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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed
participle
object
syllogism
gerund
2. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
fastidious
ethos
wily
camaraderie
3. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
prosaic
whimsical
dialect
asyndeton
4. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
arbiter
theme
anaphora
obscure
5. Secretive
loose sentence
clandestine
simile
process analysis
6. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
intuition
clandestine
chiasmus
personification
7. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point
austere
etymology
pun
exemplary
8. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
exemplification
gesticulating
imperious
wary
9. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
passive voice
equanimity
paradigm
gerund
10. Two words that together create a sense of opposition
ellipsis
exculpate
hypocrisy
oxymoron
11. Of chief concern or importance
tricolon
vitality
narration
paramount
12. Convincing; reasonable
cogent
condescending
pejorative
eloquence
13. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
equanimity
euphemism
synecdoche
absolutes
14. Rudely abrupt
dictatorial
process analysis
abstract
brusque
15. Inborn; built-in
candor
rancorous
hackneyed
inherent
16. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
modest
slander
argument from ignorance
17. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process
disdain
process analysis
vilify
ethos
18. Commonplace; ordinary
alleviate
indolent
mundane
emigrate
19. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
sanction
syllogism
acquired
florid
20. 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
exculpate
disparage
cause/effect
timorous
21. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
declarative sentence
servile
opulent
syntax
22. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause
subordinate conjunction
simple sentence
acquired
sedentary
23. A story
eloquence
sonorous
hierarchy
narrative
24. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers
ambiguity
stem
florid
effusive
25. Showing by example
toxic
exemplification
hierarchy
premise
26. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
loose sentence
dilettante
plausible
pathos
27. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
zeugma
arbiter
stoic
impede
28. Intended to instruct
didactic
eloquence
conviction
poignant
29. Lacking sophistication
ethos
naive
independent clause
asyndeton
30. Causing great harm
anaphora
logos
pernicious
indifferent
31. The associations or moods that accompany a word
personification
spurious
simple sentence
connotation
32. The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition
denotation
narration
melancholy
stem
33. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence
premonition
archetype
predicate
medley
34. Wildly excited or active
frenetic
consensus
copious
intuition
35. Not migratory; settled
obstinate
flagrant
sedentary
cohesive
36. All-powerful
consensus
omnipotent
benevolent
putrid
37. A widespread fire
conflagration
chiasmus
inevitable
lexicon
38. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words
personification
patronizing
epistrophe
metonymy
39. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning
dogmatic
indifferent
repetition
deductive
40. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
emotional words
ambivalent
parallelism
tone
41. Lacking application or practical application
facile
theoretical
syllogism
assimilation
42. Shortened; cut off
truncated
haughty
active voice
alliance
43. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear
naive
ambiguity
anaphora
parentheticals
44. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
independent clause
metonymy
lexicon
insipid
45. Hatefully evil; abominable
haughty
heinous
subordinate conjunction
capricious
46. Extremely dull
narrative
ponderous
clandestine
penitent
47. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
alliance
cause and effect
archetype
plausible
48. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth
ambiguous
aphorism
compelling
logos
49. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing
dogmatic
humor
decorous
patronizing
50. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument
torpor
idealize
premise
malleable