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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Condition of sticking together






2. Practical






3. Sincerity; openness






4. Poisonous






5. 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






6. Circumstances of a situation; environment






7. Treating in a condescending manner






8. No longer in use; old-fashioned






9. Giving praise






10. Proper; marked by good taste






11. Two words that together create a sense of opposition






12. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






13. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






14. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence






15. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






16. Friendly; sincere






17. Intense enthusiasm






18. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






19. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






20. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers






21. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples






22. The act of making something useful again






23. Freed from blame






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






25. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






26. Statement of high praise






27. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






28. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another






29. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






30. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category






31. Extreme ill-will or spite






32. A collection of literary pieces






33. This occurs when a person engaging in an argument defines his opponent's position when the opponent is not present and defines it in a manner that is easy to attack






34. A feeling about the future






35. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay






36. Worn out through overuse; trite






37. A crafty trick






38. A perfect example; an original pattern or model






39. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure






40. Elaborately decorated






41. Secretive






42. Of chief concern or importance






43. Energy; power to survive






44. Author - audience - purpose






45. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects






46. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






47. An example or model






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






49. Impulsive and unpredictable






50. To give special attention to something - to stress