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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Extra; unnecessary
intuition
narrative
tenuous
superfluous
2. Kind and gentle
gesticulating
exclamatory sentence
compound-complex sentence
benign
3. To grow or increase rapidly
poisoning the well
independent clause
cryptic
proliferate
4. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing
description
lucid
dialect
perspective
5. 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
begging the question
chiasmus
appositive
penitent
6. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
jargon
misconception
pejorative
lament
7. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear
point of view
nascent
ambiguity
ad hominem
8. Secretive
double-bind
syllogism
clandestine
staid
9. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
obstinate
torpor
substantiated
auspicious
10. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
compound sentence
excerpt
rational
anadiplosis
11. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
apposition
disingenuous
incorrigible
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
12. A widespread fire
discourse
diligent
insipid
conflagration
13. Producing a deep or full sound
synecdoche
predicate adjective
sonorous
cryptic
14. A command
subordinate conjunction
imperative sentence
eloquence
nocturnal
15. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant
exculpate
laudatory
diction
non sequitur
16. Forceful; urgently demanding attention
discredit
hyperbole
slander
compelling
17. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense
coherent
zeugma
ellipsis
convoluted
18. To make vicious statements about
vilify
gesticulating
obscure
insolent
19. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
substantiated
suppressed
eclectic
propitious
20. Stubborn; inflexible
nascent
capricious
obdurate
staid
21. Menacing; threatening
enlightening
ominous
prompt
division/classification
22. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure
process analysis
chiasmus
thesis
ruse
23. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
venerated
inveterate
conviction
24. Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure - weak
assiduous
panegyric
medieval
tenuous
25. A place of retreat or security
euphemism
compound-complex sentence
malice
asylum
26. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing
mollify
hierarchy
frank
euphemism
27. Arrogant; vainly proud
narrative
decorous
disdain
haughty
28. Defense of an idea
apostrophe
apology
misconception
hierarchy
29. Freed from blame
flagrant
vindicated
candor
anachronism
30. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition
denotation
premise
paramount
chiasmus
31. Inborn; built-in
inherent
deductive
anaphora
obscure
32. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
object
objectivity
vindicated
paradox
33. Not able to be denied or disputed
absolutes
derived
ostentatious
incontrovertible
34. Favorable; promising
auspicious
logos
hierarchy
figurative language
35. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
double-bind
ruse
harbinger
tenacity
36. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
surreptitiously
didactic
quandary
simile
37. To make an itemized list of
anachronism
toxic
catalog
archaic
38. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
understatement
syllogism
haughty
syntax
39. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
narration
torpor
hierarchy
rhetoric
40. On guard
dubious
cause and effect
wary
reprehensible
41. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence
predicate
comprehensive
red herring
apostrophe
42. Made; concocted to deceive
endure
rhetoric
fabricated
idealize
43. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference
plagiarism
disparity
prompt
listless
44. Bitingly sarcastic or witty
vilify
substantiated
caustic
alienated
45. Contempt - scorn
disdain
integrity
pejorative
jargon
46. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
irony
false dilemma
transient
polysyndeton
47. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay
dilettante
listless
thesis
exemplification
48. The associations or moods that accompany a word
hypothetical
archetype
dubious
connotation
49. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning
irony
permeated
compare/contrast
pugnacious
50. Poisonous
didactic
logos
incumbent
toxic