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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






2. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words






3. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim






4. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis






5. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






6. An example or model






7. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power






8. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






9. Unemotional; serious






10. An apparent contradiction of terms






11. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point






12. To make an itemized list of






13. Something out of place in time or sequence






14. Not migratory; settled






15. Having no useful purpose; pointless






16. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause






17. Rotten






18. A crafty trick






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






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






21. Plentiful; having a large quantity






22. To free from guilt or blame






23. To give special attention to something - to stress






24. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






25. No longer in use; old-fashioned






26. Certain to happen - unavoidable






27. Easy-going; friendly






28. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






29. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him






30. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






31. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






32. Kind and gentle






33. Convincing; reasonable






34. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






35. Introducing something new






36. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






37. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






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






39. All-powerful






40. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses






41. Not straightforward; crafty






42. A question






43. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






44. Wildly excited or active






45. Copied or adapted from a source






46. A collection of literary pieces






47. Causing great harm






48. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






49. Commonplace; ordinary






50. Calm