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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. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






2. Rotten






3. Contempt - scorn






4. To put up with; to survive a hardship






5. Closeness






6. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






7. A union of two or more groups






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






9. Shortened; cut off






10. Wildly excited or active






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






12. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






13. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






14. Intense enthusiasm






15. Equipment; a group of machines






16. Submissive; like a servant






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






18. 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






19. Cunning






20. An unusual - observable event






21. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






22. A tremendously skilled artist






23. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word






24. A declaration or statement






25. Impulsive and unpredictable






26. The act of making something useful again






27. To grow or increase rapidly






28. Arrogant; vainly proud






29. A noun toward which thought - feeling - or action is directed






30. Convincing; reasonable






31. A minor device in which two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by the same verb or noun; these are especially acute if the noun or verb does not have the exact same meaning in both parts of the sentence






32. A collection of literary pieces






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






34. Made; concocted to deceive






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






36. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples






37. Insulting in manner or speech






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






39. To restrain; to hold back






40. A noun or pronoun that uses a linking verb to unite - describe - or rename the noun in the subject of the sentence






41. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






42. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






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






44. 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






45. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it






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






47. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words






48. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






49. To calm or soothe






50. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers