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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Unimportant






2. Feeling hatred; scornful






3. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case






4. Determined by impulse rather than reason






5. Treating people as weak or inferior






6. Having a harmful effect; injurious






7. Responsive; agreeable






8. Freed from blame






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






10. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side






11. Worthy of blame






12. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts






13. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






14. Uncertainty; apprehension






15. Exercising good judgment or common sense






16. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






17. Making gestures while speaking






18. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






19. Intricate; complex






20. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






21. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power






22. Hatefully evil; abominable






23. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing






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






25. Extremely careful and precise






26. A place of retreat or security






27. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






28. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






29. Wildly excited or active






30. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy






31. Commendable; worthy of imitation






32. Appropriateness of behavior






33. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument






34. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay






35. This occurs when a person engaging in an argument defines his opponent's position when the opponent is not present and defines it in a manner that is easy to attack






36. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






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






38. Combative; belligerent






39. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers






40. 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






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






42. Two words that together create a sense of opposition






43. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






44. Current - modern; from the same time






45. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it






46. Unplanned; naturally occurring






47. Hinder; interfere with






48. An ungrateful person






49. 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






50. Without decoration; strict