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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Freed from blame






2. Giving praise






3. A brilliantly executed plan






4. Treating people as weak or inferior






5. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






6. Appeal based on the character of the speaker






7. Intricate; complex






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






9. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance






10. The particular words an author uses in an essay






11. Friendly; sincere






12. Prejudiced






13. An example or model






14. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing






15. Done by secretive means






16. Point of view






17. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs






18. Feeling hatred; scornful






19. Appeal based on logic or reason






20. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle






21. Able to pay one's debts






22. Practical






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






24. Equipment; a group of machines






25. To conceal or make indistinct






26. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






27. To make vicious statements about






28. Extremely careful and precise






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






30. Wildly excited or active






31. Commendable; worthy of imitation






32. A perfect example; an original pattern or model






33. Not caring one way or the other






34. Of or occurring in the night






35. Made; concocted to deceive






36. Not applied to actual objects






37. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






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






39. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed






40. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






41. Unplanned; naturally occurring






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






43. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






44. Secretive






45. A noun or pronoun that uses a linking verb to unite - describe - or rename the noun in the subject of the sentence






46. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this






47. Determined by impulse rather than reason






48. Unimaginative; dull






49. Plentiful; having a large quantity






50. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible