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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers
trivial
distractor
ponderous
denotation
2. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
serene
penitent
euphemism
truncated
3. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence
inductive
consensus
imagery
infinitive
4. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
fabricated
hypothetical
irony
comprehensive
5. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity
predicate adjective
insolent
replete
proliferate
6. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
fractious
absolutes
ostentatious
dogmatic
7. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
logos
inveterate
acquired
anaphora
8. To cause to be doubted
discredit
maverick
contemporary
coherent
9. Contempt - scorn
naive
disdain
novice
archaic
10. To make vicious statements about
vilify
harbinger
impede
transient
11. A group organized by rank
object
apology
hierarchy
anthropomorphism
12. The particular words an author uses in an essay
equivocate
paradigm
rhetorical shift
diction
13. The reversal of the natural order of words in a sentence or line of poetry
lucid
anastrophe
ethos
chiasmus
14. Easily flowing
fluid
nascent
participle
proliferate
15. Having no useful purpose; pointless
futile
profound
red herring
clandestine
16. Uncertainty; apprehension
innate
candor
asyndeton
trepidation
17. Condition of sticking together
cohesive
sanction
predicate nominative
process analysis
18. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
archetype
mural
abstract
harbinger
19. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle
incontrovertible
comprehensive
false dilemma
ample
20. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
pejorative
nascent
medieval
equivocate
21. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause
apathetic
periodic sentence
perspective
malapropism
22. A failure of logical reasoning
process analysis
theme
fallacy
obstinate
23. Playfully humorous
innovative
fallacy
facetious
stoic
24. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
compare/contrast
sanction
integrity
hypocrisy
25. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
tone
intuition
cryptic
superficial
26. Bitingly sarcastic or witty
caustic
chiasmus
obscure
discredit
27. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
metaphor
straw man
embellish
prodigious
28. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
ostentatious
malleable
apostrophe
diligent
29. Courageous; fearless
prompt
medley
intrepid
conception
30. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure
inherent
chiasmus
appositive
pugnacious
31. Possessed from birth; inborn
derived
panegyric
indifferent
innate
32. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
parentheticals
chiasmus
premonition
period
33. Elaborately decorated
passive voice
ornate
dilettante
hypothetical
34. Unemotional; serious
onomatopoeia
cause/effect
poignant
staid
35. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
syntax
metonymy
conflagration
benign
36. A story
alienated
dictatorial
narrative
fastidious
37. Large in scope or content
ad hominem
comprehensive
syllogism
apology
38. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
rational
archetype
impinge
simple sentence
39. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
apathetic
haughty
synecdoche
description
40. Treating people as weak or inferior
oxymoron
condescending
effusive
copious
41. A brilliantly executed plan
novice
dubious
coup
sanction
42. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it
oxymoron
onomatopoeia
transient
independent clause
43. Arrogant; vainly proud
haughty
connotation
obscure
false dilemma
44. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces
oxymoron
medley
jargon
metonymy
45. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence
hypocrisy
predicate
false analogy
arid
46. Without decoration; strict
austere
florid
paradox
sardonic
47. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts
rhetorical shift
tricolon
definition
novice
48. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word
ethos
denotation
exemplification
pathos
49. A declaration or statement
assertion
transitory
diction
pun
50. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses
allusion
apprehension
alliance
loose sentence