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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
obsolete
plagiarism
suppressed
interrogative sentence
2. Combative; belligerent
pugnacious
rhetorical question
amenable
impede
3. Not caring one way or the other
conviction
sedentary
sonorous
indifferent
4. Another fallacy - this is also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this - therefore because of this') - and it falls under the general umbrella of a causality fallacy or false cause
theoretical
division/classification
cause and effect
zeugma
5. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
lexicon
pragmatic
metonymy
panegyric
6. Unemotional; serious
obscure
premise
staid
propitious
7. Feeling or showing little emotion
division/classification
maverick
apathetic
anthropomorphism
8. Hard-working
division/classification
putrid
assiduous
irony
9. Responsive; agreeable
syllogism
substantiated
premise
amenable
10. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
understatement
process analysis
harbinger
exclamatory sentence
11. To put up with; to survive a hardship
endure
disparage
eloquence
subdue
12. To make vicious statements about
paramount
allusion
opulent
vilify
13. A union of two or more groups
independent clause
ruse
suppressed
alliance
14. Plentiful; having a large quantity
definition
copious
imagery
chiasmus
15. 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
intuition
ambivalent
loose sentence
prompt
16. Intended to instruct
didactic
hierarchy
frank
euphemism
17. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
archaic
definition
irony
anadiplosis
18. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
cohesive
simile
parody
capricious
19. Coming into existence; emerging
pugnacious
conception
nascent
gesticulating
20. To consider perfect
ambiguous
idealize
eclectic
paradigm
21. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning
compelling
connotation
description
facetious
22. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay
euphemism
nocturnal
mural
thesis
23. Insulting in manner or speech
effusive
proliferate
insolent
prudent
24. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
flagrant
spurious
aesthetic
subdue
25. Statement of high praise
zeugma
prudent
panegyric
jargon
26. A collection of literary pieces
anthology
predicate adjective
apathetic
substantiated
27. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
rhetoric
sardonic
non sequitur
torpor
28. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy
bandwagon
asylum
hyperbole
red herring
29. The act of making something useful again
archetype
process analysis
reclamation
medley
30. General agreement
slander
consensus
truncated
impression
31. Lacking energy
sanction
listless
clandestine
discourse
32. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
red herring
dubious
anastrophe
emigrate
33. On guard
wily
narrative
hypocrisy
wary
34. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
prompt
malleable
compare/contrast
exemplary
35. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
ostentatious
nocturnal
anthropomorphism
oxymoron
36. Lacking sophistication
ostentatious
naive
tenuous
incontrovertible
37. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone
appositive
inherent
slander
exemplification
38. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
rancorous
false dilemma
plagiarism
rhetoric
39. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence
infinitive
paradigm
maverick
theme
40. Made; concocted to deceive
cogent
fabricated
prompt
apparatus
41. Describing a dry - rainless climate
irony
contemporary
theme
arid
42. Submissive; like a servant
dictatorial
servile
point of view
ethos
43. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb
phrase
impinge
poisoning the well
alleviate
44. Uncertainty; apprehension
emotional words
trepidation
copious
predicate adjective
45. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples
discredit
oxymoron
assiduous
inductive
46. Condition of sticking together
independent clause
analogy
cohesive
predicate
47. To make an itemized list of
fractious
hierarchy
catalog
obscure
48. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
apposition
alliteration
whimsical
archaic
49. Defense of an idea
deductive
apology
pathos
insipid
50. Something out of place in time or sequence
process analysis
notorious
anachronism
malapropism