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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Energy; power to survive
enlightening
vitality
obsolete
double-bind
2. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence
replete
notorious
subject
haughty
3. A relationship that individuals build
rapport
serene
ethos
hackneyed
4. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
embellish
parody
fallacy
opulent
5. 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
virtuoso
rhetorical question
paradigm
pervasive
6. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
clandestine
stoic
ambiguity
absolutes
7. Quarrelsome; unruly
oxymoron
fractious
irony
haughty
8. Made; concocted to deceive
fabricated
medieval
spurious
omnipotent
9. Two events where one event brings about or caused the other; the first event is the cause - the second is the effect; it explains why something happens or is likely to happen
camaraderie
cause/effect
egregious
caustic
10. Forceful; urgently demanding attention
mundane
profound
emphasize
compelling
11. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
candor
definition
heinous
dogmatic
12. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
definition
lucid
alliteration
effusive
13. Insulting in manner or speech
enlightening
insolent
staid
syllogism
14. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
patronizing
truncated
ingrate
syllogism
15. Commonplace; ordinary
mundane
toxic
emigrate
effusive
16. Rotten
rhetorical question
putrid
sedentary
condemn
17. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
proliferate
contemptuous
loose sentence
18. Stubborn; inflexible
benign
patronizing
obdurate
reclamation
19. Appropriateness of behavior
incontrovertible
propriety
cohesive
straw man
20. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
propitious
mollify
denotation
incumbent
21. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay
intuition
eclectic
thesis
arid
22. Lazy
egregious
naive
indolent
condescending
23. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting
elusive
cordial
stoic
convoluted
24. Relatively unknown
apathetic
egregious
obscure
condemn
25. Enormous
apathetic
trivial
benevolent
prodigious
26. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side
brusque
oxymoron
cogent
alliance
27. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
maverick
equivocate
disdain
hypothetical
28. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
discourse
omnipotent
theoretical
synecdoche
29. A judge who decides a disputed issue
juxtaposition
process analysis
arbiter
ponderous
30. Menacing; threatening
ominous
reclamation
superficial
novel
31. Difficult to comprehend
cryptic
indifferent
laudatory
definition
32. A place of retreat or security
asylum
spurious
facetious
frank
33. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
sedentary
poignant
hyperbole
insolent
34. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
solvent
acquired
exclamatory sentence
disparage
35. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
rhetoric
personification
apposition
acquired
36. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )
parentheticals
fallacy
austere
infinitive
37. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end
novice
synthesis
apparatus
consensus
38. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset
deductive
frenetic
subdue
gratuitous
39. A collection of literary pieces
stoic
ambiguity
allusion
anthology
40. Of or occurring in the night
active voice
tricolon
nocturnal
capricious
41. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
sonorous
conflagration
participle
torpor
42. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
dogged
dilettante
eloquence
non sequitur
43. Large in scope or content
comprehensive
fallacy
narration
simile
44. To give official authorization or approval
ebullience
sanction
deductive
spontaneous
45. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
archetype
etymology
emigrate
patronizing
46. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers
endure
anachronism
contemptuous
distractor
47. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
compound sentence
rapport
rhetoric
ambivalent
48. To ease a pain or burden
impede
alleviate
apprehension
sonorous
49. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
mollify
predicate
tenuous
effusive
50. Appeal based on logic or reason
didactic
coup
subject
logos