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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
inconsequential
archaic
syntax
indolent
2. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker
declarative sentence
incumbent
context
euphemism
3. Rudely abrupt
pugnacious
brusque
participle
jargon
4. Persistence
pathos
tenacity
capricious
dilettante
5. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
derived
impinge
alliteration
sedentary
6. This occurs when the author of an essay significantly alters his or her diction - syntax - or both
cause/effect
process analysis
florid
rhetorical shift
7. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic
sardonic
coherent
simile
period
8. Treating in a condescending manner
incorrigible
patronizing
obdurate
subdue
9. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
declarative sentence
contemptuous
opulent
misconception
10. Feeling or showing little emotion
medieval
anaphora
apathetic
candor
11. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
epistrophe
superficial
double-bind
dialect
12. A failure of logical reasoning
anastrophe
replete
fallacy
transitory
13. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
subdue
mundane
camaraderie
torpor
14. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
acquired
syllogism
complex sentence
ad hominem
15. A union of two or more groups
mollify
alliance
obsolete
apology
16. Not applied to actual objects
hyperbole
abstract
alleviate
aphorism
17. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
vindicated
participle
epistrophe
plagiarism
18. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
paradox
fallacy
enlightening
torpor
19. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)
catalog
understatement
point of view
condescending
20. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
intuition
discredit
synthesis
disdain
21. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples
anthology
syllogism
insolent
inductive
22. Strikingly new or unusual
irony
ambiguous
maverick
novel
23. Rotten
putrid
premise
chiasmus
replete
24. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people
ambiguity
substantiated
jargon
synthesis
25. Plentiful; having a large quantity
trivial
irony
copious
denotation
26. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
transitory
period
hypothetical
amenable
27. A feeling about the future
syllogism
lexicon
active voice
premonition
28. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
perspective
simple sentence
dictatorial
sedentary
29. Uninteresting; unchallenging
apology
wily
futile
insipid
30. Elaborately decorated
exemplary
ornate
catalog
florid
31. Mutual hatred or ill-will
harbinger
hypothetical
appositive
enmity
32. Enormous
prodigious
emotional words
rhetorical triangle
dictatorial
33. A fixed or strong belief
paradigm
conviction
diligent
fractious
34. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts
impede
tricolon
anastrophe
prosaic
35. Imaginative language that compares one thing to another in ways that aren't necessarily logical but that are nevertheless striking - original - and 'true'; often departs from the literal meaning
figurative language
camaraderie
apposition
poisoning the well
36. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used
parallelism
panegyric
pathos
anthropomorphism
37. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
coup
camaraderie
rhetoric
cordial
38. Dispersed throughout
pervasive
surreptitiously
coherent
obstinate
39. Shortened; cut off
dogmatic
ellipsis
stoic
truncated
40. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
serene
malleable
argumentation
integrity
41. Proper; marked by good taste
maverick
obscure
decorous
disparity
42. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things
prodigious
incumbent
compare/contrast
anachronism
43. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
heinous
integrity
tenuous
effusive
44. Not straightforward; crafty
genre
implication
disingenuous
medley
45. Hatefully evil; abominable
heinous
parallelism
decorous
derived
46. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity
replete
emphasize
haughty
irony
47. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning
irony
patronizing
false analogy
impartial
48. Conspicuously bad or offensive
theme
florid
staid
egregious
49. Calm
oxymoron
affable
pejorative
serene
50. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric
truncated
disparage
catalog
rhetorical question