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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole






2. A question






3. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts






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






5. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis






6. Circumstances of a situation; environment






7. Extremely dull






8. To absorb; to make similar






9. Making gestures while speaking






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






11. Lazy






12. Extremely careful and precise






13. Rudely abrupt






14. Able to pay one's debts






15. Open to more than one interpretation






16. Freed from blame






17. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






18. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause






19. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite






20. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause






21. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






22. The particular words an author uses in an essay






23. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






24. Trustworthiness; completeness






25. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him






26. Mutual hatred or ill-will






27. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






28. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






29. A pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people






30. Strikingly new or unusual






31. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true






32. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






33. Describing a showy or pretentious display






34. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance






35. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






36. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses






37. Having no useful purpose; pointless






38. Favorable; promising






39. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase






40. To leave one country or region and settle in another






41. Arrogant; vainly proud






42. Proper; marked by good taste






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






44. Intense enthusiasm






45. An attack on the person rather than the issues at hand (a common fallacy)






46. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )






47. Quarrelsome; unruly






48. A collection of literary pieces






49. Convincing; reasonable






50. Not able to be denied or disputed