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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Worn out through overuse; trite






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






3. 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






4. Made; concocted to deceive






5. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )






6. Plentiful; having a large quantity






7. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






8. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him






9. A relationship that individuals build






10. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated






11. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






12. Clearness in thought or expression






13. The act of making something useful again






14. A crafty trick






15. Shrewd; clever






16. Not able to be denied or disputed






17. Conspicuously bad or offensive






18. A wonderful technique of repetition in which the last word of the clause begins the next clause - creating a connection of ideas important to the author's purpose in some way






19. General agreement






20. Hinder; interfere with






21. Of chief concern or importance






22. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole






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






24. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring






25. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences






26. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






27. Determined by impulse rather than reason






28. Easily understood; clear






29. Unable to be reformed






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






31. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle






32. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses






33. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






34. In essay questions - this has two definitions: the correct one and the common one; the correct one is that this is the paragraph or language that defines the essay task (doesn't include the passage itself); the common definition of this is one you wi






35. To ease a pain or burden






36. Anxiety or fear about the future






37. Extremely careful and precise






38. Producing a deep or full sound






39. Combative; belligerent






40. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






41. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






42. On guard






43. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






44. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






45. A selected part of a passage or scene






46. The associations or moods that accompany a word






47. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used






48. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process






49. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning






50. A question