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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
fluid
euphemism
metonymy
notorious
2. A beginner
novice
novel
propitious
synecdoche
3. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
hackneyed
astute
archaic
imperious
4. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning
point of view
apparatus
irony
haughty
5. To give official authorization or approval
sanction
complex sentence
phrase
predicate
6. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world
dialect
tricolon
analogy
realism
7. A declaration or statement
diligent
onomatopoeia
assertion
ponderous
8. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
malleable
ellipsis
zeugma
paradigm
9. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
reclamation
affable
obscure
medieval
10. Unable to be reformed
incorrigible
perception
independent clause
malleable
11. Appropriateness of behavior
propriety
medley
sardonic
euphemism
12. Proper; marked by good taste
tenuous
slander
decorous
fallacy
13. A collection of literary pieces
dogged
arbiter
juxtaposition
anthology
14. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence
insolent
notorious
simile
predicate
15. Describing a large amount of something
obstinate
ample
profound
astute
16. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power
theme
absolutes
intuition
apostrophe
17. Appeal based on logic or reason
innovative
logos
tone
embellish
18. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
appositive
propitious
ponderous
imagery
19. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
archetype
inveterate
plausible
infinitive
20. A brilliantly executed plan
coup
obdurate
epanalepsis
compelling
21. Lacking application or practical application
compelling
etymology
theoretical
anastrophe
22. Appeal based on emotion
synecdoche
irony
false analogy
pathos
23. Determined by impulse rather than reason
alliance
dictatorial
arbitrary
understatement
24. Appeal based on the character of the speaker
malfeasance
pun
ethos
dubious
25. Easily flowing
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
fluid
ellipsis
prudent
26. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay
pathos
implication
sonorous
thesis
27. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
flagrant
realism
pernicious
ad hominem
28. To make an itemized list of
intrepid
novel
ambiguous
catalog
29. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
prudent
pernicious
malapropism
fastidious
30. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
gerund
tenuous
elusive
pugnacious
31. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity
frank
arid
replete
metaphor
32. Not genuine
ambiguous
stoic
spurious
compare/contrast
33. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false
ruse
mural
diligent
argument from ignorance
34. To ease a pain or burden
paramount
alleviate
tone
satire
35. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
anthology
syntax
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
paradox
36. The ability to form or understand an idea
conception
notorious
active voice
inductive
37. To make vicious statements about
vilify
polysyndeton
intuition
fallacy
38. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it
antithesis
onomatopoeia
disdain
appositive
39. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
futile
objectivity
permeated
rhetorical shift
40. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
arbiter
misconception
irony
ambiguity
41. To absorb; to make similar
sanction
prodigious
assimilation
idealize
42. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end
division/classification
poisoning the well
conception
synthesis
43. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another
stratagem
stem
transient
consensus
44. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole
embellish
understatement
malice
ornate
45. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him
distractor
predicate adjective
zeugma
poisoning the well
46. Author - audience - purpose
rhetorical triangle
ebullience
disparity
austere
47. Copied or adapted from a source
superfluous
derived
hypothetical
rhetorical triangle
48. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
medley
exclamatory sentence
rancorous
conflagration
49. Combative; belligerent
syllogism
clarity
pugnacious
obdurate
50. Arrogant; vainly proud
poignant
discourse
benign
haughty