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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Open to more than one interpretation
ambiguous
cordial
medieval
florid
2. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
fastidious
assiduous
fractious
chiasmus
3. Hatefully evil; abominable
bandwagon
stratagem
heinous
imperious
4. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole
subdue
paradox
despotic
synecdoche
5. An apparent contradiction of terms
heinous
oxymoron
innate
distractor
6. A noun toward which thought - feeling - or action is directed
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
object
imperious
impartial
7. A failure of logical reasoning
fallacy
pejorative
virtuoso
assimilation
8. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
jargon
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
object
transitory
9. 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
equanimity
anadiplosis
plagiarism
caustic
10. The act of suggesting or hinting
coherent
irony
apology
implication
11. Of or occurring in the night
simile
aesthetic
eclectic
nocturnal
12. Certain to happen - unavoidable
caustic
vitality
inevitable
paradox
13. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
dogmatic
maverick
narrative
simile
14. Elaborately decorated
denotation
irony
ornate
perception
15. On guard
wary
contemptuous
object
asyndeton
16. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
ornate
juxtaposition
diction
pun
17. Shortened; cut off
definition
truncated
propitious
facetious
18. A question
trivial
alliteration
enmity
interrogative sentence
19. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
lament
stoic
ambiguous
camaraderie
20. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
egregious
denotation
suppressed
effusive
21. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers
jargon
stem
fastidious
false dilemma
22. Of chief concern or importance
incontrovertible
lucid
paramount
mural
23. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth
hierarchy
aesthetic
ornate
allusion
24. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
effusive
intuition
onomatopoeia
eloquence
25. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
apology
compare/contrast
fallacy
torpor
26. Combative; belligerent
eloquence
bandwagon
pugnacious
paradox
27. Not caring one way or the other
oxymoron
indifferent
repetition
nocturnal
28. Unemotional; serious
penitent
understatement
dogged
staid
29. Describing a dry - rainless climate
meticulous
distractor
austere
arid
30. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
frenetic
ambiguity
alliteration
insipid
31. Anxiety or fear about the future
fallacy
diligent
apprehension
syllogism
32. 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
theme
ad hominem
alienated
fallacy
33. A state of uncertainty or perplexity
assimilation
quandary
lament
tenuous
34. Strikingly new or unusual
harbinger
spontaneous
novel
propriety
35. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar
penitent
malapropism
predicate adjective
sonorous
36. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
syntax
insipid
metonymy
heinous
37. Unable to be reformed
dogged
decorous
incorrigible
wary
38. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance
conflagration
inconsequential
pernicious
metaphor
39. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
gesticulating
narrative
syllogism
fabricated
40. Extremely careful and precise
meticulous
pugnacious
transient
exemplary
41. Appeal based on logic or reason
onomatopoeia
logos
fallacy
parody
42. Well-meaning; generous
benevolent
object
prodigious
simple sentence
43. To ease a pain or burden
anachronism
straw man
alleviate
camaraderie
44. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing
appositive
humor
tenuous
suppressed
45. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
euphemism
antithesis
dogmatic
alienated
46. Relatively unknown
innate
incumbent
obscure
harbinger
47. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people
jargon
venerated
anthology
flagrant
48. A tremendously skilled artist
comprehensive
transitory
conception
virtuoso
49. A place of retreat or security
proximity
asylum
lament
eclectic
50. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
clarity
truncated
definition
narrative