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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Kind and gentle
benign
syllogism
convoluted
apparatus
2. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)
independent clause
logos
ornate
ad hominem
3. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb
understatement
sedentary
modest
phrase
4. Making gestures while speaking
paramount
imperious
epanalepsis
gesticulating
5. Clearness in thought or expression
clarity
obsolete
novel
synthesis
6. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
candor
inevitable
impartial
rational
7. The associations or moods that accompany a word
solvent
imperious
connotation
benign
8. Not straightforward; crafty
disingenuous
irony
ominous
spontaneous
9. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure
facetious
theme
decorous
chiasmus
10. Large in scope or content
definition
comprehensive
metaphor
irony
11. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
despotic
parody
rancorous
impede
12. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation
imperative sentence
disingenuous
discourse
sonorous
13. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
theoretical
obsolete
fastidious
cryptic
14. Extreme ill-will or spite
false dilemma
malice
object
decorous
15. Calm
serene
rhetorical shift
obsolete
ellipsis
16. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
declarative sentence
disdain
synthesis
camaraderie
17. Describing a showy or pretentious display
consensus
insipid
ostentatious
melancholy
18. The act of making something useful again
plausible
juxtaposition
pugnacious
reclamation
19. To consider perfect
mural
conflagration
idealize
implication
20. A relationship that individuals build
rapport
novice
exclamatory sentence
division/classification
21. 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
candor
begging the question
archaic
theme
22. 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
logos
endure
false dilemma
objectivity
23. Prejudiced
rhetoric
narration
ingrate
biased
24. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
fastidious
deductive
exclamatory sentence
flagrant
25. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end
synthesis
solvent
parallelism
alliance
26. Express grief for; mourn
sanction
superficial
lament
equivocate
27. Practical
hackneyed
pragmatic
chiasmus
frenetic
28. Having no useful purpose; pointless
hierarchy
comprehensive
futile
heinous
29. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it
dogged
sanction
appositive
period
30. 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
oxymoron
theme
alliance
serene
31. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility
ethos
syllogism
phenomenon
anastrophe
32. Playfully humorous
facetious
rancorous
affable
eclectic
33. The reversal of the natural order of words in a sentence or line of poetry
anastrophe
malfeasance
naive
imperious
34. Two events where one event brings about or caused the other; the first event is the cause - the second is the effect; it explains why something happens or is likely to happen
cause/effect
notorious
brittle
abstract
35. An appeal to emotion; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle
epistrophe
disdain
pathos
ornate
36. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
conception
incontrovertible
alliteration
archaic
37. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it
predicate
simple sentence
metonymy
rancorous
38. Lacking sophistication
naive
virtuoso
intrepid
arbiter
39. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
parallelism
listless
gerund
paradox
40. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
indifferent
brusque
rational
denotation
41. 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
arid
embellish
despotic
deductive
42. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
rhetoric
integrity
replete
condemn
43. Stubborn; inflexible
fabricated
obdurate
aesthetic
prudent
44. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
context
period
maverick
mural
45. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
euphemism
transitory
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
hypothetical
46. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
rhetoric
mediocrity
rhetorical triangle
satire
47. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
polysyndeton
ambivalent
humor
aphorism
48. A crafty trick
innovative
premonition
ruse
proliferate
49. Two words that together create a sense of opposition
stem
toxic
opulent
oxymoron
50. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
hyperbole
period
emotional words
substantiated