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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Sadness; depression
division/classification
point of view
hypothetical
melancholy
2. Commonplace; ordinary
mundane
apposition
pugnacious
disingenuous
3. Proper; marked by good taste
poisoning the well
pernicious
decorous
assiduous
4. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
logos
innovative
dialect
fastidious
5. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word
deleterious
denotation
inveterate
obdurate
6. 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
straw man
quandary
exclamatory sentence
pragmatic
7. Large in scope or content
ethos
figurative language
rancorous
comprehensive
8. In essay questions - this has two definitions: the correct one and the common one; the correct one is that this is the paragraph or language that defines the essay task (doesn't include the passage itself); the common definition of this is one you wi
inductive
active voice
prompt
obscure
9. The associations or moods that accompany a word
impede
simile
clandestine
connotation
10. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
contemporary
synthesis
arid
condemn
11. An apparent contradiction of terms
pragmatic
period
oxymoron
juxtaposition
12. Lacking sophistication
rhetoric
trivial
imagery
naive
13. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
connotation
archetype
harbinger
virtuoso
14. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
lucid
simple sentence
false analogy
context
15. The particular words an author uses in an essay
diction
virtuoso
subject
florid
16. 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
arbiter
lucid
epanalepsis
object
17. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
mural
anaphora
aesthetic
sedentary
18. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people
jargon
innate
solvent
venerated
19. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words
epistrophe
epanalepsis
stem
poignant
20. Having a harmful effect; injurious
fallacy
deleterious
synecdoche
definition
21. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy
bandwagon
alliteration
dilettante
objectivity
22. Describing flowery or elaborate speech
florid
deleterious
antithesis
declarative sentence
23. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset
understatement
deductive
conviction
ethos
24. Treating in a condescending manner
poignant
obstinate
patronizing
comprehensive
25. General agreement
truncated
consensus
incumbent
ornate
26. Profoundly moving; touching
poignant
transient
misconception
reprehensible
27. Intended to instruct
tenuous
frenetic
futile
didactic
28. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
fluid
paradox
permeated
pejorative
29. Treating people as weak or inferior
condescending
apposition
copious
metaphor
30. To give special attention to something - to stress
description
dictatorial
florid
emphasize
31. Mutual hatred or ill-will
enlightening
cogent
enmity
double-bind
32. Informative; contributing to one's awareness
enlightening
eloquence
consensus
ominous
33. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
epistrophe
metonymy
disdain
anachronism
34. 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
malice
affable
enlightening
rhetorical question
35. Having great depth or seriousness
profound
opulent
predicate
prodigious
36. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
sanction
florid
medieval
obscure
37. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
effusive
frank
epanalepsis
process analysis
38. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth
aphorism
servile
condescending
obstinate
39. Insulting in manner or speech
appositive
insolent
discredit
etymology
40. A declaration or statement
jargon
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
assertion
indolent
41. Showing by example
exemplification
listless
phenomenon
enmity
42. A story
florid
acquired
narrative
substantiated
43. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence
theme
subject
loose sentence
narrative
44. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing
humor
auspicious
affable
proliferate
45. Not straightforward; crafty
contemptuous
austere
facile
disingenuous
46. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
ad hominem
phrase
objectivity
ethos
47. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
passive voice
notorious
cause and effect
apposition
48. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb
notorious
phrase
convoluted
anaphora
49. Stubbornly persevering
mediocrity
contemporary
incontrovertible
dogged
50. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it
obscure
onomatopoeia
despotic
alliteration