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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world






2. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces






3. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process






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






5. Responsive; agreeable






6. Characterized by the telling of a story






7. Current - modern; from the same time






8. Circumstances of a situation; environment






9. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis






10. Equipment; a group of machines






11. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






12. Uninteresting; unchallenging






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






14. Having no useful purpose; pointless






15. Unemotional; serious






16. Mutual hatred or ill-will






17. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others






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






19. Enormous






20. To restrain; to hold back






21. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated






22. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction






23. Easily flowing






24. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






25. An ungrateful person






26. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






27. This argument occurs when the speaker states a claim that includes a word or phrase that needs to be defined before the argument can proceed






28. Submissive; like a servant






29. Determined by impulse rather than reason






30. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






31. A judge who decides a disputed issue






32. Profoundly moving; touching






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






34. The ability to form or understand an idea






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






36. Persistence






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






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






39. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






40. Making gestures while speaking






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






42. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






43. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance






44. To give official authorization or approval






45. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






46. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects






47. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






48. Energy; power to survive






49. Worn out through overuse; trite






50. To grow or increase rapidly