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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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






2. Of chief concern or importance






3. Wildly excited or active






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






5. 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






6. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite






7. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






8. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






9. Making gestures while speaking






10. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end






11. Responsive; agreeable






12. A judge who decides a disputed issue






13. The act of suggesting or hinting






14. Determined by impulse rather than reason






15. Timid; fearful about the future






16. Done by secretive means






17. General agreement






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






19. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






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






21. A declaration or statement






22. 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






23. Hard-working






24. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






25. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing






26. A sentence that conveys excitement or force






27. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance






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






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






30. Strikingly new or unusual






31. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






32. Wrongdoing - misconduct






33. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






34. Energy; power to survive






35. A crafty trick






36. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed






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






38. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






39. Appropriateness of behavior






40. Large in scope or content






41. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






42. Rotten






43. A feeling about the future






44. Easy-going; friendly






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






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






47. The associations or moods that accompany a word






48. 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






49. A union of two or more groups






50. Uninteresting; unchallenging