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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






2. Dispersed throughout






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






4. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






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






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






7. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






8. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy






9. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






10. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word






11. Poisonous






12. Of chief concern or importance






13. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






14. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






15. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite






16. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






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






18. A major figure of speech in rhetorical analysis that seeks to create a mental discontinuity - which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity






19. The act of suggesting or hinting






20. Extreme ill-will or spite






21. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence






22. Treating people as weak or inferior






23. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






24. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






25. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis






26. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy






27. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth






28. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly






29. Quarrelsome; unruly






30. Easily understood; clear






31. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






32. Impulsive and unpredictable






33. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






34. Done by secretive means






35. A command






36. Unimaginative; dull






37. To grow or increase rapidly






38. Not migratory; settled






39. A widespread fire






40. Circumstances of a situation; environment






41. Defense of an idea






42. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses






43. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated






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






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






46. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false






47. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






48. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb






49. Hinder; interfere with






50. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge