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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Wrongdoing - misconduct
heinous
anadiplosis
apposition
malfeasance
2. Appropriateness of behavior
condescending
reprehensible
emphasize
propriety
3. Appeal based on the character of the speaker
prodigious
ethos
opulent
flagrant
4. Made; concocted to deceive
fabricated
juxtaposition
condemn
poignant
5. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces
medley
lexicon
rhetoric
assertion
6. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used
novice
modest
hyperbole
parallelism
7. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it
inconsequential
incorrigible
description
simple sentence
8. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
conception
imagery
malleable
connotation
9. Two events where one event brings about or caused the other; the first event is the cause - the second is the effect; it explains why something happens or is likely to happen
malice
syllogism
fractious
cause/effect
10. To leave one country or region and settle in another
emigrate
paradox
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
fractious
11. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
superficial
brittle
spontaneous
tenuous
12. Express grief for; mourn
period
emigrate
lament
false dilemma
13. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
obscure
spurious
nascent
aesthetic
14. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole
exemplary
synecdoche
vilify
understatement
15. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun
sanction
gerund
oxymoron
periodic sentence
16. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
mundane
syllogism
compare/contrast
hypothetical
17. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
slander
inveterate
exclamatory sentence
stratagem
18. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb
capricious
copious
active voice
incontrovertible
19. Enormous
synthesis
compelling
apology
prodigious
20. An unusual - observable event
discourse
suppressed
phenomenon
sanction
21. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
juxtaposition
mural
endure
polysyndeton
22. To absorb; to make similar
assimilation
distractor
theoretical
fallacy
23. A union of two or more groups
alliance
subordinate conjunction
prudent
asylum
24. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
obdurate
malapropism
coup
dilettante
25. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense
dogmatic
prodigious
paradox
ellipsis
26. A minor device in which two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by the same verb or noun; these are especially acute if the noun or verb does not have the exact same meaning in both parts of the sentence
biased
pathos
fluid
zeugma
27. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
active voice
pathos
dictatorial
ingrate
28. Wildly excited or active
syntax
haughty
frenetic
anadiplosis
29. Combative; belligerent
subdue
pugnacious
irony
spurious
30. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant
facetious
logos
subordinate conjunction
non sequitur
31. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
repetition
anthropomorphism
obscure
deductive
32. Possessed from birth; inborn
nascent
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
disingenuous
innate
33. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false
argument from ignorance
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
omnipotent
emigrate
34. Awareness; insight
perception
cause and effect
affable
syllogism
35. Not straightforward; crafty
intrepid
frank
disingenuous
apposition
36. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word
camaraderie
denotation
frank
condescending
37. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
parallelism
imperious
appositive
disparage
38. Not migratory; settled
sedentary
straw man
indolent
pun
39. Freed from blame
chiasmus
vindicated
wily
aesthetic
40. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
compound-complex sentence
simile
division/classification
tenacity
41. A fixed or strong belief
conviction
vindicated
synecdoche
ebullience
42. An apparent contradiction of terms
oxymoron
ambiguity
inveterate
transient
43. Hard-working
oxymoron
assiduous
venerated
slander
44. Rotten
putrid
lexicon
paradox
subordinate conjunction
45. To slow the progress of
fallacy
embellish
obstinate
impede
46. Rudely abrupt
contemporary
brusque
alleviate
pugnacious
47. Subdued; kept from being circulated
pathos
paradox
effusive
suppressed
48. Statement of high praise
staid
panegyric
virtuoso
logos
49. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
rapport
prompt
sanction
50. Good will between friends
rapport
camaraderie
lexicon
satire