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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Insulting in manner or speech






2. Easily understood; clear






3. To give special attention to something - to stress






4. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar






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






6. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another






7. Rudely abrupt






8. A crafty trick






9. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






10. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






11. Extremely careful and precise






12. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






13. An example or model






14. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






15. A major figure of speech in rhetorical analysis that seeks to create a mental discontinuity - which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity






16. The act of making something useful again






17. Wildly excited or active






18. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground






19. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)






20. Intended to instruct






21. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






22. An apparent contradiction of terms






23. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure






24. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group






25. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






26. A feeling about the future






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






28. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






29. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






30. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






31. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






32. Menacing; threatening






33. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






34. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






35. Timid; fearful about the future






36. The study of the rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences






37. Favorable; promising






38. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






39. Causing great harm






40. Hard-working






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






42. Showing by example






43. Open to more than one interpretation






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






45. Good will between friends






46. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect






47. A perfect example; an original pattern or model






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






49. Courageous; fearless






50. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner