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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






2. Freed from blame






3. Describing a category or artistic endeavor






4. Sadness; depression






5. 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






6. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side






7. Point of view






8. A minor device in which two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by the same verb or noun; these are especially acute if the noun or verb does not have the exact same meaning in both parts of the sentence






9. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing






10. Of chief concern or importance






11. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






12. Lacking energy






13. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






14. A command






15. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






16. Introducing something new






17. A place of retreat or security






18. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs






19. Well-meaning; generous






20. Not applied to actual objects






21. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






22. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others






23. Playfully humorous






24. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction






25. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






26. A fixed or strong belief






27. A union of two or more groups






28. Easily flowing






29. Giving human attributes to non-human things






30. Convincing; reasonable






31. Menacing; threatening






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






33. Author - audience - purpose






34. Treating people as weak or inferior






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






36. Having no useful purpose; pointless






37. Not able to be denied or disputed






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






39. Rudely abrupt






40. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






41. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






42. Copied or adapted from a source






43. Unemotional; serious






44. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition






45. Characterized by the telling of a story






46. Responsive; agreeable






47. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring






48. Persistence






49. Easy-going; friendly






50. Hatefully evil; abominable