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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






2. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point






3. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)






4. Worn out through overuse; trite






5. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






6. Favorable; promising






7. Describing a category or artistic endeavor






8. 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






9. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






10. 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






11. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






12. This occurs when the author of an essay significantly alters his or her diction - syntax - or both






13. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






14. Shortened; cut off






15. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






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






17. Trustworthiness; completeness






18. A brilliantly executed plan






19. Conspicuously bad or offensive






20. Courageous; fearless






21. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






22. Intricate; complex






23. Not caring one way or the other






24. Kind and gentle






25. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






26. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity






27. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






28. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence






29. An apparent contradiction of terms






30. Impulsive and unpredictable






31. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






32. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause






33. An ungrateful person






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






35. Condition of sticking together






36. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






37. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance






38. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary






39. The particular words an author uses in an essay






40. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






41. Treating people as weak or inferior






42. Freed from blame






43. Friendly; sincere






44. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






45. Poisonous






46. Point of view






47. To leave one country or region and settle in another






48. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning






49. A judge who decides a disputed issue






50. Appeal based on emotion