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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Not applied to actual objects
paramount
enlightening
polysyndeton
abstract
2. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
hyperbole
amenable
perception
sedentary
3. A beginner
diction
spurious
chiasmus
novice
4. Possessed from birth; inborn
innate
imagery
prodigious
austere
5. Playfully humorous
etymology
compelling
facetious
anadiplosis
6. Subdued; kept from being circulated
suppressed
abstract
analogy
inevitable
7. The reversal of the natural order of words in a sentence or line of poetry
paradigm
fastidious
brusque
anastrophe
8. A union of two or more groups
alliance
apparatus
gesticulating
periodic sentence
9. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
quandary
dogmatic
excerpt
simile
10. Good will between friends
coherent
diligent
camaraderie
figurative language
11. Characterized by the telling of a story
disdain
narrative
prosaic
ebullience
12. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it
incontrovertible
trepidation
appositive
apposition
13. Introducing something new
antithesis
innovative
propriety
inherent
14. Made; concocted to deceive
fabricated
ample
complex sentence
lament
15. Treating people as weak or inferior
dubious
heinous
condescending
objectivity
16. Done by secretive means
fallacy
narrative
malfeasance
surreptitiously
17. A sentence that conveys excitement or force
tenacity
pugnacious
contemporary
exclamatory sentence
18. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
auspicious
reclamation
austere
eloquence
19. 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
zeugma
alliance
surreptitiously
ornate
20. Open to more than one interpretation
ambiguous
rational
exemplary
substantiated
21. Extra; unnecessary
parallelism
reprehensible
truncated
superfluous
22. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
alienated
innovative
malleable
poignant
23. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
ruse
dogmatic
perspective
abstract
24. Clearness in thought or expression
benevolent
venerated
irony
clarity
25. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument
malfeasance
genre
premise
obscure
26. Another fallacy - this is also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this - therefore because of this') - and it falls under the general umbrella of a causality fallacy or false cause
straw man
decorous
compound-complex sentence
cause and effect
27. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition
jargon
antithesis
denotation
apostrophe
28. A fixed or strong belief
assimilation
poisoning the well
reclamation
conviction
29. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence
synecdoche
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
indolent
infinitive
30. 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
pun
synecdoche
laudatory
rhetorical question
31. Equipment; a group of machines
spurious
perspective
apparatus
straw man
32. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
division/classification
embellish
serene
plagiarism
33. Sadness; depression
melancholy
subdue
metonymy
arid
34. A failure of logical reasoning
opulent
impede
fallacy
harbinger
35. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
torpor
proximity
endure
conflagration
36. Uninteresting; unchallenging
insipid
compare/contrast
sanction
theme
37. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference
poisoning the well
red herring
disparity
serene
38. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples
facetious
malleable
inductive
allusion
39. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
timorous
rancorous
stoic
obstinate
40. Responsive; agreeable
anastrophe
rhetorical question
derived
amenable
41. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
syntax
oxymoron
diligent
disdain
42. Current - modern; from the same time
pejorative
equanimity
contemporary
opulent
43. Informative; contributing to one's awareness
medieval
despotic
enlightening
emphasize
44. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
participle
disdain
anthropomorphism
plausible
45. Extremely dull
synecdoche
nocturnal
ponderous
insolent
46. A question
personification
disparage
interrogative sentence
deductive
47. A selected part of a passage or scene
eclectic
excerpt
pervasive
trepidation
48. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
juxtaposition
dictatorial
propitious
coup
49. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly
alliteration
satire
ethos
cryptic
50. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
derived
eclectic
juxtaposition