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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. 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
deductive
exemplary
predicate nominative
ethos
2. The act of making something useful again
reclamation
fallacy
enlightening
irony
3. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
dependent clause
paradox
bandwagon
4. Of chief concern or importance
malapropism
paramount
modest
irony
5. Timid; fearful about the future
frank
arid
metaphor
timorous
6. Freed from blame
obscure
vindicated
paradox
phenomenon
7. To restrain; to hold back
apposition
condemn
syllogism
subdue
8. Kind and gentle
double-bind
benign
haughty
theoretical
9. The ability to form or understand an idea
etymology
conception
anthology
dialect
10. Describing a dry - rainless climate
tricolon
stoic
arid
coup
11. A union of two or more groups
impartial
emotional words
archaic
alliance
12. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
propitious
ethos
passive voice
dilettante
13. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
ellipsis
prompt
division/classification
paradox
14. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
innate
syllogism
false analogy
oxymoron
15. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
replete
inveterate
theme
periodic sentence
16. Made; concocted to deceive
understatement
fabricated
analogy
melancholy
17. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
ostentatious
narrative
gerund
cohesive
18. To make vicious statements about
haughty
vilify
emigrate
disingenuous
19. Sadness; depression
melancholy
superfluous
red herring
egregious
20. Showing by example
enmity
exemplification
derived
rhetoric
21. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
mediocrity
impression
process analysis
servile
22. Determined by impulse rather than reason
capricious
clandestine
arbitrary
compound sentence
23. Done or achieved with little effort; easy
disingenuous
timorous
facile
compelling
24. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers
obscure
distractor
haughty
straw man
25. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people
innovative
jargon
inconsequential
heinous
26. No longer in use; old-fashioned
ambiguous
ostentatious
obsolete
pervasive
27. Circumstances of a situation; environment
conception
pervasive
begging the question
context
28. Impulsive and unpredictable
spontaneous
zeugma
enlightening
capricious
29. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
facile
frank
impression
distractor
30. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
juxtaposition
alliteration
infinitive
camaraderie
31. Trustworthiness; completeness
ornate
ostentatious
integrity
prudent
32. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it
lucid
hypothetical
prompt
appositive
33. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant
definition
non sequitur
mediocrity
pathos
34. Courageous; fearless
mural
stoic
intrepid
inevitable
35. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance
simile
nocturnal
periodic sentence
dogged
36. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
innovative
putrid
obsolete
period
37. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
anaphora
epanalepsis
zeugma
distractor
38. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
tenacity
subdue
alienated
emotional words
39. Describing flowery or elaborate speech
innate
catalog
subdue
florid
40. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole
understatement
servile
clarity
insipid
41. Coming into existence; emerging
irony
ellipsis
emphasize
nascent
42. Open to more than one interpretation
enmity
ambiguous
compelling
venerated
43. A collection of literary pieces
simile
imagery
anthology
hierarchy
44. A judge who decides a disputed issue
aphorism
denotation
active voice
arbiter
45. Sincerity; openness
heinous
decorous
copious
candor
46. Worthy of blame
reprehensible
tenuous
archaic
narration
47. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause
innovative
novice
stratagem
complex sentence
48. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
emotional words
mundane
compound sentence
indifferent
49. Logically connected
metaphor
coherent
denotation
subject
50. A situation of conflict from which there is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma
rapport
double-bind
chiasmus
aesthetic