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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Practical






2. Not straightforward; crafty






3. Point of view






4. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it






5. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






6. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






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






8. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






9. Exercising good judgment or common sense






10. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy






11. Made; concocted to deceive






12. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly






13. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






14. Appropriateness of behavior






15. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






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






17. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






18. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence






19. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






20. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance






21. Timid; fearful about the future






22. To cause to be doubted






23. Closeness






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






25. Two words that together create a sense of opposition






26. Courageous; fearless






27. Wildly excited or active






28. A selected part of a passage or scene






29. Like chiasmus - this figure repeats the opening word or phrase at the end of the sentence to emphasize a statement or idea - but it is not an ABBA reversal






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






31. Current - modern; from the same time






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






33. Well-meaning; generous






34. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






35. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






36. Able to pay one's debts






37. To absorb; to make similar






38. Unplanned; naturally occurring






39. Awareness; insight






40. Dispersed throughout






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






42. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning






43. A tremendously skilled artist






44. Having no useful purpose; pointless






45. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






46. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed






47. Quarrelsome; unruly






48. Shrewd; clever






49. Contempt - scorn






50. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case