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AP English Vocab
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1. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
listless
rhetoric
astute
aesthetic
2. Defense of an idea
cogent
synecdoche
apology
sonorous
3. Having great depth or seriousness
sedentary
profound
heinous
dogmatic
4. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
haughty
insipid
superficial
obsolete
5. Submissive; like a servant
servile
theoretical
nocturnal
astute
6. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
perception
obstinate
apposition
frank
7. A form of deductive reasoning: a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
syllogism
proliferate
exemplary
disdain
8. To grow or increase rapidly
hackneyed
impede
chiasmus
proliferate
9. A collection of literary pieces
anthology
pernicious
propitious
brusque
10. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please
cogent
maverick
fastidious
facile
11. Anxiety or fear about the future
plagiarism
perspective
apprehension
prodigious
12. Extra; unnecessary
malfeasance
brusque
superfluous
toxic
13. Calm
lexicon
dubious
serene
impede
14. Incapable of being reformed
apology
incorrigible
trepidation
surreptitiously
15. Producing a deep or full sound
impression
sonorous
stratagem
genre
16. Courageous; fearless; bold
hypothetical
intrepid
vitality
mollify
17. Favorable; promising
consensus
ostentatious
auspicious
perspective
18. Lazy
opulent
paramount
indolent
archetype
19. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
conflagration
plagiarism
mural
ebullience
20. Rudely abrupt
mediocrity
brusque
assimilation
obdurate
21. Extreme ill-will or spite
malice
haughty
implication
cordial
22. An apparent contradiction of terms
oxymoron
fabricated
contemptuous
subdue
23. Arrogant; vainly proud
ominous
notorious
haughty
quandary
24. Easily flowing
intrepid
fluid
cogent
conception
25. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
facetious
imperious
eloquence
enmity
26. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
obstinate
meticulous
obscure
intrepid
27. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
dogged
benign
alliance
whimsical
28. Of chief concern or importance
replete
factious
timorous
paramount
29. The act of suggesting or hinting
toxic
implication
pervasive
prudent
30. Commendable; worthy of imitation
exemplary
ingrate
penitent
inevitable
31. Highly respected
context
reclamation
conviction
venerated
32. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
excerpt
objectivity
alienated
theoretical
33. A union of two or more groups
disingenuous
transitory
superfluous
alliance
34. Proper; marked by good taste
realism
decorous
proliferate
lament
35. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
wily
period
conviction
compelling
36. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
contemptuous
inveterate
prudent
rational
37. Sadness; depression
prosaic
alliance
melancholy
clandestine
38. Intricate; complex
transitory
gesticulating
assertion
convoluted
39. Commonplace; ordinary
mundane
ingrate
dogged
inherent
40. Stubborn; inflexible
enmity
inherent
dubious
obdurate
41. Severely critical or sarcastic
vitality
caustic
nocturnal
rhetoric
42. To put up with; to survive a hardship
dictatorial
endure
trivial
sanction
43. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic
conflagration
sardonic
dogmatic
pernicious
44. Express grief for; mourn
disingenuous
trepidation
lament
hierarchy
45. Making gestures while speaking
gesticulating
inevitable
facetious
asylum
46. Well-meaning; generous
superfluous
misconception
benevolent
prosaic
47. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
phenomenon
dictatorial
transient
arid
48. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
staid
pejorative
wily
dictatorial
49. Not genuine
spurious
objectivity
reprehensible
perception
50. To ease a pain or burden
panegyric
incumbent
disdain
alleviate