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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Of or occurring in the night






2. Lacking application or practical application






3. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






4. The act of making something useful again






5. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar






6. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






7. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite






8. To put up with; to survive a hardship






9. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






10. Good will between friends






11. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning






12. Persistence






13. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






14. To restrain; to hold back






15. Mutual hatred or ill-will






16. 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






17. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing






18. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






19. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset






20. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts






21. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






22. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






23. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






24. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay






25. Appeal based on logic or reason






26. Causing great harm






27. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case






28. Equipment; a group of machines






29. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole






30. Relatively unknown






31. The associations or moods that accompany a word






32. Worthy of blame






33. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true






34. Quarrelsome; unruly






35. A failure of logical reasoning






36. A judge who decides a disputed issue






37. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole






38. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument






39. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process






40. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause






41. Favorable; promising






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






43. A situation of conflict from which there is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma






44. No longer in use; old-fashioned






45. Open to more than one interpretation






46. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance






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






48. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed






49. Hatefully evil; abominable






50. 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