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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. Another fallacy - this is also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this - therefore because of this') - and it falls under the general umbrella of a causality fallacy or false cause






2. Contempt - scorn






3. Condition of sticking together






4. Wildly excited or active






5. Imaginative language that compares one thing to another in ways that aren't necessarily logical but that are nevertheless striking - original - and 'true'; often departs from the literal meaning






6. General agreement






7. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






8. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






9. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone






10. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance






11. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






12. A tremendously skilled artist






13. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces






14. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear






15. Describing a showy or pretentious display






16. To calm or soothe






17. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






18. To conceal or make indistinct






19. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






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






21. Commonplace; ordinary






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






23. To restrain; to hold back






24. Describing a dry - rainless climate






25. Of chief concern or importance






26. The act of making something useful again






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






28. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay






29. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






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






31. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole






32. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure






33. Showing by example






34. 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






35. Able to pay one's debts






36. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference






37. Producing a deep or full sound






38. Menacing; threatening






39. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another






40. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






41. An ungrateful person






42. Profoundly moving; touching






43. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition






44. The particular words an author uses in an essay






45. A major figure of speech in rhetorical analysis that seeks to create a mental discontinuity - which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity






46. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false






47. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






48. Extremely dull






49. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar






50. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own