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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Shortened; cut off
clarity
truncated
toxic
pragmatic
2. Insulting in manner or speech
insolent
florid
point of view
denotation
3. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)
ad hominem
torpor
arid
plagiarism
4. Logically connected
rapport
coherent
impede
wary
5. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
cogent
fractious
lexicon
cryptic
6. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
cordial
superficial
straw man
comprehensive
7. Describing a category or artistic endeavor
genre
synecdoche
analogy
anthology
8. Shrewd; clever
astute
stratagem
distractor
begging the question
9. 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
cohesive
chiasmus
slander
begging the question
10. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
vilify
narrative
subject
anthropomorphism
11. Circumstances of a situation; environment
embellish
metaphor
fastidious
context
12. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant
simile
diction
interrogative sentence
non sequitur
13. Describing a showy or pretentious display
plausible
ostentatious
brusque
vilify
14. A declaration or statement
hypothetical
subject
genre
assertion
15. Wrongdoing - misconduct
malfeasance
assiduous
transient
mollify
16. Lacking energy
frank
analogy
alliance
listless
17. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition
egregious
contemporary
denotation
hierarchy
18. Showing by example
exemplification
asyndeton
anaphora
denotation
19. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground
absolutes
bandwagon
parentheticals
sedentary
20. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
pugnacious
period
etymology
definition
21. A noun or pronoun that uses a linking verb to unite - describe - or rename the noun in the subject of the sentence
predicate nominative
active voice
slander
substantiated
22. Subdued; kept from being circulated
candor
suppressed
rapport
alliance
23. Having great depth or seriousness
cause and effect
profound
anthology
cryptic
24. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses
asyndeton
prodigious
deductive
impartial
25. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
misconception
decorous
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
dilettante
26. Treating people as weak or inferior
condescending
frenetic
ambiguous
modest
27. A group organized by rank
parallelism
hierarchy
lucid
inveterate
28. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence
infinitive
florid
gratuitous
prodigious
29. Describing a dry - rainless climate
listless
ruse
arid
clandestine
30. Impulsive and unpredictable
embellish
capricious
rhetorical question
hierarchy
31. Responsive; agreeable
toxic
amenable
ebullience
chiasmus
32. Not applied to actual objects
abstract
enlightening
complex sentence
simple sentence
33. Causing great harm
pernicious
ambivalent
emigrate
novel
34. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
juxtaposition
innate
hackneyed
impinge
35. Hatefully evil; abominable
wily
heinous
quandary
sedentary
36. A relationship that individuals build
rapport
ethos
rhetorical triangle
patronizing
37. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
period
enlightening
tricolon
whimsical
38. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
plausible
syntax
imperious
declarative sentence
39. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
conviction
meticulous
acquired
paradox
40. Submissive; like a servant
participle
servile
harbinger
cause/effect
41. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
predicate adjective
inveterate
anthropomorphism
aphorism
42. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
malapropism
objectivity
ad hominem
ominous
43. To calm or soothe
premise
obdurate
mollify
red herring
44. Commendable; worthy of imitation
exemplary
inveterate
anthropomorphism
vitality
45. No longer in use; old-fashioned
sanction
narrative
obsolete
synecdoche
46. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
metonymy
consensus
definition
prosaic
47. Not straightforward; crafty
insolent
diction
disingenuous
profound
48. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
realism
compound sentence
zeugma
independent clause
49. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it
pernicious
complex sentence
appositive
integrity
50. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor
begging the question
syllogism
alliance
false analogy