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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
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
spontaneous
cause and effect
condemn
2. Stubbornly persevering
dogged
heinous
poisoning the well
division/classification
3. A widespread fire
conflagration
profound
subordinate conjunction
emigrate
4. Imposed as a duty; obligatory
premonition
chiasmus
incumbent
rhetoric
5. Easily understood; clear
aesthetic
compound-complex sentence
lucid
equivocate
6. Appeal based on logic or reason
logos
capricious
ingrate
understatement
7. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense
false analogy
haughty
ellipsis
loose sentence
8. Large in scope or content
malleable
comprehensive
incorrigible
pernicious
9. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence
impartial
putrid
inevitable
subject
10. To absorb; to make similar
assimilation
putrid
conviction
sanction
11. Dispersed throughout
pervasive
fallacy
auspicious
impede
12. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
division/classification
synecdoche
genre
condescending
13. Treating in a condescending manner
predicate nominative
personification
implication
patronizing
14. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
inductive
archetype
transient
impression
15. 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
paradigm
copious
paradox
humor
16. Not applied to actual objects
abstract
oxymoron
irony
spontaneous
17. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
cause and effect
synecdoche
hypothetical
anaphora
18. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
candor
anaphora
disdain
prudent
19. Uninteresting; unchallenging
brusque
insipid
idealize
syntax
20. Showing by example
oxymoron
exemplification
plausible
rhetorical shift
21. To consider perfect
quandary
idealize
vilify
hypothetical
22. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
reclamation
torpor
inherent
apathetic
23. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
prodigious
arbiter
subdue
embellish
24. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
dictatorial
theme
straw man
rancorous
25. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things
predicate adjective
gesticulating
wary
compare/contrast
26. Having no useful purpose; pointless
slander
omnipotent
narrative
futile
27. Insulting in manner or speech
condemn
fallacy
anastrophe
insolent
28. To give special attention to something - to stress
brittle
dogmatic
lament
emphasize
29. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
impede
acquired
non sequitur
ominous
30. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
hypocrisy
objectivity
realism
metonymy
31. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar
epanalepsis
pragmatic
lucid
malapropism
32. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words
definition
diction
connotation
epistrophe
33. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone
passive voice
flagrant
cordial
patronizing
34. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
cordial
thesis
patronizing
declarative sentence
35. Condition of sticking together
imagery
cohesive
compound sentence
incorrigible
36. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
begging the question
irony
whimsical
metonymy
37. To avoid making a definite statement
lexicon
dubious
participle
equivocate
38. Intended to instruct
allusion
fluid
definition
didactic
39. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
exclamatory sentence
context
plagiarism
rational
40. Done by secretive means
surreptitiously
putrid
inherent
disdain
41. Poisonous
trivial
interrogative sentence
ebullience
toxic
42. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it
disdain
sardonic
onomatopoeia
denotation
43. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause
exemplary
gerund
subordinate conjunction
conflagration
44. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim
false dilemma
rancorous
exculpate
antithesis
45. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
phenomenon
rhetoric
objectivity
innovative
46. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
subject
asyndeton
contemptuous
irony
47. Shortened; cut off
truncated
vilify
abstract
subdue
48. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this
imagery
innovative
solvent
ominous
49. Worn out through overuse; trite
facile
plagiarism
solvent
hackneyed
50. The study of the effective use of language; the art of using language effectively and persuasively
polysyndeton
malfeasance
rhetoric
wily