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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas
vindicated
analogy
propriety
aesthetic
2. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
juxtaposition
superficial
imperative sentence
biased
3. Statement of high praise
exemplification
panegyric
anachronism
disdain
4. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
synthesis
definition
narrative
vindicated
5. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
stem
caustic
logos
declarative sentence
6. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
catalog
rational
reprehensible
lament
7. Condition of sticking together
cohesive
propitious
pathos
ingrate
8. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
eloquence
serene
catalog
wary
9. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
pejorative
poisoning the well
disdain
staid
10. The act of making something useful again
integrity
reclamation
pathos
pejorative
11. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset
reclamation
ambivalent
deductive
conflagration
12. Unimaginative; dull
prosaic
non sequitur
cogent
gesticulating
13. Enormous
equanimity
prodigious
theme
paradox
14. To grow or increase rapidly
didactic
asyndeton
proliferate
theme
15. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
division/classification
arid
disdain
anachronism
16. Uncertainty; apprehension
sonorous
spontaneous
trepidation
elusive
17. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
superfluous
hypocrisy
paradox
arbitrary
18. Giving praise
aphorism
personification
laudatory
alleviate
19. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process
trepidation
process analysis
interrogative sentence
absolutes
20. To consider perfect
impartial
superfluous
subordinate conjunction
idealize
21. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim
antithesis
putrid
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
nascent
22. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause
syllogism
complex sentence
fallacy
narrative
23. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
embellish
anadiplosis
permeated
zeugma
24. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
disparage
period
laudatory
incontrovertible
25. Not genuine
inconsequential
ad hominem
etymology
spurious
26. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
impinge
hypothetical
apposition
rational
27. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause
dogged
subordinate conjunction
synthesis
predicate adjective
28. Feeling or showing little emotion
pun
gesticulating
hypothetical
apathetic
29. Impulsive and unpredictable
ad hominem
capricious
timorous
archetype
30. Two words that together create a sense of opposition
sanction
condemn
oxymoron
emigrate
31. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed
polysyndeton
figurative language
nascent
novice
32. Coming into existence; emerging
candor
rhetoric
nascent
rational
33. No longer in use; old-fashioned
obsolete
cause and effect
arbitrary
didactic
34. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic
sardonic
permeated
dependent clause
euphemism
35. A selected part of a passage or scene
gesticulating
excerpt
insipid
nocturnal
36. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word
predicate
denotation
simile
ad hominem
37. Commendable; worthy of imitation
exemplary
ample
inevitable
incontrovertible
38. Of chief concern or importance
paramount
ingrate
argumentation
replete
39. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
simile
false analogy
biased
melancholy
40. A tremendously skilled artist
enmity
virtuoso
fabricated
compound-complex sentence
41. Closeness
proximity
inevitable
rhetorical shift
obdurate
42. Appeal based on the character of the speaker
ethos
process analysis
derived
virtuoso
43. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance
narrative
reclamation
metaphor
affable
44. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
torpor
imagery
condemn
laudatory
45. Poisonous
toxic
diligent
florid
metonymy
46. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb
ambivalent
anthology
paradox
phrase
47. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people
declarative sentence
connotation
exclamatory sentence
jargon
48. To ease a pain or burden
declarative sentence
astute
synthesis
alleviate
49. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole
understatement
dilettante
mollify
florid
50. Done or achieved with little effort; easy
facile
implication
compare/contrast
cause/effect