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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Uninteresting; unchallenging






2. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






3. All-powerful






4. Closeness






5. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






6. Possessed from birth; inborn






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






8. Well-meaning; generous






9. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence






10. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner






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






12. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






13. Statement of high praise






14. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses






15. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs






16. Awareness; insight






17. A failure of logical reasoning






18. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word






19. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power






20. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






21. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






22. Rudely abrupt






23. Playfully humorous






24. To restrain; to hold back






25. Intended to instruct






26. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle






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






28. Trustworthiness; completeness






29. Treating people as weak or inferior






30. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses






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






32. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






33. Responsive; agreeable






34. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






35. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






36. Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure - weak






37. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






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






39. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






40. Relatively unknown






41. A relationship that individuals build






42. 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






43. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






44. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy






45. Worn out through overuse; trite






46. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






47. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts






48. Two words that together create a sense of opposition






49. Proper; marked by good taste






50. Submissive; like a servant