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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Prejudiced






2. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






3. Commonplace; ordinary






4. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV






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






6. Another fallacy - this is also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this - therefore because of this') - and it falls under the general umbrella of a causality fallacy or false cause






7. Intricate; complex






8. 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






9. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole






10. Kind and gentle






11. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance






12. A sentence that conveys excitement or force






13. A widespread fire






14. A place of retreat or security






15. Causing great harm






16. Of little importance or significance






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






18. Menacing; threatening






19. To make vicious statements about






20. Courageous; fearless






21. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






22. Subdued; kept from being circulated






23. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect






24. Uninteresting; unchallenging






25. Condition of sticking together






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






27. 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






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






29. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure






30. Impulsive and unpredictable






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






32. To ease a pain or burden






33. Well-meaning; generous






34. Not migratory; settled






35. Friendly; sincere






36. Of or occurring in the night






37. Open to more than one interpretation






38. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb






39. A brilliantly executed plan






40. Having great depth or seriousness






41. To leave one country or region and settle in another






42. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole






43. Describing a large amount of something






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






45. Giving praise






46. Wildly excited or active






47. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






48. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






49. An ungrateful person






50. Lacking sophistication