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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. To restrain; to hold back
obscure
subdue
inherent
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
2. Submissive; like a servant
ostentatious
servile
anthropomorphism
modest
3. Sadness; depression
ellipsis
apostrophe
contemporary
melancholy
4. To consider perfect
staid
idealize
compound-complex sentence
logos
5. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
apathetic
theme
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
logos
6. Coming into existence; emerging
fallacy
infinitive
nascent
connotation
7. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things
compare/contrast
austere
harbinger
decorous
8. To slow the progress of
subject
impede
realism
fabricated
9. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses
loose sentence
lament
malice
equivocate
10. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone
simple sentence
slander
perception
superficial
11. Having great depth or seriousness
disparity
profound
coherent
propriety
12. Sincerity; openness
conviction
candor
sonorous
patronizing
13. A feeling about the future
premonition
zeugma
benign
timorous
14. Done or achieved with little effort; easy
fastidious
facile
novice
fabricated
15. Treating in a condescending manner
egregious
cogent
disingenuous
patronizing
16. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
naive
context
reclamation
period
17. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning
declarative sentence
theoretical
flagrant
irony
18. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
theme
impression
begging the question
archetype
19. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb
cohesive
active voice
timorous
clarity
20. Proper; marked by good taste
eloquence
naive
decorous
clandestine
21. Having no useful purpose; pointless
futile
fabricated
eclectic
reprehensible
22. Conspicuously bad or offensive
egregious
nocturnal
premonition
tone
23. To put up with; to survive a hardship
double-bind
trepidation
haughty
endure
24. Unimaginative; dull
prosaic
appositive
spontaneous
fabricated
25. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
tone
apposition
anastrophe
stratagem
26. Hinder; interfere with
subordinate conjunction
cause/effect
anastrophe
impinge
27. Rotten
putrid
cryptic
contemporary
syllogism
28. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
interrogative sentence
innate
rhetoric
subordinate conjunction
29. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
syllogism
exemplification
anthology
hyperbole
30. Unplanned; naturally occurring
disparage
spontaneous
discourse
facetious
31. An example or model
rapport
narration
disparity
paradigm
32. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly
alleviate
apathetic
condescending
satire
33. Difficult to comprehend
cryptic
description
replete
inveterate
34. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
juxtaposition
false analogy
disdain
patronizing
35. Not applied to actual objects
enlightening
antithesis
abstract
active voice
36. 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
idealize
simile
notorious
truncated
37. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
hypocrisy
alliteration
contemporary
medley
38. A story
clarity
heinous
servile
narrative
39. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
disparage
dogmatic
compound sentence
jargon
40. Logically connected
inductive
coherent
cause/effect
imagery
41. Making gestures while speaking
paradox
ambivalent
obscure
gesticulating
42. Describing a showy or pretentious display
ample
parallelism
transient
ostentatious
43. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition
rhetoric
arid
obdurate
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
44. 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
conflagration
poisoning the well
diligent
oxymoron
45. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference
disparity
irony
false dilemma
asylum
46. A sentence that conveys excitement or force
narration
exclamatory sentence
deductive
inconsequential
47. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed
archetype
trivial
facetious
polysyndeton
48. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
rancorous
stem
frank
enlightening
49. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
contemptuous
auspicious
ominous
syllogism
50. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause
periodic sentence
insipid
compelling
reprehensible