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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. Cunning






2. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts






3. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






4. Poisonous






5. 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






6. General agreement






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






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






9. Extremely dull






10. To conceal or make indistinct






11. To put up with; to survive a hardship






12. Kind and gentle






13. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






14. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






15. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition






16. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






17. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






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






19. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






20. Of little importance or significance






21. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear






22. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed






23. Having a harmful effect; injurious






24. Describing a showy or pretentious display






25. Wrongdoing - misconduct






26. This occurs when the author of an essay significantly alters his or her diction - syntax - or both






27. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






28. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






29. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






30. A widespread fire






31. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant






32. Highly respected






33. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. Treating people as weak or inferior






38. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition






39. A command






40. Unimaginative; dull






41. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences






42. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side






43. Stubbornly persevering






44. Like chiasmus - this figure repeats the opening word or phrase at the end of the sentence to emphasize a statement or idea - but it is not an ABBA reversal






45. Condition of sticking together






46. Lacking application or practical application






47. Exercising good judgment or common sense






48. Able to pay one's debts






49. No longer in use; old-fashioned






50. A declaration or statement