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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. The reversal of the natural order of words in a sentence or line of poetry






2. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






3. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






4. Extremely careful and precise






5. Enormous






6. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






7. Uninteresting; unchallenging






8. Wrongdoing - misconduct






9. Insulting in manner or speech






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






11. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






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






13. A question






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






15. To slow the progress of






16. Convincing; reasonable






17. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference






18. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






19. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar






20. Showing by example






21. Courageous; fearless






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






23. Energy; power to survive






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






25. Hinder; interfere with






26. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas






27. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause






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






29. 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






30. Friendly; sincere






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






32. A union of two or more groups






33. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation






34. A fixed or strong belief






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






36. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category






37. A tremendously skilled artist






38. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning






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






40. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point






41. Lacking sophistication






42. 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






43. Highly respected






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






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






46. Appeal based on the character of the speaker






47. Without decoration; strict






48. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






49. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






50. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting