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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. To conceal or make indistinct






2. Easy-going; friendly






3. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone






4. Having a harmful effect; injurious






5. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument






6. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






7. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning






8. A failure of logical reasoning






9. A collection of literary pieces






10. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






11. A relationship that individuals build






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






13. Anxiety or fear about the future






14. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition






15. An example or model






16. Giving praise






17. Appeal based on the character of the speaker






18. To make an itemized list of






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






20. Sincerity; openness






21. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






22. Stubbornly persevering






23. Shortened; cut off






24. Spread or flowing throughout






25. Not straightforward; crafty






26. Worn out through overuse; trite






27. To restrain; to hold back






28. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






29. A union of two or more groups






30. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence






31. Exhibiting a display of great wealth






32. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






33. Able to pay one's debts






34. Arrogant; vainly proud






35. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






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






37. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)






38. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground






39. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence






40. To absorb; to make similar






41. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






42. Defense of an idea






43. Cunning






44. 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






45. Elaborately decorated






46. Contempt - scorn






47. 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






48. Poisonous






49. To consider perfect






50. Sadness; depression