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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. The reversal of the natural order of words in a sentence or line of poetry






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






3. Persistence






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






5. Inborn; built-in






6. Strikingly new or unusual






7. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






8. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






9. To give special attention to something - to stress






10. To avoid making a definite statement






11. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






12. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






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






14. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true






15. Convincing; reasonable






16. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






17. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






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






19. Making gestures while speaking






20. Extremely careful and precise






21. Intended to instruct






22. Certain to happen - unavoidable






23. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated






24. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another






25. Characterized by the telling of a story






26. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






27. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction






28. Practical






29. A story






30. Submissive; like a servant






31. Proper; marked by good taste






32. Trustworthiness; completeness






33. Describing a showy or pretentious display






34. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb






35. Plentiful; having a large quantity






36. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence






37. Playfully humorous






38. Of or occurring in the night






39. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning






40. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






41. Relatively unknown






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






43. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning






44. Feeling hatred; scornful






45. Impulsive and unpredictable






46. Stubborn; inflexible






47. A feeling about the future






48. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence






49. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






50. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious