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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Circumstances of a situation; environment






2. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






3. Relatively unknown






4. Determined by impulse rather than reason






5. Express grief for; mourn






6. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






7. The act of suggesting or hinting






8. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation






9. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






10. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






11. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun






12. Having a harmful effect; injurious






13. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance






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






15. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






16. 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






17. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)






18. A judge who decides a disputed issue






19. The act of making something useful again






20. A relationship that individuals build






21. To grow or increase rapidly






22. Mutual hatred or ill-will






23. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure






24. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs






25. Shrewd; clever






26. Kind and gentle






27. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought






28. Appeal based on logic or reason






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






30. Friendly; sincere






31. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor






32. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase






33. Of chief concern or importance






34. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference






35. Extreme ill-will or spite






36. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






37. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






38. Giving human attributes to non-human things






39. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






40. Author - audience - purpose






41. All-powerful






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






43. Unimportant






44. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy






45. Commonplace; ordinary






46. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others






47. Treating people as weak or inferior






48. Open to more than one interpretation






49. A widespread fire






50. A tremendously skilled artist







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