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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






2. Quarrelsome; unruly






3. An unusual - observable event






4. Dispersed throughout






5. Well-meaning; generous






6. A relationship that individuals build






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






8. Unimportant






9. Arrogant; vainly proud






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






11. To cause to be doubted






12. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






13. Done by secretive means






14. Defense of an idea






15. A failure of logical reasoning






16. Producing a deep or full sound






17. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole






18. A collection of literary pieces






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






20. Courageous; fearless






21. Kind and gentle






22. An apparent contradiction of terms






23. Extreme ill-will or spite






24. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






25. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated






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






27. Large in scope or content






28. The act of suggesting or hinting






29. A widespread fire






30. Mutual hatred or ill-will






31. Not applied to actual objects






32. Good will between friends






33. Statement of high praise






34. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary






35. Not migratory; settled






36. This occurs when a person engaging in an argument defines his opponent's position when the opponent is not present and defines it in a manner that is easy to attack






37. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear






38. 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






39. Responsive; agreeable






40. Friendly; sincere






41. Contempt - scorn






42. Subdued; kept from being circulated






43. A noun toward which thought - feeling - or action is directed






44. A minor device in which two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by the same verb or noun; these are especially acute if the noun or verb does not have the exact same meaning in both parts of the sentence






45. To give special attention to something - to stress






46. Feeling or showing little emotion






47. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






48. Calm






49. A judge who decides a disputed issue






50. Closeness