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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inborn; built-in






2. Appropriateness of behavior






3. Combative; belligerent






4. Without decoration; strict






5. An appeal to reason; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






6. Intricate; complex






7. All-powerful






8. Unplanned; naturally occurring






9. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers






10. Subdued; kept from being circulated






11. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






12. Worn out through overuse; trite






13. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning






14. Appeal based on logic or reason






15. Short-lived or temporary






16. Hard-working






17. Treating people as weak or inferior






18. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb






19. Possessed from birth; inborn






20. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it






21. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






22. Plentiful; having a large quantity






23. Describing a large amount of something






24. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






25. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses






26. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance






27. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






28. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






29. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts






30. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






31. The associations or moods that accompany a word






32. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy






33. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated






34. Quarrelsome; unruly






35. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






36. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






37. Of or occurring in the night






38. Poisonous






39. Of chief concern or importance






40. Hatefully evil; abominable






41. Lacking sophistication






42. Submissive; like a servant






43. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument






44. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






45. Made; concocted to deceive






46. Characterized by the telling of a story






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






48. A feeling about the future






49. To absorb; to make similar






50. Informative; contributing to one's awareness