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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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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Having no useful purpose; pointless






2. Persistence






3. Able to pay one's debts






4. Relatively unknown






5. Determined by impulse rather than reason






6. Intended to instruct






7. Unemotional; serious






8. Describing a category or artistic endeavor






9. Plentiful; having a large quantity






10. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb






11. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






12. A tremendously skilled artist






13. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






14. A selected part of a passage or scene






15. Describing a showy or pretentious display






16. Difficult to comprehend






17. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb






18. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






19. Lacking sophistication






20. Without decoration; strict






21. Uninteresting; unchallenging






22. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring






23. A failure of logical reasoning






24. Friendly; sincere






25. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






26. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause






27. Unplanned; naturally occurring






28. Courageous; fearless






29. A group organized by rank






30. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will






31. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






32. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others






33. Enormous






34. Menacing; threatening






35. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant






36. Characterized by the telling of a story






37. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world






38. Clearness in thought or expression






39. Timid; fearful about the future






40. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






41. Statement of high praise






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






43. The study of the origin of words and their historical uses






44. Not able to be denied or disputed






45. Defense of an idea






46. Lazy






47. Stubbornly persevering






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. Sadness; depression






50. Describing a large amount of something