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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated






2. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






3. Plentiful; having a large quantity






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






5. To conceal or make indistinct






6. One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle; basically an appeal to credibility






7. Elaborately decorated






8. A command






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






10. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim






11. A pattern of speech or language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition






12. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






13. The ability to form or understand an idea






14. A specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing






15. Stubborn; inflexible






16. An appeal to reason; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






17. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






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






19. No longer in use; old-fashioned






20. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy






21. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole






22. Wrongdoing - misconduct






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






24. Prejudiced






25. Done by secretive means






26. Possessed from birth; inborn






27. Showing by example






28. A failure of logical reasoning






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






30. Relatively unknown






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






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






33. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






34. Something out of place in time or sequence






35. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






36. Introducing something new






37. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)






38. Rudely abrupt






39. Courageous; fearless






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






41. Exercising good judgment or common sense






42. Hard-working






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






44. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






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






46. To slow the progress of






47. Quarrelsome; unruly






48. Not straightforward; crafty






49. Impulsive and unpredictable






50. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas