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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Easily understood; clear






2. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface






3. Producing a deep or full sound






4. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed






5. Sadness; depression






6. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






7. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring






8. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






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






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






11. A place of retreat or security






12. General agreement






13. Not genuine






14. 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






15. Inborn; built-in






16. Unemotional; serious






17. Worn out through overuse; trite






18. Stubborn; inflexible






19. To consider perfect






20. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






21. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






22. Treating people as weak or inferior






23. Open to more than one interpretation






24. Describing a large amount of something






25. To ease a pain or burden






26. Uninteresting; unchallenging






27. Appeal based on logic or reason






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






29. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






30. Conspicuously bad or offensive






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






32. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole






33. Circumstances of a situation; environment






34. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






35. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






36. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity






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






38. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another






39. Enormous






40. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






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






42. Extra; unnecessary






43. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought






44. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences






45. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






46. A widespread fire






47. 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






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






49. Proper; marked by good taste






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