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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
integrity
listless
antithesis
maverick
2. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point
pun
hypocrisy
meticulous
paramount
3. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause
conviction
complex sentence
eloquence
zeugma
4. Extra; unnecessary
superfluous
apology
theme
thesis
5. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers
florid
absolutes
predicate nominative
distractor
6. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
aesthetic
torpor
vindicated
phrase
7. To restrain; to hold back
predicate adjective
subdue
copious
mundane
8. Open to more than one interpretation
ambiguous
ambiguity
active voice
eloquence
9. An appeal to reason; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle
synecdoche
vitality
alliteration
logos
10. 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
heinous
begging the question
zeugma
participle
11. Spread or flowing throughout
permeated
candor
disdain
omnipotent
12. Statement of high praise
acquired
aphorism
capricious
panegyric
13. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition
denotation
superficial
objectivity
connotation
14. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing
futile
humor
rapport
facile
15. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)
antithesis
simile
ad hominem
penitent
16. Relatively unknown
penitent
obscure
laudatory
assertion
17. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy
bandwagon
red herring
indifferent
wary
18. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
cause and effect
simile
point of view
19. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground
absolutes
malice
analogy
deleterious
20. A selected part of a passage or scene
ethos
excerpt
hypocrisy
opulent
21. To give official authorization or approval
ethos
argument from ignorance
sanction
convoluted
22. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay
gratuitous
thesis
parentheticals
cordial
23. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used
connotation
absolutes
parallelism
ethos
24. Trustworthiness; completeness
repetition
pathos
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
integrity
25. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
modest
antithesis
jargon
participle
26. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
dependent clause
rhetorical shift
poignant
dilettante
27. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word
contemporary
denotation
predicate
inveterate
28. Of or occurring in the night
nocturnal
red herring
facetious
abstract
29. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
abstract
rhetoric
disdain
truncated
30. Arrogant; vainly proud
haughty
trivial
infinitive
innate
31. On guard
wary
synecdoche
rhetoric
implication
32. Friendly; sincere
cordial
pervasive
ad hominem
condemn
33. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
rhetoric
tone
loose sentence
interrogative sentence
34. Stubborn; inflexible
ambivalent
discredit
obdurate
false analogy
35. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
pathos
cause and effect
sanction
apposition
36. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
rational
eloquence
participle
tone
37. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
synthesis
inductive
melancholy
intuition
38. A question
obdurate
pugnacious
interrogative sentence
pragmatic
39. Wildly excited or active
patronizing
cohesive
frenetic
simile
40. Hatefully evil; abominable
heinous
ambiguous
brusque
satire
41. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
obstinate
anaphora
disparage
pragmatic
42. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
simile
impression
insolent
ponderous
43. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
objectivity
despotic
proximity
hyperbole
44. The particular words an author uses in an essay
diction
novel
wily
ambiguity
45. Menacing; threatening
ominous
eloquence
imperative sentence
aphorism
46. A story
insolent
egregious
alliance
narrative
47. Imaginative language that compares one thing to another in ways that aren't necessarily logical but that are nevertheless striking - original - and 'true'; often departs from the literal meaning
wary
embellish
figurative language
transitory
48. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
dictatorial
paradox
alleviate
humor
49. A collection of literary pieces
eloquence
penitent
prudent
anthology
50. Intended to instruct
conflagration
contemptuous
didactic
excerpt