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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Introducing something new






2. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






3. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone






4. Appeal based on emotion






5. Inborn; built-in






6. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






7. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






8. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning






9. Condition of sticking together






10. Current - modern; from the same time






11. Hatefully evil; abominable






12. Not genuine






13. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






14. Trustworthiness; completeness






15. Difficult to comprehend






16. Equipment; a group of machines






17. Unplanned; naturally occurring






18. To free from guilt or blame






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






20. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence






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






22. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






23. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker






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






25. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category






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






27. General agreement






28. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






29. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples






30. Menacing; threatening






31. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






32. A selected part of a passage or scene






33. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence






34. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






35. 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






36. To leave one country or region and settle in another






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






38. A tremendously skilled artist






39. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface






40. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






41. Easy-going; friendly






42. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






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






44. An appeal to reason; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






45. Quarrelsome; unruly






46. Describing a large amount of something






47. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






48. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence






49. A wonderful technique of repetition in which the last word of the clause begins the next clause - creating a connection of ideas important to the author's purpose in some way






50. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor