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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. This argument occurs when the speaker states a claim that includes a word or phrase that needs to be defined before the argument can proceed
clarity
begging the question
opulent
dogged
2. An appeal to emotion; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle
excerpt
gratuitous
pathos
argumentation
3. Kind and gentle
convoluted
appositive
disparity
benign
4. Favorable; promising
impede
auspicious
narration
periodic sentence
5. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing
allusion
euphemism
fallacy
anastrophe
6. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )
apostrophe
parentheticals
flagrant
reclamation
7. Contempt - scorn
ambiguous
omnipotent
disdain
apathetic
8. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
mural
point of view
eclectic
convoluted
9. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point
pun
eloquence
pragmatic
wary
10. A question
ponderous
capricious
interrogative sentence
surreptitiously
11. Determined by impulse rather than reason
arbitrary
clandestine
alliance
inconsequential
12. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
chiasmus
subdue
epistrophe
rancorous
13. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
arbiter
realism
profound
medieval
14. Closeness
distractor
laudatory
intrepid
proximity
15. A relationship that individuals build
gratuitous
synthesis
rapport
penitent
16. Freed from blame
impinge
ambiguity
vindicated
ethos
17. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
simile
denotation
trepidation
dilettante
18. 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
cause and effect
antithesis
alienated
double-bind
19. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth
allusion
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
benign
proliferate
20. Spread or flowing throughout
prudent
pervasive
exemplification
permeated
21. Appeal based on the character of the speaker
active voice
appositive
ethos
ambiguous
22. 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
embellish
incorrigible
deductive
intrepid
23. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing
imperious
cordial
flagrant
humor
24. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
apostrophe
hypothetical
integrity
misconception
25. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
impinge
syntax
misconception
paradox
26. An appeal to reason; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle
logos
infinitive
perception
indifferent
27. A state of uncertainty or perplexity
hackneyed
quandary
syntax
archetype
28. Bitingly sarcastic or witty
bandwagon
brusque
alliance
caustic
29. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence
synecdoche
predicate
theme
cryptic
30. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
paramount
logos
stratagem
predicate adjective
31. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence
predicate adjective
enmity
effusive
argumentation
32. Appropriateness of behavior
propriety
disdain
acquired
theoretical
33. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses
asyndeton
exemplification
ingrate
idealize
34. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
malice
alienated
fastidious
rhetorical question
35. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
archetype
inherent
vitality
parody
36. Showing by example
innovative
exemplification
dogged
mediocrity
37. Of chief concern or importance
context
paramount
indifferent
realism
38. An apparent contradiction of terms
spontaneous
oxymoron
syllogism
fractious
39. The act of making something useful again
pathos
reclamation
disparity
assimilation
40. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb
phrase
insolent
ponderous
compelling
41. Worn out through overuse; trite
plausible
period
assimilation
hackneyed
42. To make vicious statements about
brusque
cryptic
vilify
asyndeton
43. A union of two or more groups
aphorism
rhetoric
alliance
poisoning the well
44. Unimaginative; dull
disingenuous
prosaic
sanction
obscure
45. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed
nocturnal
participle
austere
notorious
46. Persistence
sedentary
simile
tenacity
non sequitur
47. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause
objectivity
complex sentence
substantiated
division/classification
48. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed
comprehensive
impede
polysyndeton
inductive
49. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power
apostrophe
spontaneous
phenomenon
argumentation
50. Poisonous
anaphora
toxic
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
ornate