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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. The associations or moods that accompany a word






2. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process






3. To make vicious statements about






4. Making gestures while speaking






5. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






6. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses






7. Not applied to actual objects






8. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone






9. Enormous






10. Lazy






11. Introducing something new






12. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs






13. Lacking sophistication






14. 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






15. A feeling about the future






16. To calm or soothe






17. Favorable; promising






18. Large in scope or content






19. Uninteresting; unchallenging






20. Easily understood; clear






21. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance






22. Extremely careful and precise






23. Prejudiced






24. Wildly excited or active






25. Of chief concern or importance






26. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category






27. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another






28. Persistence






29. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






30. Plentiful; having a large quantity






31. Author - audience - purpose






32. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect






33. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






34. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning






35. Done by secretive means






36. The act of making something useful again






37. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






38. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






39. Worn out through overuse; trite






40. Elaborately decorated






41. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth






42. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground






43. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV






44. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






45. Coming into existence; emerging






46. Not caring one way or the other






47. Inborn; built-in






48. This argument occurs when the speaker states a claim that includes a word or phrase that needs to be defined before the argument can proceed






49. Unable to be reformed






50. Convincing; reasonable