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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun






2. Hard-working






3. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






4. A crafty trick






5. A tremendously skilled artist






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






7. Rotten






8. Open to more than one interpretation






9. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






10. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






11. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight






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






13. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






14. Unplanned; naturally occurring






15. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant






16. Rudely abrupt






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






18. Of little importance or significance






19. Impulsive and unpredictable






20. Unable to be reformed






21. A minor device in which two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by the same verb or noun; these are especially acute if the noun or verb does not have the exact same meaning in both parts of the sentence






22. To give official authorization or approval






23. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






24. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






25. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas






26. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses






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






28. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it






29. Author - audience - purpose






30. Having a harmful effect; injurious






31. Combative; belligerent






32. A failure of logical reasoning






33. Extremely careful and precise






34. Plentiful; having a large quantity






35. Responsive; agreeable






36. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






37. Possessed from birth; inborn






38. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






39. Dispersed throughout






40. No longer in use; old-fashioned






41. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy






42. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense






43. Appeal based on emotion






44. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects






45. To avoid making a definite statement






46. Insulting in manner or speech






47. Unemotional; serious






48. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this






49. Kind and gentle






50. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone