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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Giving human attributes to non-human things
deleterious
cause and effect
servile
personification
2. Subdued; kept from being circulated
suppressed
subordinate conjunction
process analysis
figurative language
3. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words
epistrophe
camaraderie
mollify
emphasize
4. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim
antithesis
proliferate
affable
absolutes
5. Not applied to actual objects
obscure
anthropomorphism
tone
abstract
6. Condition of sticking together
paradox
cohesive
denotation
predicate nominative
7. Mutual hatred or ill-will
compelling
mundane
enmity
intrepid
8. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
logos
melancholy
harbinger
sonorous
9. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
tone
dubious
disparity
intrepid
10. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
subdue
apathetic
hypothetical
ebullience
11. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
hypocrisy
obsolete
cause and effect
misconception
12. 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
diligent
tone
compound sentence
13. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
oxymoron
euphemism
integrity
metonymy
14. To calm or soothe
mollify
obscure
conception
cordial
15. Unimportant
zeugma
inconsequential
condemn
cohesive
16. Conspicuously bad or offensive
coherent
egregious
alienated
nascent
17. A place of retreat or security
rational
asylum
euphemism
passive voice
18. Exhibiting a display of great wealth
anthropomorphism
repetition
opulent
rapport
19. Done or achieved with little effort; easy
consensus
facile
effusive
enlightening
20. Convincing; reasonable
antithesis
compound-complex sentence
cogent
begging the question
21. Extremely careful and precise
impede
cryptic
narration
meticulous
22. Stubborn; inflexible
context
obdurate
prosaic
obscure
23. Sadness; depression
vilify
acquired
patronizing
melancholy
24. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
eloquence
condemn
endure
impartial
25. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
gerund
frank
description
notorious
26. A minor device in which two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by the same verb or noun; these are especially acute if the noun or verb does not have the exact same meaning in both parts of the sentence
absolutes
cryptic
irony
zeugma
27. Shrewd; clever
propriety
astute
copious
anachronism
28. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted
poisoning the well
stem
propriety
gratuitous
29. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning
irony
pathos
ethos
putrid
30. 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
perception
synthesis
false dilemma
compound-complex sentence
31. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power
apostrophe
complex sentence
synecdoche
ornate
32. Practical
ambivalent
humor
pragmatic
benevolent
33. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
benign
transient
dubious
convoluted
34. Menacing; threatening
ominous
predicate adjective
listless
novice
35. Proper; marked by good taste
decorous
opulent
propriety
fractious
36. 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
venerated
participle
cause/effect
assiduous
37. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
condescending
archaic
inveterate
penitent
38. Feeling hatred; scornful
innate
participle
whimsical
contemptuous
39. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
fallacy
synecdoche
capricious
deleterious
40. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
convoluted
pun
simple sentence
dogmatic
41. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
non sequitur
complex sentence
stem
archetype
42. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
gerund
consensus
rhetorical triangle
polysyndeton
43. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
division/classification
predicate nominative
modest
interrogative sentence
44. Producing a deep or full sound
coherent
nascent
sonorous
toxic
45. To leave one country or region and settle in another
emigrate
enmity
malfeasance
tenacity
46. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker
coherent
solvent
euphemism
description
47. 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
parentheticals
prompt
theoretical
panegyric
48. A noun toward which thought - feeling - or action is directed
apprehension
pathos
object
rhetoric
49. Lacking sophistication
naive
metonymy
logos
disparage
50. Stubbornly persevering
fluid
dogged
harbinger
whimsical