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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
caustic
obscure
dilettante
anachronism
2. Poisonous
toxic
denotation
pathos
parallelism
3. This argument occurs when the speaker states a claim that includes a word or phrase that needs to be defined before the argument can proceed
metonymy
begging the question
amenable
synecdoche
4. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
clarity
simple sentence
intrepid
dictatorial
5. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
pragmatic
rancorous
connotation
definition
6. Equipment; a group of machines
idealize
apparatus
apprehension
prompt
7. Rotten
figurative language
ethos
putrid
cause and effect
8. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence
frank
malleable
compound-complex sentence
embellish
9. Extreme ill-will or spite
malice
active voice
patronizing
despotic
10. An appeal to reason; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle
equivocate
logos
elusive
omnipotent
11. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
pugnacious
gratuitous
declarative sentence
anadiplosis
12. Wrongdoing - misconduct
double-bind
imperative sentence
malfeasance
participle
13. Able to pay one's debts
assimilation
solvent
ellipsis
tenacity
14. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
predicate adjective
predicate nominative
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
predicate
15. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning
predicate nominative
incontrovertible
repetition
subdue
16. Friendly; sincere
declarative sentence
vilify
cordial
effusive
17. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing
irony
exemplification
copious
description
18. Without decoration; strict
ruse
complex sentence
austere
servile
19. The particular words an author uses in an essay
impede
naive
diction
hypocrisy
20. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
malice
camaraderie
satire
parody
21. Uncertainty; apprehension
pugnacious
trepidation
anthropomorphism
diction
22. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
hypocrisy
apology
catalog
impression
23. Submissive; like a servant
exemplification
servile
cohesive
convoluted
24. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
alleviate
plausible
begging the question
hyperbole
25. A fixed or strong belief
conviction
consensus
conflagration
begging the question
26. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
alienated
brittle
plausible
simple sentence
27. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end
disparage
synthesis
disingenuous
arid
28. Favorable; promising
predicate
reclamation
profound
auspicious
29. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this
inveterate
imagery
red herring
epistrophe
30. A collection of literary pieces
archetype
anthology
ethos
ostentatious
31. Producing a deep or full sound
dictatorial
metaphor
hyperbole
sonorous
32. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence
absolutes
predicate adjective
lucid
inconsequential
33. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
idealize
arbitrary
irony
indolent
34. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false
euphemism
argument from ignorance
facetious
penitent
35. Coming into existence; emerging
pragmatic
affable
proximity
nascent
36. Describing a large amount of something
ample
mundane
inevitable
jargon
37. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth
novice
discourse
hyperbole
allusion
38. A union of two or more groups
alliance
timorous
stoic
non sequitur
39. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
simile
mural
synecdoche
apprehension
40. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear
ambiguity
cause/effect
inconsequential
chiasmus
41. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side
oxymoron
imperious
subdue
understatement
42. Closeness
proximity
obsolete
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
allusion
43. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
enmity
pejorative
arbitrary
connotation
44. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
dubious
deductive
coherent
innate
45. Shrewd; clever
poignant
astute
argument from ignorance
chiasmus
46. Not migratory; settled
apprehension
implication
sedentary
dependent clause
47. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
intuition
flagrant
prompt
inveterate
48. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
equanimity
dictatorial
inveterate
simile
49. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
syntax
rhetoric
paradigm
proximity
50. An apparent contradiction of terms
oxymoron
servile
apposition
melancholy