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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. The ability to form or understand an idea






2. Exercising good judgment or common sense






3. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance






4. Two words that together create a sense of opposition






5. In essay questions - this has two definitions: the correct one and the common one; the correct one is that this is the paragraph or language that defines the essay task (doesn't include the passage itself); the common definition of this is one you wi






6. Timid; fearful about the future






7. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






8. To give official authorization or approval






9. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






10. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






11. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






12. An unusual - observable event






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






14. Friendly; sincere






15. Coming into existence; emerging






16. Possessed from birth; inborn






17. A place of retreat or security






18. A widespread fire






19. Dispersed throughout






20. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun






21. 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






22. 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






23. Insulting in manner or speech






24. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






25. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






26. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence






27. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively






28. General agreement






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






30. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






31. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)






32. Unimportant






33. Combative; belligerent






34. An apparent contradiction of terms






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






36. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






37. Defense of an idea






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






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






40. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth






41. Hatefully evil; abominable






42. Showing by example






43. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb






44. Highly respected






45. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence






46. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence






47. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas






48. Clearness in thought or expression






49. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true






50. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing