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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. A feeling about the future






2. This occurs when the author of an essay significantly alters his or her diction - syntax - or both






3. Arrogant; vainly proud






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






5. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point






6. Easy-going; friendly






7. Something out of place in time or sequence






8. A sentence that conveys excitement or force






9. Dispersed throughout






10. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






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






12. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






13. To leave one country or region and settle in another






14. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy






15. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






16. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






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






18. On guard






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






20. Courageous; fearless






21. Feeling or showing little emotion






22. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end






23. Causing great harm






24. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used






25. Two words that together create a sense of opposition






26. To make vicious statements about






27. The study of the origin of words and their historical uses






28. Practical






29. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






30. 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






31. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






32. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim






33. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )






34. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






35. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






36. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side






37. Conspicuously bad or offensive






38. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






39. Hard-working






40. A judge who decides a disputed issue






41. Done by secretive means






42. Submissive; like a servant






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






44. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category






45. Worn out through overuse; trite






46. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






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






48. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






49. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause






50. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him