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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing






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






3. On guard






4. Rudely abrupt






5. Dispersed throughout






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






7. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






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






9. Awareness; insight






10. An ungrateful person






11. Commendable; worthy of imitation






12. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole






13. A command






14. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






15. Not able to be denied or disputed






16. Feeling or showing little emotion






17. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis






18. Treating people as weak or inferior






19. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






20. Extreme ill-will or spite






21. Determined by impulse rather than reason






22. Cunning






23. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






24. Extremely careful and precise






25. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance






26. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






27. Express grief for; mourn






28. To make vicious statements about






29. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






30. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb






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






32. Stubbornly persevering






33. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance






34. To grow or increase rapidly






35. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






36. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used






37. Exercising good judgment or common sense






38. Impulsive and unpredictable






39. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor






40. Elaborately decorated






41. A relationship that individuals build






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






43. Current - modern; from the same time






44. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)






45. Describing a large amount of something






46. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






47. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






48. Enormous






49. Lacking energy






50. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward