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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another
coherent
understatement
apprehension
transient
2. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly
amenable
replete
ellipsis
satire
3. A command
sonorous
imperative sentence
maverick
prompt
4. A tremendously skilled artist
synecdoche
equivocate
comprehensive
virtuoso
5. Without decoration; strict
equanimity
simile
austere
ponderous
6. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this
predicate
imagery
inherent
embellish
7. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
inveterate
condemn
synthesis
brusque
8. Coming into existence; emerging
surreptitiously
exemplary
nascent
gerund
9. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
affable
panegyric
eclectic
cause/effect
10. Closeness
declarative sentence
subordinate conjunction
proximity
reclamation
11. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
dogmatic
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
phenomenon
metonymy
12. A story
imagery
narrative
florid
subject
13. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
analogy
rhetoric
subdue
prompt
14. Insulting in manner or speech
decorous
panegyric
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
insolent
15. Feeling or showing little emotion
apathetic
equivocate
imperious
serene
16. Good will between friends
camaraderie
ambiguous
novel
endure
17. Practical
exclamatory sentence
oxymoron
discredit
pragmatic
18. Not able to be denied or disputed
anthropomorphism
imagery
incontrovertible
compound-complex sentence
19. Uninteresting; unchallenging
benevolent
compelling
insipid
idealize
20. Defense of an idea
alienated
hypocrisy
apology
diligent
21. 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
tenuous
auspicious
rhetoric
cause and effect
22. To cause to be doubted
discredit
gratuitous
despotic
rhetorical question
23. Describing a category or artistic endeavor
anadiplosis
heinous
genre
oxymoron
24. 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
futile
disparity
austere
25. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces
omnipotent
medley
gesticulating
euphemism
26. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers
insipid
ostentatious
theoretical
stem
27. On guard
mediocrity
wary
figurative language
pervasive
28. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things
compare/contrast
parody
independent clause
integrity
29. Copied or adapted from a source
fluid
rhetoric
derived
replete
30. 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
equivocate
malleable
diligent
prompt
31. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people
lexicon
jargon
stratagem
metonymy
32. Sincerity; openness
candor
staid
archetype
proximity
33. Express grief for; mourn
non sequitur
lament
tenuous
listless
34. The particular words an author uses in an essay
quandary
connotation
syllogism
diction
35. Two words that together create a sense of opposition
phenomenon
oxymoron
simile
penitent
36. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
ethos
hypocrisy
obstinate
pun
37. Point of view
pragmatic
tenacity
perspective
false dilemma
38. Arrogant; vainly proud
haughty
fractious
incontrovertible
realism
39. No longer in use; old-fashioned
obsolete
aphorism
imperative sentence
assiduous
40. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process
process analysis
metaphor
dependent clause
irony
41. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
paradigm
alienated
mural
phrase
42. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it
malfeasance
incontrovertible
misconception
onomatopoeia
43. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone
frank
passive voice
propitious
patronizing
44. Giving praise
alleviate
laudatory
intrepid
aphorism
45. An ungrateful person
ingrate
cordial
absolutes
fallacy
46. Current - modern; from the same time
active voice
declarative sentence
contemporary
pernicious
47. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
red herring
impartial
embellish
polysyndeton
48. A sentence that conveys excitement or force
nascent
exclamatory sentence
disdain
ambiguous
49. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
malapropism
cogent
synecdoche
tone
50. A widespread fire
laudatory
denotation
conflagration
obscure