty trick






29. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






30. Secretive






31. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase






32. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy






33. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






34. 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






35. Favorable; promising






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






37. Sadness; depression






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






39. Awareness; insight






40. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






41. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will






42. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset






43. Spread or flowing throughout






44. A collection of literary pieces






45. An apparent contradiction of terms






46. A place of retreat or security






47. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought






48. Certain to happen - unavoidable






49. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric






50. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )