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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. Something out of place in time or sequence






2. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word






3. Good will between friends






4. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






5. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






6. A declaration or statement






7. Freed from blame






8. The particular words an author uses in an essay






9. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another






10. Highly respected






11. Energy; power to survive






12. Persistence






13. Not migratory; settled






14. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis






15. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning






16. To give special attention to something - to stress






17. 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






18. Having no useful purpose; pointless






19. To absorb; to make similar






20. Enormous






21. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






22. Well-meaning; generous






23. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






24. Hinder; interfere with






25. Extremely careful and precise






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






27. Intense enthusiasm






28. An appeal to emotion; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






29. Prejudiced






30. A noun or pronoun that uses a linking verb to unite - describe - or rename the noun in the subject of the sentence






31. Short-lived or temporary






32. A relationship that individuals build






33. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause






34. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance






35. Inborn; built-in






36. Lacking energy






37. Of or occurring in the night






38. Closeness






39. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy






40. Not genuine






41. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






42. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






43. Easily flowing






44. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






45. Current - modern; from the same time






46. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






47. To cause to be doubted






48. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process






49. The act of making something useful again






50. Not applied to actual objects