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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Shrewd; clever






2. On guard






3. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side






4. Favorable; promising






5. Making gestures while speaking






6. A judge who decides a disputed issue






7. 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






8. Stubborn; inflexible






9. Sincerity; openness






10. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






11. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)






12. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






13. To give official authorization or approval






14. 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






15. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite






16. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






17. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence






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






19. Not able to be denied or disputed






20. To leave one country or region and settle in another






21. An appeal to emotion; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






22. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated






23. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






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






25. Having a harmful effect; injurious






26. Submissive; like a servant






27. A place of retreat or security






28. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






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






30. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will






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






32. Highly respected






33. Circumstances of a situation; environment






34. A beginner






35. Friendly; sincere






36. Persistence






37. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






38. Rudely abrupt






39. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect






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






41. Commonplace; ordinary






42. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






43. To ease a pain or burden






44. Defense of an idea






45. Lacking energy






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






47. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






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






49. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






50. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth






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