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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






2. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






3. Lacking sophistication






4. Well-meaning; generous






5. Quarrelsome; unruly






6. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






7. Unable to be reformed






8. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing






9. Causing great harm






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






11. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause






12. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant






13. A story






14. Poisonous






15. A perfect example; an original pattern or model






16. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing






17. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated






18. Responsive; agreeable






19. An ungrateful person






20. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas






21. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






22. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






23. Current - modern; from the same time






24. Exercising good judgment or common sense






25. Introducing something new






26. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group






27. Of or occurring in the night






28. To calm or soothe






29. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner






30. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






31. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






32. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






33. To absorb; to make similar






34. Defense of an idea






35. To make vicious statements about






36. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used






37. Inborn; built-in






38. Trustworthiness; completeness






39. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






40. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end






41. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface






42. Unemotional; serious






43. A place of retreat or security






44. Secretive






45. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point






46. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






47. Describing a category or artistic endeavor






48. An unusual - observable event






49. Sincerity; openness






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