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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Dispersed throughout
aphorism
assertion
pervasive
laudatory
2. Intended to instruct
toxic
didactic
solvent
synecdoche
3. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
medieval
gerund
apposition
lexicon
4. The ability to form or understand an idea
imperious
conception
dogged
novice
5. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another
diligent
propitious
transient
apprehension
6. A place of retreat or security
asylum
theme
logos
impartial
7. 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
truncated
insolent
replete
euphemism
8. Not straightforward; crafty
bandwagon
indolent
disdain
disingenuous
9. Intricate; complex
poignant
emphasize
convoluted
proximity
10. To give special attention to something - to stress
emphasize
integrity
diligent
logos
11. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
aesthetic
replete
definition
logos
12. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb
poisoning the well
harbinger
appositive
active voice
13. Current - modern; from the same time
disdain
contemporary
alliance
denotation
14. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
panegyric
polysyndeton
archaic
toxic
15. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
alienated
impartial
fastidious
analogy
16. Statement of high praise
impinge
archetype
panegyric
dogged
17. Coming into existence; emerging
disparity
pun
maverick
nascent
18. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence
malice
compound-complex sentence
pragmatic
fallacy
19. Open to more than one interpretation
assimilation
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
poisoning the well
ambiguous
20. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
panegyric
whimsical
cause and effect
apposition
21. Describing a large amount of something
false analogy
panegyric
double-bind
ample
22. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people
interrogative sentence
jargon
sedentary
obsolete
23. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
embellish
anaphora
epanalepsis
hyperbole
24. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed
participle
cause and effect
decorous
syllogism
25. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses
asyndeton
dubious
stratagem
intrepid
26. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
definition
anthropomorphism
pervasive
archetype
27. No longer in use; old-fashioned
realism
amenable
plausible
obsolete
28. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end
oxymoron
synthesis
denotation
truncated
29. Not able to be denied or disputed
impede
incontrovertible
intuition
lucid
30. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side
etymology
alleviate
assiduous
oxymoron
31. Giving praise
predicate nominative
servile
laudatory
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
32. A story
denotation
narrative
objectivity
enlightening
33. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
rhetoric
propriety
fabricated
paradox
34. Enormous
meticulous
impression
division/classification
prodigious
35. Submissive; like a servant
paradigm
pun
stoic
servile
36. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar
malapropism
ruse
rhetorical shift
exclamatory sentence
37. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it
wary
zeugma
simple sentence
condescending
38. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting
indolent
elusive
proliferate
wily
39. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric
tenuous
chiasmus
affable
rhetorical question
40. Rudely abrupt
brusque
pervasive
modest
syllogism
41. Possessed from birth; inborn
harbinger
innate
convoluted
sardonic
42. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers
lament
arid
assiduous
stem
43. A failure of logical reasoning
fallacy
false analogy
synecdoche
capricious
44. Prejudiced
cordial
assimilation
obscure
biased
45. Hinder; interfere with
replete
austere
impinge
wary
46. A union of two or more groups
alliance
suppressed
spontaneous
discourse
47. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb
gesticulating
nocturnal
phrase
novice
48. Treating in a condescending manner
etymology
patronizing
astute
hierarchy
49. Freed from blame
stratagem
vindicated
passive voice
mediocrity
50. Producing a deep or full sound
pernicious
sonorous
arbiter
non sequitur