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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Sadness; depression
melancholy
synecdoche
vindicated
satire
2. 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
listless
syntax
complex sentence
begging the question
3. Without decoration; strict
spurious
austere
facetious
connotation
4. A grouping of words that define or clarity; a group of words that is not a sentence because there is no verb
fluid
coup
phrase
participle
5. 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
oxymoron
incontrovertible
paradox
narration
6. No longer in use; old-fashioned
misconception
hypothetical
discredit
obsolete
7. Easily understood; clear
lucid
passive voice
narration
subdue
8. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset
caustic
deductive
fallacy
paradox
9. Dispersed throughout
object
derived
pervasive
apposition
10. The associations or moods that accompany a word
polysyndeton
connotation
bandwagon
simile
11. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
florid
dependent clause
medieval
oxymoron
12. Prejudiced
endure
biased
patronizing
premonition
13. Circumstances of a situation; environment
clandestine
obsolete
context
benevolent
14. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker
medieval
pejorative
euphemism
dubious
15. To free from guilt or blame
ominous
anastrophe
exculpate
ad hominem
16. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
disdain
paradox
opulent
apposition
17. In the multiple-choice section - this is the question you are asked to complete with the given possible answers
maverick
ample
stem
fallacy
18. Describing a dry - rainless climate
aphorism
arid
spontaneous
hypothetical
19. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim
antithesis
dictatorial
pugnacious
naive
20. Defense of an idea
sardonic
ominous
imagery
apology
21. Describing a category or artistic endeavor
active voice
aesthetic
fastidious
genre
22. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed
participle
alleviate
ambivalent
serene
23. Anxiety or fear about the future
incorrigible
genre
lucid
apprehension
24. Well-meaning; generous
modest
clandestine
benevolent
syllogism
25. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
impartial
notorious
patronizing
disparage
26. Elaborately decorated
emphasize
dictatorial
ponderous
ornate
27. Kind and gentle
benign
timorous
embellish
frenetic
28. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
apprehension
synecdoche
acquired
malice
29. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy
solvent
bandwagon
notorious
conflagration
30. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
opulent
anadiplosis
argumentation
ornate
31. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb
pathos
active voice
premonition
frank
32. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces
double-bind
lament
cause/effect
medley
33. Favorable; promising
pathos
despotic
maverick
auspicious
34. An unusual - observable event
appositive
phenomenon
indolent
ample
35. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
decorous
stoic
emotional words
tone
36. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
ponderous
propitious
lucid
poisoning the well
37. Sincerity; openness
candor
surreptitiously
comprehensive
predicate
38. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted
parallelism
gratuitous
paramount
pathos
39. Of little importance or significance
obscure
hypocrisy
acquired
trivial
40. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning
theme
pun
irony
euphemism
41. Causing great harm
inconsequential
pernicious
brusque
denotation
42. Point of view
deductive
cryptic
perspective
dubious
43. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
indifferent
dictatorial
synecdoche
impartial
44. A feeling about the future
bandwagon
premonition
cause and effect
hierarchy
45. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought
putrid
dependent clause
subordinate conjunction
ominous
46. A story
brittle
putrid
medley
narrative
47. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear
heinous
double-bind
denotation
ambiguity
48. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things
florid
facetious
compare/contrast
equivocate
49. A noun toward which thought - feeling - or action is directed
object
personification
nascent
alienated
50. Of chief concern or importance
paramount
stratagem
exemplary
disparage