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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Appeal based on the character of the speaker
irony
ethos
trivial
serene
2. Relatively unknown
obscure
hierarchy
indifferent
assiduous
3. Trustworthiness; completeness
theoretical
tricolon
proliferate
integrity
4. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
obdurate
oxymoron
declarative sentence
notorious
5. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
pugnacious
cause/effect
heinous
archetype
6. A judge who decides a disputed issue
arbiter
excerpt
vilify
impede
7. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing
euphemism
insipid
obdurate
conflagration
8. Express grief for; mourn
connotation
auspicious
lament
arbiter
9. 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
obscure
insipid
figurative language
notorious
10. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
substantiated
ethos
false analogy
pernicious
11. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
diligent
active voice
medieval
syllogism
12. Lacking energy
synthesis
listless
antithesis
arbitrary
13. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
exculpate
phenomenon
spurious
impression
14. Coming into existence; emerging
melancholy
nascent
pervasive
excerpt
15. Describing a showy or pretentious display
disdain
predicate adjective
ostentatious
appositive
16. A crafty trick
context
prosaic
derived
ruse
17. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity
argument from ignorance
replete
facile
intuition
18. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
chiasmus
embellish
compound-complex sentence
apposition
19. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument
fallacy
premise
malice
rational
20. To conceal or make indistinct
fallacy
connotation
obscure
conception
21. Plentiful; having a large quantity
copious
maverick
slander
conviction
22. A place of retreat or security
asylum
incontrovertible
staid
vindicated
23. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
compare/contrast
brusque
paradox
patronizing
24. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
pathos
contemporary
notorious
benign
25. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance
innate
embellish
simile
fallacy
26. To give special attention to something - to stress
dependent clause
frenetic
transitory
emphasize
27. Kind and gentle
benign
tricolon
slander
obscure
28. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word
transient
indolent
denotation
thesis
29. Causing great harm
meticulous
ample
pernicious
impression
30. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence
pugnacious
predicate adjective
syllogism
meticulous
31. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers
gesticulating
obdurate
interrogative sentence
distractor
32. Poisonous
dialect
incumbent
toxic
incorrigible
33. Like chiasmus - this figure repeats the opening word or phrase at the end of the sentence to emphasize a statement or idea - but it is not an ABBA reversal
epanalepsis
novel
archaic
incumbent
34. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
stoic
hyperbole
nocturnal
eloquence
35. Two words that together create a sense of opposition
assertion
tone
oxymoron
impede
36. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause
double-bind
sardonic
passive voice
complex sentence
37. An example or model
paradigm
decorous
vindicated
cogent
38. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
dialect
syntax
parallelism
disparity
39. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause
sonorous
subordinate conjunction
asyndeton
ponderous
40. Extra; unnecessary
straw man
auspicious
superfluous
emphasize
41. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
intuition
diligent
melancholy
indifferent
42. Having no useful purpose; pointless
false analogy
penitent
mediocrity
futile
43. Appropriateness of behavior
compound-complex sentence
propriety
independent clause
catalog
44. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point
impression
pun
apology
independent clause
45. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing
pugnacious
humor
tenuous
disparity
46. Cunning
replete
disingenuous
wily
innate
47. Rotten
putrid
solvent
metaphor
argumentation
48. Circumstances of a situation; environment
facile
modest
context
apposition
49. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
chiasmus
aesthetic
rational
indifferent
50. Menacing; threatening
imperative sentence
ominous
participle
penitent