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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Appeal based on the character of the speaker






2. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole






3. 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






4. Closeness






5. Extreme ill-will or spite






6. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own






7. Subdued; kept from being circulated






8. A union of two or more groups






9. A situation of conflict from which there is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma






10. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects






11. Exercising good judgment or common sense






12. Rotten






13. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side






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






15. Not migratory; settled






16. Made; concocted to deceive






17. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






18. Arrogant; vainly proud






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






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






21. Equipment; a group of machines






22. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






23. Hard-working






24. Courageous; fearless






25. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group






26. Extra; unnecessary






27. 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






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






29. Able to pay one's debts






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






31. Describing a dry - rainless climate






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






33. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






34. To put up with; to survive a hardship






35. Clearness in thought or expression






36. 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






37. Mutual hatred or ill-will






38. Causing great harm






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






40. Defense of an idea






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






42. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people






43. Not caring one way or the other






44. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






45. A question






46. General agreement






47. To calm or soothe






48. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him






49. All-powerful






50. Two events where one event brings about or caused the other; the first event is the cause - the second is the effect; it explains why something happens or is likely to happen