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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Contempt - scorn
replete
disdain
obscure
predicate nominative
2. Describing a large amount of something
exemplification
caustic
ample
dilettante
3. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
cohesive
impression
wily
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
4. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
false analogy
epistrophe
bandwagon
nocturnal
5. An ungrateful person
hackneyed
jargon
transitory
ingrate
6. A declaration or statement
idealize
prosaic
assertion
malice
7. To make an itemized list of
catalog
exclamatory sentence
distractor
simple sentence
8. To absorb; to make similar
trivial
abstract
assimilation
perception
9. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
incontrovertible
lucid
novel
archaic
10. Making gestures while speaking
tricolon
clarity
amenable
gesticulating
11. Intricate; complex
fabricated
realism
convoluted
modest
12. A story
rapport
reprehensible
chiasmus
narrative
13. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
sedentary
chiasmus
archetype
clarity
14. A collection of literary pieces
anthology
connotation
period
dogmatic
15. Bitingly sarcastic or witty
caustic
embellish
discourse
apostrophe
16. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false
auspicious
argument from ignorance
idealize
absolutes
17. Easy-going; friendly
nascent
frenetic
archaic
affable
18. Worthy of blame
reprehensible
epistrophe
active voice
prompt
19. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly
simile
predicate nominative
satire
heinous
20. Without decoration; strict
vilify
disparage
omnipotent
austere
21. Two words that together create a sense of opposition
appositive
oxymoron
notorious
personification
22. 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
caustic
obdurate
benign
23. Appeal based on the character of the speaker
tenuous
emphasize
ethos
mundane
24. A major figure of speech in rhetorical analysis that seeks to create a mental discontinuity - which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity
paradox
ambiguity
passive voice
gerund
25. Condition of sticking together
ornate
vilify
hyperbole
cohesive
26. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
cordial
denotation
exclamatory sentence
hypothetical
27. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
archetype
compound sentence
heinous
transitory
28. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
auspicious
rhetoric
superficial
repetition
29. A state of uncertainty or perplexity
cause/effect
trepidation
catalog
quandary
30. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
sanction
pathos
parody
impinge
31. Mutual hatred or ill-will
enmity
obdurate
thesis
assiduous
32. Done or achieved with little effort; easy
facile
cogent
ample
modest
33. Possessed from birth; inborn
pervasive
active voice
innate
participle
34. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
disingenuous
innate
stratagem
ample
35. Extra; unnecessary
analogy
asyndeton
nocturnal
superfluous
36. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed
stratagem
synthesis
participle
exemplification
37. Causing great harm
pernicious
decorous
paramount
acquired
38. A minor device in which two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by the same verb or noun; these are especially acute if the noun or verb does not have the exact same meaning in both parts of the sentence
predicate nominative
euphemism
zeugma
fluid
39. Poisonous
apology
narrative
toxic
dubious
40. Appeal based on logic or reason
impartial
false dilemma
logos
ambivalent
41. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
simile
pejorative
panegyric
ad hominem
42. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear
antithesis
independent clause
ambiguity
coup
43. Rudely abrupt
brusque
zeugma
florid
synecdoche
44. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers
naive
participle
stem
deleterious
45. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant
tenacity
non sequitur
denotation
euphemism
46. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
pun
metonymy
modest
denotation
47. Courageous; fearless
narration
egregious
theme
intrepid
48. Combative; belligerent
pugnacious
cause/effect
tricolon
whimsical
49. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
timorous
declarative sentence
hierarchy
derived
50. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic
discredit
diligent
narrative
sardonic