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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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1. A form of logical argumentation that uses claims or premises - where the author assumes that you will accept the claims as true and that you will then deduce the correct conclusion from the accepted premises at the outset






2. The act of making something useful again






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






4. Of chief concern or importance






5. Timid; fearful about the future






6. Freed from blame






7. To restrain; to hold back






8. Kind and gentle






9. The ability to form or understand an idea






10. Describing a dry - rainless climate






11. A union of two or more groups






12. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






13. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category






14. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth






15. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






16. Made; concocted to deceive






17. A verb ending in 'ing' that serves as a noun






18. To make vicious statements about






19. Sadness; depression






20. Showing by example






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






22. Determined by impulse rather than reason






23. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






24. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers






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






26. No longer in use; old-fashioned






27. Circumstances of a situation; environment






28. Impulsive and unpredictable






29. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






30. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence






31. Trustworthiness; completeness






32. Also called a noun phrase - this modifies the noun next to it






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






34. Courageous; fearless






35. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance






36. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






37. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs






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






39. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






40. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole






41. Coming into existence; emerging






42. Open to more than one interpretation






43. A collection of literary pieces






44. A judge who decides a disputed issue






45. Sincerity; openness






46. Worthy of blame






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






48. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction






49. Logically connected






50. A situation of conflict from which there is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma