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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Of little importance or significance






2. Not applied to actual objects






3. 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






4. Rudely abrupt






5. Profoundly moving; touching






6. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






7. Cunning






8. A relationship that individuals build






9. A widespread fire






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






11. Appeal based on logic or reason






12. Logically connected






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






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






15. Exercising good judgment or common sense






16. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility






17. Introducing something new






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






19. A judge who decides a disputed issue






20. Giving praise






21. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another






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






23. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






24. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause






25. Feeling or showing little emotion






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






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






28. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor






29. Commendable; worthy of imitation






30. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






31. Subdued; kept from being circulated






32. A failure of logical reasoning






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






34. Combative; belligerent






35. Hard-working






36. 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






37. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






38. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses






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






40. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






41. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle






42. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )






43. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






44. Unimaginative; dull






45. Practical






46. Proper; marked by good taste






47. Unable to be reformed






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






49. Contempt - scorn






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