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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers






3. Of chief concern or importance






4. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






5. Author - audience - purpose






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






7. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group






8. All-powerful






9. Shortened; cut off






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






11. Commendable; worthy of imitation






12. Having no useful purpose; pointless






13. Plentiful; having a large quantity






14. On guard






15. Spread or flowing throughout






16. Having great depth or seriousness






17. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense






18. A situation of conflict from which there is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma






19. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






20. To ease a pain or burden






21. 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






22. Rotten






23. Kind and gentle






24. Coming into existence; emerging






25. Not able to be denied or disputed






26. Appropriateness of behavior






27. An apparent contradiction of terms






28. Unemotional; serious






29. Relatively unknown






30. Sincerity; openness






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






32. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction






33. Dispersed throughout






34. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word






35. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






36. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner






37. Calm






38. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






39. To restrain; to hold back






40. Mutual hatred or ill-will






41. 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






42. Of little importance or significance






43. Courageous; fearless






44. Feeling or showing little emotion






45. Condition of sticking together






46. A brilliantly executed plan






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






48. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






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






50. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument