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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition






2. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






3. A sentence that conveys excitement or force






4. A declaration or statement






5. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






6. Large in scope or content






7. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






8. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






9. A beginner






10. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric






11. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






12. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity






13. Mutual hatred or ill-will






14. Defense of an idea






15. Rotten






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






17. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






18. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






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






20. A tremendously skilled artist






21. Also known as loaded words - these can demonstrate a writer's intense feelings or emotions; they display an author's voice






22. 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






23. To cause to be doubted






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






25. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






26. Exercising good judgment or common sense






27. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning






28. To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end






29. Menacing; threatening






30. The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay






31. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs






32. On guard






33. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






34. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV






35. Trustworthiness; completeness






36. Elaborately decorated






37. Quarrelsome; unruly






38. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it






39. Lazy






40. Unimaginative; dull






41. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought






42. 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






43. To make an itemized list of






44. This literally means 'it does not follow'; this is an argument by misdirection and is logically irrelevant






45. Plentiful; having a large quantity






46. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary






47. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






48. Unplanned; naturally occurring






49. Made; concocted to deceive






50. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed