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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause
heinous
periodic sentence
notorious
cordial
2. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting
elusive
theme
auspicious
dilettante
3. All-powerful
arid
spurious
emigrate
omnipotent
4. Commonplace; ordinary
object
apathetic
effusive
mundane
5. A brilliantly executed plan
coup
malice
omnipotent
ambivalent
6. Lacking sophistication
naive
active voice
wary
analogy
7. This fallacy of argumentation argues that one thing inevitably leads to another
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
apparatus
futile
parallelism
8. Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details to portray a person - place - or thing
cause and effect
description
narration
diligent
9. Unimaginative; dull
egregious
heinous
prosaic
ruse
10. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
plagiarism
plausible
metonymy
alliteration
11. Not straightforward; crafty
alleviate
disingenuous
frenetic
lucid
12. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
interrogative sentence
plagiarism
impartial
gerund
13. Determined by impulse rather than reason
objectivity
paradox
etymology
arbitrary
14. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
tricolon
metonymy
implication
false dilemma
15. Feeling hatred; scornful
brusque
object
contemptuous
assiduous
16. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
impression
frenetic
exclamatory sentence
division/classification
17. Describing flowery or elaborate speech
rhetorical triangle
florid
oxymoron
infinitive
18. Mutual hatred or ill-will
affable
exculpate
personification
enmity
19. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone
pathos
slander
fabricated
malapropism
20. Hatefully evil; abominable
heinous
conviction
melancholy
alienated
21. To cause to be doubted
discredit
obscure
slander
substantiated
22. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
syllogism
process analysis
exemplary
infinitive
23. The reversal of the natural order of words in a sentence or line of poetry
reprehensible
anastrophe
emotional words
coup
24. Any time one of the five senses (visual - auditory - tactile - olfactory - gustatory) is evoked by what you have read - you have encountered this
aesthetic
passive voice
fallacy
imagery
25. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
compound sentence
implication
personification
cogent
26. A crafty trick
ruse
inconsequential
contemporary
putrid
27. A judge who decides a disputed issue
indolent
incorrigible
conflagration
arbiter
28. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
subordinate conjunction
truncated
irony
absolutes
29. A question
anthropomorphism
interrogative sentence
consensus
laudatory
30. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
exclamatory sentence
enlightening
impression
alleviate
31. Friendly; sincere
pathos
insolent
equanimity
cordial
32. Current - modern; from the same time
anadiplosis
contemporary
analogy
patronizing
33. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process
malfeasance
incontrovertible
process analysis
mundane
34. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
narration
exemplary
syllogism
propitious
35. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power
solvent
apostrophe
ponderous
humor
36. A command
pragmatic
ellipsis
imperative sentence
point of view
37. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples
inductive
modest
subject
inconsequential
38. An example or model
apostrophe
inherent
vindicated
paradigm
39. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
inevitable
chiasmus
disdain
obscure
40. To give official authorization or approval
euphemism
anthology
sanction
context
41. To restrain; to hold back
frenetic
inherent
equanimity
subdue
42. Practical
alliance
cogent
pragmatic
rhetoric
43. A failure of logical reasoning
fallacy
misconception
narrative
polysyndeton
44. Defense of an idea
inherent
loose sentence
asyndeton
apology
45. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
pugnacious
wily
anaphora
rhetorical triangle
46. Unimportant
reclamation
dependent clause
poignant
inconsequential
47. Exhibiting a display of great wealth
oxymoron
melancholy
facetious
opulent
48. Short-lived or temporary
hyperbole
rapport
transitory
impinge
49. Giving human attributes to non-human things
personification
predicate adjective
sedentary
description
50. To conceal or make indistinct
obscure
ominous
novice
logos