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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
irony
decorous
metaphor
argumentation
2. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
ingrate
false dilemma
sanction
description
3. To conceal or make indistinct
obscure
endure
amenable
active voice
4. A minor device in which two or more elements in a sentence are tied together by the same verb or noun; these are especially acute if the noun or verb does not have the exact same meaning in both parts of the sentence
derived
zeugma
non sequitur
predicate nominative
5. Supported with proof or evidence; verified
candor
substantiated
proliferate
capricious
6. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
metonymy
argument from ignorance
toxic
interrogative sentence
7. Exhibiting a display of great wealth
novice
opulent
maverick
ample
8. Poisonous
asylum
toxic
anthology
analogy
9. This clause contains a noun and a verb but is set up with a subordinate conjunction - which makes the clause an incomplete thought
dubious
dependent clause
polysyndeton
capricious
10. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
diligent
clarity
substantiated
ambivalent
11. Elaborately decorated
ornate
fallacy
exemplary
medley
12. The use of language to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
omnipotent
denotation
irony
deleterious
13. A choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground
satire
absolutes
logos
oxymoron
14. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
alliance
syllogism
implication
anaphora
15. Appeal based on the character of the speaker
ethos
tone
copious
panegyric
16. Well-meaning; generous
cohesive
aphorism
benevolent
anaphora
17. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
denotation
imperious
euphemism
mollify
18. Spread or flowing throughout
permeated
melancholy
ellipsis
paradox
19. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
embellish
modest
loose sentence
conflagration
20. A collection of literary pieces
anthology
humor
consensus
ellipsis
21. Bitingly sarcastic or witty
caustic
replete
definition
embellish
22. Responsive; agreeable
parody
division/classification
amenable
theme
23. Another fallacy - this is also known as post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this - therefore because of this') - and it falls under the general umbrella of a causality fallacy or false cause
false analogy
proximity
cause and effect
dependent clause
24. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
dubious
capricious
connotation
intuition
25. The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series of related independent clauses
cordial
innovative
participle
asyndeton
26. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence
understatement
medley
derived
infinitive
27. Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure - weak
pugnacious
deleterious
tenuous
surreptitiously
28. A sentence that conveys excitement or force
spontaneous
exclamatory sentence
solvent
passive voice
29. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric
rhetorical question
understatement
permeated
arid
30. Commendable; worthy of imitation
endure
syntax
reclamation
exemplary
31. 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
allusion
objectivity
deleterious
theme
32. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone
passive voice
dubious
irony
perspective
33. The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed
oxymoron
polysyndeton
emotional words
abstract
34. A brilliantly executed plan
coup
anthropomorphism
argument from ignorance
prosaic
35. Appropriateness of behavior
propriety
vitality
transient
gesticulating
36. Relatively unknown
enmity
fastidious
obscure
archetype
37. Describing a showy or pretentious display
ostentatious
interrogative sentence
intrepid
medley
38. Combative; belligerent
naive
pugnacious
epanalepsis
decorous
39. Good will between friends
camaraderie
catalog
alleviate
compound sentence
40. A play on words; in an argument - this usually calls humorous attention to a particular point
asylum
discredit
double-bind
pun
41. To give official authorization or approval
sanction
epanalepsis
metonymy
subordinate conjunction
42. A place of retreat or security
rational
egregious
asylum
melancholy
43. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
poignant
objectivity
context
listless
44. Unimportant
inconsequential
discourse
disdain
metaphor
45. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole
rhetorical triangle
hypothetical
ellipsis
understatement
46. Circumstances of a situation; environment
heinous
rhetorical shift
context
excerpt
47. Intricate; complex
false dilemma
convoluted
mural
euphemism
48. Intense enthusiasm
futile
rhetoric
syllogism
ebullience
49. To cause to be doubted
ethos
comprehensive
discredit
paramount
50. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear
sanction
propitious
inherent
ambiguity