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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
rhetoric
alliteration
omnipotent
cohesive
2. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it
brusque
simple sentence
novel
alliteration
3. An example or model
effusive
stoic
prudent
paradigm
4. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric
participle
zeugma
rhetorical question
subject
5. No longer in use; old-fashioned
oxymoron
mundane
obsolete
pun
6. The particular words an author uses in an essay
chiasmus
dogged
ruse
diction
7. 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
austere
wary
candor
false dilemma
8. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story
narration
anadiplosis
declarative sentence
alienated
9. Appropriateness of behavior
propriety
truncated
anachronism
theme
10. Contempt - scorn
disdain
false dilemma
ambivalent
listless
11. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
tone
nocturnal
false analogy
theoretical
12. To slow the progress of
naive
rhetoric
simile
impede
13. Friendly; sincere
connotation
haughty
cordial
heinous
14. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence
point of view
infinitive
clandestine
ellipsis
15. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility
straw man
ethos
asyndeton
pun
16. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole
emphasize
synecdoche
candor
equanimity
17. Having a harmful effect; injurious
chiasmus
deleterious
copious
infinitive
18. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
facetious
coherent
plagiarism
zeugma
19. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
malleable
modest
rational
stoic
20. A declaration or statement
malfeasance
assertion
slander
prudent
21. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
flagrant
anthropomorphism
trivial
malice
22. Conspicuously bad or offensive
false dilemma
lucid
egregious
innate
23. Copied or adapted from a source
conviction
fallacy
cause/effect
derived
24. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity
malleable
omnipotent
indifferent
replete
25. Appeal based on the character of the speaker
ethos
implication
inveterate
opulent
26. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
disdain
rancorous
realism
pugnacious
27. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
innovative
ethos
astute
frank
28. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process
process analysis
inconsequential
innate
putrid
29. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
discourse
dogmatic
understatement
irony
30. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
equanimity
prodigious
capricious
arid
31. A beginner
listless
syllogism
novice
disdain
32. Highly respected
benevolent
venerated
ad hominem
gratuitous
33. Energy; power to survive
begging the question
vitality
harbinger
brittle
34. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant
cordial
inveterate
non sequitur
proximity
35. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning
mundane
theme
repetition
idealize
36. Relatively unknown
obscure
active voice
camaraderie
ample
37. Unable to be reformed
incorrigible
discourse
propitious
disparity
38. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
declarative sentence
euphemism
innovative
spurious
39. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
asyndeton
mediocrity
rhetoric
ad hominem
40. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted
gratuitous
premise
fallacy
jargon
41. Rotten
benign
rhetorical question
putrid
obdurate
42. Treating people as weak or inferior
passive voice
condescending
narrative
archaic
43. Done or achieved with little effort; easy
emigrate
facile
sanction
interrogative sentence
44. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
affable
independent clause
alleviate
embellish
45. Statement of high praise
assimilation
panegyric
oxymoron
disparity
46. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
cogent
misconception
propitious
archetype
47. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance
pernicious
simile
didactic
rapport
48. Characterized by the telling of a story
panegyric
apparatus
narrative
rhetorical shift
49. 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
plagiarism
synecdoche
torpor
poisoning the well
50. Easily understood; clear
novice
candor
logos
lucid