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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






2. Mutual hatred or ill-will






3. Impulsive and unpredictable






4. To ease a pain or burden






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






6. A declaration or statement






7. Energy; power to survive






8. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






9. Trustworthiness; completeness






10. To make an itemized list of






11. Unimaginative; dull






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






13. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






14. Subdued; kept from being circulated






15. Appeal based on logic or reason






16. Able to pay one's debts






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






18. Enormous






19. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






20. Unemotional; serious






21. Rotten






22. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this






23. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence






24. Arrogant; vainly proud






25. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






26. Point of view






27. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






28. Extremely dull






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






30. A judge who decides a disputed issue






31. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power






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






33. Sincerity; openness






34. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)






35. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






36. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)






37. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle






38. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing






39. Intricate; complex






40. Stubbornly persevering






41. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






42. Imaginative language that compares one thing to another in ways that aren't necessarily logical but that are nevertheless striking - original - and 'true'; often departs from the literal meaning






43. To put up with; to survive a hardship






44. Rudely abrupt






45. Easily understood; clear






46. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing






47. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy






48. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own






49. Combative; belligerent






50. Highly respected