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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
sanction
arbitrary
obsolete
contemptuous
2. A brilliantly executed plan
hackneyed
euphemism
coup
inconsequential
3. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used
parallelism
rhetoric
eclectic
loose sentence
4. Not caring one way or the other
double-bind
gesticulating
benign
indifferent
5. Clearness in thought or expression
rhetoric
clarity
gerund
frenetic
6. Describing a large amount of something
austere
embellish
pathos
ample
7. Describing flowery or elaborate speech
florid
parody
metonymy
genre
8. Uninteresting; unchallenging
prosaic
amenable
frank
insipid
9. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
superficial
impede
dogmatic
premonition
10. Something out of place in time or sequence
emphasize
conviction
anachronism
acquired
11. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
convoluted
tone
oxymoron
subdue
12. Of chief concern or importance
paramount
futile
narration
apprehension
13. Secretive
theme
embellish
sonorous
clandestine
14. Easily understood; clear
compound sentence
elusive
lucid
apostrophe
15. Unimportant
exculpate
simile
inconsequential
synecdoche
16. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense
listless
copious
ellipsis
fallacy
17. 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
poignant
epanalepsis
plagiarism
consensus
18. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning
asyndeton
connotation
florid
euphemism
19. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
insipid
insolent
anadiplosis
disdain
20. Spread or flowing throughout
absolutes
cordial
permeated
phenomenon
21. A widespread fire
synthesis
theoretical
conflagration
zeugma
22. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers
distractor
torpor
euphemism
emigrate
23. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses
prosaic
loose sentence
vitality
figurative language
24. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
alliance
superfluous
hypocrisy
sanction
25. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
toxic
candor
misconception
mural
26. Easily broken when subjected to pressure
brittle
eclectic
subdue
ambiguous
27. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
nascent
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
whimsical
condemn
28. In essay questions - this has two definitions: the correct one and the common one; the correct one is that this is the paragraph or language that defines the essay task (doesn't include the passage itself); the common definition of this is one you wi
pragmatic
prompt
ornate
alienated
29. To make vicious statements about
vilify
cohesive
camaraderie
hypothetical
30. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence
bandwagon
description
theoretical
predicate adjective
31. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
equanimity
obscure
fallacy
heinous
32. Causing great harm
pernicious
panegyric
impede
catalog
33. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
archaic
hierarchy
bandwagon
plagiarism
34. Menacing; threatening
benevolent
theoretical
subdue
ominous
35. Lazy
subdue
indolent
tenuous
innate
36. The particular words an author uses in an essay
eloquence
diction
synthesis
egregious
37. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words
epistrophe
omnipotent
synecdoche
ostentatious
38. To calm or soothe
permeated
replete
mollify
active voice
39. A story
narrative
emigrate
patronizing
intrepid
40. Having great depth or seriousness
malleable
auspicious
comprehensive
profound
41. To leave one country or region and settle in another
emigrate
compare/contrast
narrative
elusive
42. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay
copious
thesis
lexicon
servile
43. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth
bandwagon
fallacy
mural
allusion
44. Extremely careful and precise
meticulous
syntax
narrative
amenable
45. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing
innovative
description
indifferent
rapport
46. Rudely abrupt
brusque
obscure
prodigious
straw man
47. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause
false dilemma
periodic sentence
enlightening
obdurate
48. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world
pervasive
acquired
benign
dialect
49. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
impartial
aphorism
dictatorial
rhetorical question
50. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
hierarchy
object
alliteration
ebullience