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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. To cause to be doubted
discredit
narrative
compare/contrast
conviction
2. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples
meticulous
vitality
inductive
trivial
3. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers
cause and effect
stem
disdain
ebullience
4. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
theme
syntax
logos
spurious
5. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
propitious
ornate
egregious
futile
6. A relationship that individuals build
vitality
juxtaposition
copious
rapport
7. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
impression
apposition
solvent
patronizing
8. The reversal of the natural order of words in a sentence or line of poetry
tone
anastrophe
paradox
ellipsis
9. Relatively unknown
obscure
suppressed
discourse
heinous
10. Practical
pragmatic
indolent
incorrigible
poignant
11. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
apathetic
paramount
alleviate
division/classification
12. Easy-going; friendly
stoic
fabricated
compelling
affable
13. Of chief concern or importance
listless
paramount
syntax
oxymoron
14. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
rational
equivocate
inevitable
replete
15. Worn out through overuse; trite
hackneyed
subject
prodigious
infinitive
16. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
disparity
syllogism
zeugma
juxtaposition
17. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
epistrophe
archetype
slander
embellish
18. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces
compound-complex sentence
medley
hypocrisy
medieval
19. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
ambiguous
trepidation
theme
realism
20. Treating in a condescending manner
chiasmus
innate
patronizing
obstinate
21. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
metonymy
gerund
chiasmus
onomatopoeia
22. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
lexicon
incontrovertible
predicate adjective
ethos
23. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole
zeugma
penitent
understatement
obsolete
24. Trustworthiness; completeness
narration
enlightening
integrity
compound-complex sentence
25. Done by secretive means
surreptitiously
indifferent
quandary
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
26. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning
complex sentence
quandary
repetition
novel
27. Condition of sticking together
surreptitiously
cohesive
syllogism
inevitable
28. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
derived
torpor
contemporary
ambivalent
29. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
pun
anaphora
period
contemptuous
30. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause
complex sentence
affable
prosaic
asylum
31. To calm or soothe
clandestine
mollify
inveterate
juxtaposition
32. Feeling or showing little emotion
arid
anadiplosis
apathetic
synecdoche
33. Describing a showy or pretentious display
dogmatic
compound sentence
argument from ignorance
ostentatious
34. Intense enthusiasm
ebullience
disparity
asyndeton
insipid
35. Short-lived or temporary
profound
incorrigible
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
transitory
36. Playfully humorous
penitent
rancorous
impartial
facetious
37. A widespread fire
dubious
point of view
obscure
conflagration
38. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
notorious
declarative sentence
permeated
dogged
39. A command
metonymy
imperative sentence
dogmatic
syntax
40. Shortened; cut off
infinitive
chiasmus
truncated
deductive
41. To ease a pain or burden
rhetoric
acquired
alleviate
synecdoche
42. Closeness
chiasmus
alliance
parallelism
proximity
43. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing
truncated
staid
assimilation
description
44. The act of suggesting or hinting
implication
tenacity
emigrate
prodigious
45. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas
anthology
analogy
listless
aesthetic
46. A major figure of speech in rhetorical analysis that seeks to create a mental discontinuity - which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity
prosaic
phenomenon
paradox
euphemism
47. Courageous; fearless
disingenuous
patronizing
satire
intrepid
48. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic
sardonic
antithesis
malfeasance
description
49. This argument occurs when the speaker states a claim that includes a word or phrase that needs to be defined before the argument can proceed
timorous
double-bind
begging the question
abstract
50. All-powerful
omnipotent
trepidation
onomatopoeia
objectivity