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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Poisonous
egregious
medieval
toxic
personification
2. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case
red herring
euphemism
replete
fractious
3. Author - audience - purpose
prosaic
rhetorical triangle
synecdoche
meticulous
4. Giving praise
nocturnal
conflagration
laudatory
bandwagon
5. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone
imperative sentence
prompt
insolent
passive voice
6. Supported with proof or evidence; verified
deductive
onomatopoeia
substantiated
analogy
7. A beginner
novice
brittle
laudatory
incorrigible
8. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process
narration
process analysis
mural
ominous
9. Made; concocted to deceive
consensus
futile
fabricated
copious
10. 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
suppressed
inevitable
cause/effect
satire
11. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity
irony
replete
euphemism
caustic
12. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition
denotation
objectivity
context
euphemism
13. Open to more than one interpretation
diction
prodigious
enmity
ambiguous
14. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation
ad hominem
listless
florid
discourse
15. Producing a deep or full sound
begging the question
replete
theoretical
sonorous
16. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
tenacity
false analogy
didactic
interrogative sentence
17. Extremely dull
ponderous
argument from ignorance
perception
disparage
18. Informative; contributing to one's awareness
stoic
understatement
enlightening
red herring
19. Conspicuously bad or offensive
disparity
pervasive
innovative
egregious
20. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
meticulous
tone
conviction
endure
21. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
impinge
disdain
malleable
satire
22. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power
spontaneous
profound
patronizing
apostrophe
23. Enormous
prodigious
enlightening
biased
caustic
24. Lacking sophistication
naive
tricolon
narration
dogmatic
25. Rotten
paradigm
putrid
notorious
absolutes
26. Two words that together create a sense of opposition
oxymoron
implication
zeugma
phrase
27. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
obstinate
medieval
anastrophe
candor
28. Arrogant; vainly proud
ad hominem
didactic
haughty
pervasive
29. A command
syntax
stoic
oxymoron
imperative sentence
30. Forceful; urgently demanding attention
oxymoron
compelling
false dilemma
austere
31. Profoundly moving; touching
denotation
candor
didactic
poignant
32. Well-meaning; generous
proliferate
astute
benevolent
paradigm
33. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
cryptic
inveterate
description
harbinger
34. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
vilify
definition
inherent
ostentatious
35. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence
sanction
impartial
prompt
infinitive
36. Appeal based on logic or reason
false dilemma
logos
anachronism
premise
37. A judge who decides a disputed issue
amenable
arbiter
fluid
poignant
38. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
catalog
misconception
juxtaposition
flagrant
39. Causing great harm
zeugma
double-bind
pernicious
object
40. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
rhetorical question
coherent
fluid
stoic
41. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument
premise
slander
biased
parody
42. An example or model
paradigm
asyndeton
timorous
paradox
43. The associations or moods that accompany a word
rhetorical shift
superfluous
connotation
candor
44. Quarrelsome; unruly
malleable
fractious
clandestine
alienated
45. 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
reclamation
theme
malice
gesticulating
46. Kind and gentle
emotional words
parallelism
malleable
benign
47. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
objectivity
emphasize
impede
rational
48. Describing flowery or elaborate speech
anthology
florid
assimilation
cause/effect
49. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
allusion
disdain
melancholy
clarity
50. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
pathos
humor
novice
equanimity