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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb
active voice
austere
hypothetical
prosaic
2. Strikingly new or unusual
novel
complex sentence
candor
ambiguous
3. Circumstances of a situation; environment
false analogy
context
fractious
enmity
4. Trustworthiness; completeness
epistrophe
personification
inherent
integrity
5. Appeal based on logic or reason
logos
virtuoso
realism
malapropism
6. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses
asyndeton
emigrate
realism
euphemism
7. Wrongdoing - misconduct
truncated
malfeasance
objectivity
cohesive
8. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
incorrigible
compound sentence
tenuous
embellish
9. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
prompt
exculpate
alienated
alliteration
10. Uninteresting; unchallenging
insipid
exemplification
aphorism
sedentary
11. A sentence that conveys excitement or force
vitality
epanalepsis
metaphor
exclamatory sentence
12. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
non sequitur
apposition
acquired
impression
13. Menacing; threatening
benign
ominous
patronizing
hyperbole
14. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
spurious
hackneyed
paradox
conflagration
15. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
hypocrisy
malleable
assertion
derived
16. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
stoic
syntax
mural
affable
17. Shrewd; clever
astute
insolent
begging the question
simile
18. The act of making something useful again
reclamation
whimsical
dogmatic
staid
19. Describing a showy or pretentious display
emigrate
ostentatious
integrity
poisoning the well
20. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone
passive voice
active voice
denotation
euphemism
21. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
euphemism
pernicious
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
false analogy
22. Uncertainty; apprehension
trepidation
apathetic
infinitive
epistrophe
23. Rudely abrupt
paramount
fractious
capricious
brusque
24. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition
replete
denotation
frank
hypocrisy
25. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
reclamation
penitent
asyndeton
pernicious
26. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole
decorous
idealize
understatement
novice
27. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
superficial
context
pernicious
insolent
28. Having great depth or seriousness
laudatory
flagrant
profound
metaphor
29. Supported with proof or evidence; verified
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
dependent clause
substantiated
subject
30. Not able to be denied or disputed
plausible
emigrate
intuition
incontrovertible
31. Elaborately decorated
ornate
epanalepsis
sedentary
asylum
32. A crafty trick
ruse
syllogism
benevolent
allusion
33. A place of retreat or security
asylum
mollify
ominous
capricious
34. Able to pay one's debts
solvent
periodic sentence
rhetorical triangle
novel
35. Subdued; kept from being circulated
ruse
contemporary
suppressed
paradigm
36. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
integrity
object
imperious
rational
37. Quarrelsome; unruly
narrative
red herring
fractious
argumentation
38. 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
prudent
malice
poignant
39. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
rancorous
emigrate
paramount
impartial
40. Plentiful; having a large quantity
obscure
copious
reprehensible
red herring
41. To ease a pain or burden
wary
alleviate
participle
rhetorical triangle
42. To restrain; to hold back
fabricated
absolutes
florid
subdue
43. Favorable; promising
auspicious
jargon
anadiplosis
subdue
44. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
anadiplosis
coherent
prompt
declarative sentence
45. Not genuine
spurious
archaic
asylum
perception
46. Mutual hatred or ill-will
innate
exemplary
conviction
enmity
47. Exhibiting a display of great wealth
decorous
opulent
stem
facile
48. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
realism
tenuous
pejorative
flagrant
49. 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
aphorism
gesticulating
cause/effect
medley
50. To consider perfect
idealize
proliferate
servile
irony