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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
syllogism
etymology
derived
connotation
2. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
pathos
affable
decorous
whimsical
3. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words
impartial
epistrophe
repetition
denotation
4. Intended to instruct
lucid
subject
didactic
alliance
5. Feeling hatred; scornful
pathos
inevitable
definition
contemptuous
6. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
definition
obscure
dogged
hyperbole
7. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
disparity
condemn
epistrophe
hyperbole
8. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed
permeated
fluid
replete
polysyndeton
9. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning
connotation
oxymoron
assertion
imagery
10. 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
candor
florid
euphemism
endure
11. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical
facile
intuition
despotic
understatement
12. Rotten
red herring
putrid
onomatopoeia
archaic
13. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
passive voice
paradox
double-bind
tenuous
14. This occurs when a person engaging in an argument defines his opponent's position when the opponent is not present and defines it in a manner that is easy to attack
narrative
straw man
fallacy
comprehensive
15. 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
deductive
facetious
nascent
anachronism
16. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
amenable
asyndeton
cause/effect
syntax
17. Hinder; interfere with
propitious
ellipsis
lexicon
impinge
18. Appropriateness of behavior
propriety
personification
syllogism
cause and effect
19. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning
poignant
ominous
irony
logos
20. Not migratory; settled
novel
rhetoric
gratuitous
sedentary
21. Determined by impulse rather than reason
camaraderie
arbitrary
catalog
listless
22. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)
poignant
ethos
independent clause
anachronism
23. A basic statement or an assertion; the most common type of sentence
ellipsis
ebullience
parallelism
declarative sentence
24. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used
zeugma
brusque
parallelism
lament
25. Easily broken when subjected to pressure
benevolent
transitory
quandary
brittle
26. Trustworthiness; completeness
inductive
integrity
gesticulating
frank
27. Mutual hatred or ill-will
exemplary
haughty
enmity
sedentary
28. Describing a showy or pretentious display
syllogism
enmity
ostentatious
propitious
29. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference
assiduous
disdain
disparity
acquired
30. A reference that recalls another work - another time in history - another famous person - and so forth
allusion
epanalepsis
hyperbole
idealize
31. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar
insolent
malapropism
analogy
torpor
32. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
archetype
elusive
dilettante
paramount
33. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
dubious
diction
florid
dialect
34. Circumstances of a situation; environment
trivial
tone
consensus
context
35. An appeal to emotion; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle
predicate adjective
imperative sentence
pathos
plausible
36. Rudely abrupt
brusque
fallacy
discourse
indolent
37. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
ad hominem
dictatorial
disdain
logos
38. A tremendously skilled artist
oxymoron
nascent
virtuoso
elusive
39. To put up with; to survive a hardship
endure
cordial
disparity
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
40. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
obdurate
chiasmus
quandary
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
41. Strikingly new or unusual
caustic
rhetorical shift
double-bind
novel
42. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
derived
period
compound-complex sentence
impression
43. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples
inductive
figurative language
archaic
hypocrisy
44. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
plausible
parentheticals
laudatory
malfeasance
45. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power
tricolon
exclamatory sentence
meticulous
apostrophe
46. Extreme ill-will or spite
incorrigible
paradox
malice
innate
47. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing
alliteration
compelling
double-bind
euphemism
48. Certain to happen - unavoidable
spontaneous
proliferate
medley
inevitable
49. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
ambiguous
penitent
torpor
dogmatic
50. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
derived
inveterate
meticulous
frank