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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Coming into existence; emerging






2. A story






3. Anxiety or fear about the future






4. Unable to be reformed






5. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






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






7. Appeal based on logic or reason






8. Elaborately decorated






9. Done by secretive means






10. 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






11. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing






12. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed






13. Timid; fearful about the future






14. Energy; power to survive






15. To make vicious statements about






16. Appropriateness of behavior






17. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






18. Contempt - scorn






19. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis






20. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition






21. Express grief for; mourn






22. 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






23. A failure of logical reasoning






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






25. Point of view






26. To slow the progress of






27. Shrewd; clever






28. Impulsive and unpredictable






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






30. The associations or moods that accompany a word






31. Possessed from birth; inborn






32. To calm or soothe






33. 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






34. On guard






35. Highly respected






36. Lacking sophistication






37. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






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






39. A situation of conflict from which there is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma






40. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






41. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






42. Favorable; promising






43. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






44. Sadness; depression






45. A feeling about the future






46. A collection of literary pieces






47. A selected part of a passage or scene






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






49. A judge who decides a disputed issue






50. Lacking energy