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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed






2. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it






3. 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






4. To conceal or make indistinct






5. Unplanned; naturally occurring






6. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker






7. Awareness; insight






8. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






9. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces






10. Combative; belligerent






11. Causing great harm






12. Favorable; promising






13. Extreme ill-will or spite






14. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






15. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause






16. A widespread fire






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






18. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense






19. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






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






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






22. Calm






23. Introducing something new






24. Lacking application or practical application






25. An example or model






26. 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






27. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth






28. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






29. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






30. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV






31. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






32. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy






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






34. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






35. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false






36. Not caring one way or the other






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






38. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated






39. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this






40. Large in scope or content






41. Uncertainty; apprehension






42. The associations or moods that accompany a word






43. An appeal to emotion; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






44. Rotten






45. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






46. Unemotional; serious






47. Equipment; a group of machines






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






49. Showing by example






50. Circumstances of a situation; environment