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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses
deleterious
loose sentence
simile
profound
2. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
dilettante
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
frank
denotation
3. Characterized by the telling of a story
putrid
facetious
narrative
ambiguous
4. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
realism
abstract
diligent
camaraderie
5. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
despotic
rhetorical question
ingrate
metonymy
6. Persistence
dictatorial
fallacy
arid
tenacity
7. Done by secretive means
imperious
exemplary
surreptitiously
cordial
8. To give official authorization or approval
alliance
sanction
virtuoso
gratuitous
9. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used
parallelism
disparity
catalog
objectivity
10. Freed from blame
thesis
simile
vindicated
naive
11. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance
impartial
trepidation
metaphor
parentheticals
12. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers
amenable
distractor
subordinate conjunction
virtuoso
13. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
incontrovertible
inveterate
sonorous
participle
14. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
passive voice
intuition
exemplary
paradox
15. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case
realism
red herring
disdain
prudent
16. Making gestures while speaking
stoic
paradox
juxtaposition
gesticulating
17. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument
hypocrisy
premise
dogged
vindicated
18. Conspicuously bad or offensive
obscure
ethos
egregious
conflagration
19. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV
servile
tone
impartial
rhetoric
20. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought
deleterious
dependent clause
inconsequential
dogmatic
21. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
sanction
rhetoric
ruse
premonition
22. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
pernicious
stem
eloquence
convoluted
23. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
medieval
candor
novel
imagery
24. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
denotation
argumentation
euphemism
premise
25. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )
perception
ruse
epanalepsis
parentheticals
26. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
imperative sentence
eloquence
impinge
hyperbole
27. Timid; fearful about the future
poisoning the well
modest
timorous
denotation
28. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)
independent clause
flagrant
condescending
indifferent
29. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
inevitable
paradox
stem
active voice
30. The associations or moods that accompany a word
cryptic
interrogative sentence
connotation
assertion
31. A state of uncertainty or perplexity
futile
rhetorical shift
quandary
begging the question
32. Intense enthusiasm
intuition
objectivity
serene
ebullience
33. Rotten
dilettante
putrid
wily
reclamation
34. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples
gratuitous
process analysis
connotation
inductive
35. Extra; unnecessary
replete
parentheticals
superfluous
novice
36. Energy; power to survive
context
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
vitality
predicate nominative
37. To cause to be doubted
pervasive
discredit
insipid
fallacy
38. A command
imperative sentence
sanction
subdue
hypocrisy
39. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
virtuoso
connotation
dictatorial
stoic
40. Producing a deep or full sound
decorous
simile
sonorous
fractious
41. Open to more than one interpretation
comprehensive
substantiated
ambiguous
malfeasance
42. Describing a category or artistic endeavor
appositive
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
genre
43. Uninteresting; unchallenging
etymology
distractor
stratagem
insipid
44. Dispersed throughout
poisoning the well
participle
pervasive
convoluted
45. Poisonous
toxic
laudatory
impression
disparity
46. Extremely dull
disingenuous
toxic
exculpate
ponderous
47. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it
appositive
prompt
dogged
euphemism
48. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
torpor
panegyric
sanction
etymology
49. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
narration
alienated
satire
begging the question
50. Prejudiced
distractor
subdue
epanalepsis
biased