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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence






2. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






3. Determined by impulse rather than reason






4. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






5. Plentiful; having a large quantity






6. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear






7. Uncertainty; apprehension






8. 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






9. Intended to instruct






10. Appeal based on logic or reason






11. A command






12. Extreme ill-will or spite






13. Describing a category or artistic endeavor






14. A beginner






15. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone






16. Easy-going; friendly






17. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole






18. Copied or adapted from a source






19. Describing a large amount of something






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






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






22. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






23. A union of two or more groups






24. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






25. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure






26. Uninteresting; unchallenging






27. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






28. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun






29. Possessed from birth; inborn






30. Shrewd; clever






31. Worthy of blame






32. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)






33. To make an itemized list of






34. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this






35. Describing a showy or pretentious display






36. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






37. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground






38. Not applied to actual objects






39. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth






40. Easily understood; clear






41. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






42. Timid; fearful about the future






43. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end






44. Contempt - scorn






45. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world






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






47. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset






48. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






49. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






50. Mutual hatred or ill-will