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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. To make an itemized list of






2. Determined by impulse rather than reason






3. Not caring one way or the other






4. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






5. Menacing; threatening






6. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






7. A question






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






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






10. Extremely dull






11. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition






12. Appropriateness of behavior






13. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






14. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed






15. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






16. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






17. To put up with; to survive a hardship






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






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






20. Kind and gentle






21. Defense of an idea






22. The associations or moods that accompany a word






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






24. A failure of logical reasoning






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






26. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






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






28. Hard-working






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






30. Anxiety or fear about the future






31. A feeling about the future






32. Enormous






33. A tremendously skilled artist






34. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it






35. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






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






37. Appeal based on the character of the speaker






38. Quarrelsome; unruly






39. 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






40. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface






41. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb






42. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence






43. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






44. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)






45. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






46. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






47. An unusual - observable event






48. To calm or soothe






49. A selected part of a passage or scene






50. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it