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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause
periodic sentence
diction
ponderous
fallacy
2. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces
medley
cause and effect
declarative sentence
sanction
3. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
candor
effusive
novel
novice
4. Hatefully evil; abominable
theoretical
heinous
transient
syllogism
5. Rudely abrupt
vilify
dependent clause
brusque
participle
6. A wonderful technique of repetition in which the last word of the clause begins the next clause - creating a connection of ideas important to the author's purpose in some way
putrid
anadiplosis
realism
imperative sentence
7. Worn out through overuse; trite
sedentary
hackneyed
description
denotation
8. Rotten
putrid
effusive
compound sentence
propriety
9. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words
epistrophe
insolent
surreptitiously
omnipotent
10. Sadness; depression
ornate
flagrant
melancholy
ellipsis
11. Stubborn; inflexible
asylum
archetype
obdurate
perspective
12. Unemotional; serious
staid
intuition
egregious
oxymoron
13. Timid; fearful about the future
timorous
biased
derived
denotation
14. Appropriateness of behavior
despotic
subdue
stem
propriety
15. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence
predicate adjective
distractor
ponderous
red herring
16. Done by secretive means
paramount
surreptitiously
appositive
convoluted
17. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
simile
periodic sentence
stoic
misconception
18. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
realism
innate
virtuoso
stoic
19. 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
emigrate
perception
straw man
caustic
20. A failure of logical reasoning
fallacy
disingenuous
benevolent
candor
21. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference
synecdoche
disparity
independent clause
truncated
22. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)
disparity
apposition
reprehensible
point of view
23. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence
anthology
polysyndeton
apostrophe
infinitive
24. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
plausible
cohesive
inconsequential
argumentation
25. Extremely careful and precise
servile
meticulous
sardonic
inherent
26. Lacking sophistication
naive
inevitable
predicate nominative
proximity
27. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
impression
cause/effect
ambiguous
abstract
28. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story
equanimity
epistrophe
servile
narration
29. Defense of an idea
apology
objectivity
modest
sanction
30. To free from guilt or blame
putrid
realism
emphasize
exculpate
31. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
gerund
insolent
ethos
cause and effect
32. Characterized by the telling of a story
narrative
eloquence
cause/effect
cogent
33. Exhibiting a display of great wealth
discourse
pragmatic
penitent
opulent
34. Condition of sticking together
cohesive
pathos
arbiter
plausible
35. Responsive; agreeable
amenable
pejorative
elusive
idealize
36. A feeling about the future
premonition
patronizing
toxic
omnipotent
37. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
inveterate
conviction
diction
incumbent
38. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
lucid
malleable
frank
whimsical
39. Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure - weak
narrative
medley
tenuous
fallacy
40. This occurs when the author of an essay significantly alters his or her diction - syntax - or both
rhetorical shift
indifferent
slander
pragmatic
41. Impulsive and unpredictable
capricious
reprehensible
imagery
imperious
42. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
tenacity
propriety
rational
equanimity
43. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
satire
compound sentence
juxtaposition
cordial
44. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
ellipsis
assertion
discourse
condemn
45. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
vindicated
acquired
division/classification
denotation
46. Practical
pragmatic
compound sentence
apparatus
disingenuous
47. A noun or pronoun that uses a linking verb to unite - describe - or rename the noun in the subject of the sentence
predicate nominative
straw man
coup
apathetic
48. Sincerity; openness
candor
equanimity
wily
disparage
49. Imaginative language that compares one thing to another in ways that aren't necessarily logical but that are nevertheless striking - original - and 'true'; often departs from the literal meaning
figurative language
genre
passive voice
benign
50. Point of view
personification
brusque
perspective
alienated