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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Combative; belligerent






2. Treating in a condescending manner






3. Rotten






4. Worthy of blame






5. Well-meaning; generous






6. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






7. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas






8. Prejudiced






9. Certain to happen - unavoidable






10. A union of two or more groups






11. Sadness; depression






12. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )






13. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






14. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another






15. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility






16. 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






17. An ungrateful person






18. Large in scope or content






19. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






20. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






21. Two words that together create a sense of opposition






22. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences






23. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






24. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference






25. A story






26. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






27. Kind and gentle






28. Spread or flowing throughout






29. Treating people as weak or inferior






30. Profoundly moving; touching






31. 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






32. Causing great harm






33. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






34. Defense of an idea






35. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly






36. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






37. To leave one country or region and settle in another






38. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it






39. Calm






40. Circumstances of a situation; environment






41. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated






42. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group






43. Uncertainty; apprehension






44. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition






45. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






46. A feeling about the future






47. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses






48. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear






49. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought






50. Lacking sophistication