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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
juxtaposition
apparatus
alliteration
inveterate
2. Worthy of blame
rancorous
poisoning the well
facile
reprehensible
3. To give official authorization or approval
sanction
parody
pervasive
harbinger
4. To make vicious statements about
spurious
connotation
irony
vilify
5. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric
rhetorical question
pathos
absolutes
irony
6. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure
chiasmus
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
elusive
repetition
7. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
argumentation
clandestine
emphasize
vitality
8. Not straightforward; crafty
disingenuous
anaphora
condescending
stoic
9. Easily understood; clear
anachronism
paradigm
lucid
clandestine
10. To consider perfect
understatement
idealize
stratagem
absolutes
11. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
emigrate
rapport
poisoning the well
period
12. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing
begging the question
stratagem
amenable
humor
13. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
coherent
hypocrisy
paradox
equanimity
14. A command
imperative sentence
complex sentence
incumbent
comprehensive
15. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process
prudent
pernicious
perspective
process analysis
16. To absorb; to make similar
derived
logos
assimilation
sardonic
17. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
subdue
syllogism
syntax
lexicon
18. Wrongdoing - misconduct
malfeasance
rancorous
straw man
deductive
19. Plentiful; having a large quantity
deductive
transient
mural
copious
20. Intricate; complex
convoluted
nascent
eloquence
vindicated
21. Easily flowing
juxtaposition
ominous
fluid
compound sentence
22. Appeal based on emotion
pathos
zeugma
arid
incumbent
23. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
prosaic
cause/effect
superficial
ad hominem
24. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
inherent
rancorous
melancholy
fluid
25. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning
ominous
predicate adjective
irony
paramount
26. 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
superficial
paradigm
cause/effect
pejorative
27. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power
apostrophe
impinge
interrogative sentence
emigrate
28. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim
laudatory
understatement
mundane
antithesis
29. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly
asyndeton
embellish
heinous
satire
30. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
pervasive
narrative
incorrigible
penitent
31. Made; concocted to deceive
fabricated
ponderous
superficial
discourse
32. Responsive; agreeable
amenable
predicate nominative
vitality
process analysis
33. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause
vitality
argument from ignorance
omnipotent
complex sentence
34. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
obscure
false analogy
gerund
venerated
35. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence
ambiguous
notorious
heinous
predicate adjective
36. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
gerund
oxymoron
tenuous
fallacy
37. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
proliferate
oxymoron
obscure
juxtaposition
38. Impulsive and unpredictable
intrepid
capricious
malapropism
period
39. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed
simile
independent clause
asylum
participle
40. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
dictatorial
point of view
discredit
medieval
41. Intense enthusiasm
predicate nominative
inconsequential
subdue
ebullience
42. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word
candor
putrid
denotation
argument from ignorance
43. To put up with; to survive a hardship
tricolon
penitent
endure
red herring
44. Trustworthiness; completeness
emotional words
profound
medley
integrity
45. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this
discourse
pernicious
disingenuous
imagery
46. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
passive voice
ample
intuition
serene
47. Unable to be reformed
alliance
incorrigible
panegyric
suppressed
48. Strikingly new or unusual
imperious
novel
discredit
propitious
49. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance
rhetorical triangle
metaphor
ample
didactic
50. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
toxic
rhetoric
mediocrity
exclamatory sentence