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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. To make vicious statements about
pervasive
vilify
declarative sentence
indolent
2. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
mural
imperative sentence
brittle
hyperbole
3. Highly respected
wily
archaic
process analysis
venerated
4. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false
derived
embellish
argument from ignorance
pun
5. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
rhetoric
rational
abstract
decorous
6. To ease a pain or burden
alleviate
infinitive
fractious
realism
7. Made; concocted to deceive
transient
brusque
fabricated
wily
8. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
begging the question
acquired
harbinger
camaraderie
9. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
imperious
apathetic
disparage
inconsequential
10. Mutual hatred or ill-will
enmity
diligent
enlightening
hypocrisy
11. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
synecdoche
comprehensive
propriety
inherent
12. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts
inconsequential
oxymoron
plausible
tricolon
13. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
abstract
connotation
simple sentence
gerund
14. Wildly excited or active
frenetic
tone
clarity
exclamatory sentence
15. Trustworthiness; completeness
imperious
coherent
derived
integrity
16. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence
point of view
compound-complex sentence
naive
derived
17. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense
emotional words
malfeasance
ellipsis
lexicon
18. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground
simple sentence
reclamation
venerated
absolutes
19. A failure of logical reasoning
parallelism
melancholy
eclectic
fallacy
20. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed
polysyndeton
simile
listless
mundane
21. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
subject
tricolon
misconception
non sequitur
22. Energy; power to survive
connotation
division/classification
ingrate
vitality
23. Unable to be reformed
periodic sentence
dogged
incorrigible
ambiguous
24. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
antithesis
egregious
exclamatory sentence
inveterate
25. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it
metaphor
futile
appositive
dialect
26. Of chief concern or importance
fabricated
camaraderie
incumbent
paramount
27. The ability to form or understand an idea
ethos
conception
complex sentence
copious
28. A place of retreat or security
asylum
exemplification
paradox
affable
29. A situation of conflict from which there is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma
wary
analogy
apostrophe
double-bind
30. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
fastidious
pugnacious
simple sentence
theme
31. A wonderful technique of repetition in which the last word of the clause begins the next clause - creating a connection of ideas important to the author's purpose in some way
spurious
maverick
copious
anadiplosis
32. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)
mural
point of view
period
conviction
33. Rotten
pugnacious
apology
harbinger
putrid
34. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay
ambivalent
thesis
ample
imperious
35. Sadness; depression
meticulous
prosaic
alliance
melancholy
36. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
disingenuous
anthropomorphism
appositive
deductive
37. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas
analogy
prompt
mollify
imperious
38. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting
mural
sardonic
elusive
indifferent
39. Giving praise
perspective
apology
laudatory
subordinate conjunction
40. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it
metonymy
onomatopoeia
pervasive
nocturnal
41. Appeal based on the character of the speaker
alliance
disdain
ethos
objectivity
42. Calm
serene
venerated
apostrophe
affable
43. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story
pernicious
ambivalent
imagery
narration
44. Convincing; reasonable
zeugma
satire
cogent
apposition
45. Done by secretive means
surreptitiously
compare/contrast
vindicated
syntax
46. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
active voice
hypocrisy
truncated
maverick
47. To conceal or make indistinct
double-bind
obscure
apprehension
inconsequential
48. Contempt - scorn
discourse
rancorous
disdain
paradox
49. Unemotional; serious
simple sentence
staid
red herring
surreptitiously
50. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
medieval
eclectic
mollify
conviction