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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A judge who decides a disputed issue
arbiter
apprehension
interrogative sentence
equanimity
2. To leave one country or region and settle in another
eloquence
deleterious
propriety
emigrate
3. Easily flowing
paramount
denotation
perspective
fluid
4. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses
asyndeton
acquired
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
exemplary
5. Of chief concern or importance
paramount
synecdoche
caustic
dogged
6. To cause to be doubted
discredit
facetious
lament
impartial
7. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts
realism
tricolon
assimilation
vilify
8. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
pugnacious
obstinate
nocturnal
condemn
9. 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
cause and effect
argument from ignorance
compound-complex sentence
denotation
10. 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
theme
cause and effect
derived
serene
11. A place of retreat or security
endure
division/classification
asylum
sonorous
12. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
inconsequential
disparage
rhetoric
simile
13. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples
condemn
hackneyed
inductive
arbiter
14. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant
malfeasance
non sequitur
paradigm
disparity
15. 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
ambiguous
irony
euphemism
compare/contrast
16. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition
objectivity
denotation
absolutes
connotation
17. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
tone
fabricated
red herring
prodigious
18. Having great depth or seriousness
profound
patronizing
argumentation
effusive
19. Insulting in manner or speech
chiasmus
realism
insolent
embellish
20. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
context
truncated
ostentatious
sanction
21. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
convoluted
inveterate
frenetic
anadiplosis
22. Trustworthiness; completeness
sanction
integrity
didactic
laudatory
23. Conspicuously bad or offensive
egregious
apprehension
excerpt
venerated
24. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone
dogged
oxymoron
thesis
passive voice
25. Not able to be denied or disputed
incontrovertible
sanction
poignant
syllogism
26. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
connotation
tone
pejorative
discredit
27. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
alienated
timorous
emotional words
idealize
28. A situation of conflict from which there is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma
arbiter
argument from ignorance
double-bind
facile
29. Causing great harm
participle
pernicious
lament
propitious
30. Stubbornly persevering
capricious
dogged
antithesis
false dilemma
31. Introducing something new
innovative
conflagration
florid
conviction
32. Cunning
malice
chiasmus
sonorous
wily
33. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
stem
acquired
cogent
misconception
34. Friendly; sincere
prompt
consensus
perspective
cordial
35. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it
malfeasance
onomatopoeia
tone
integrity
36. A selected part of a passage or scene
effusive
cause/effect
excerpt
epistrophe
37. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
impede
fallacy
objectivity
abstract
38. Supported with proof or evidence; verified
chiasmus
denotation
enlightening
substantiated
39. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
cordial
discourse
affable
impartial
40. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
mediocrity
equanimity
paradox
theme
41. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning
phenomenon
novel
alienated
connotation
42. Worthy of blame
caustic
reprehensible
serene
non sequitur
43. A fixed or strong belief
plausible
red herring
connotation
conviction
44. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses
loose sentence
juxtaposition
ellipsis
argumentation
45. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
subdue
periodic sentence
whimsical
compare/contrast
46. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
nascent
stem
syllogism
alliteration
47. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
amenable
active voice
paramount
dictatorial
48. Timid; fearful about the future
timorous
torpor
obscure
irony
49. Having a harmful effect; injurious
reprehensible
lament
sonorous
deleterious
50. Exercising good judgment or common sense
hackneyed
biased
prudent
aesthetic