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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Unable to be reformed






2. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






3. Unimaginative; dull






4. Calm






5. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






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






7. Commendable; worthy of imitation






8. Impulsive and unpredictable






9. A minor device in which two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by the same verb or noun; these are especially acute if the noun or verb does not have the exact same meaning in both parts of the sentence






10. Of little importance or significance






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






12. An appeal to reason; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






13. Lacking energy






14. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning






15. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence






16. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






17. Appeal based on the character of the speaker






18. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth






19. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






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






21. Practical






22. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle






23. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity






24. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true






25. Producing a deep or full sound






26. Timid; fearful about the future






27. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






28. Rotten






29. An example or model






30. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him






31. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset






32. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will






33. Unplanned; naturally occurring






34. Rudely abrupt






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






36. Express grief for; mourn






37. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples






38. Possessed from birth; inborn






39. Spread or flowing throughout






40. Sincerity; openness






41. Describing a dry - rainless climate






42. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






43. A story






44. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






45. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)






46. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






47. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






48. Causing great harm






49. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects






50. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers