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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Contempt - scorn
putrid
thesis
disdain
malapropism
2. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
ethos
compound sentence
whimsical
ethos
3. A sentence structure that is a combination of a dependent clause and an independent clause
anthropomorphism
complex sentence
cause/effect
despotic
4. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
incontrovertible
timorous
medieval
spurious
5. Causing great harm
arbitrary
pernicious
poisoning the well
ad hominem
6. To conceal or make indistinct
obscure
eclectic
cohesive
perspective
7. Appeal based on logic or reason
period
logos
equivocate
timorous
8. Anxiety or fear about the future
phrase
division/classification
passive voice
apprehension
9. The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence
dubious
alliteration
enlightening
rhetorical shift
10. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
imagery
pejorative
parody
contemporary
11. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone
oxymoron
derived
whimsical
passive voice
12. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another
transient
paramount
simple sentence
phrase
13. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
intrepid
effusive
slander
ominous
14. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
lexicon
auspicious
subject
disparity
15. 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
theme
irony
nascent
spurious
16. To leave one country or region and settle in another
fallacy
ambivalent
emigrate
profound
17. Short-lived or temporary
novice
vindicated
realism
transitory
18. Producing a deep or full sound
sonorous
predicate
despotic
aphorism
19. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical
stem
didactic
subordinate conjunction
despotic
20. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence
assertion
aesthetic
eclectic
predicate adjective
21. Calm
pugnacious
emigrate
plausible
serene
22. Not able to be denied or disputed
archetype
anadiplosis
proliferate
incontrovertible
23. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers
distractor
definition
alliance
metonymy
24. Current - modern; from the same time
contemporary
malfeasance
discredit
euphemism
25. Clearness in thought or expression
clarity
allusion
hackneyed
premonition
26. Worn out through overuse; trite
arid
ostentatious
hackneyed
proximity
27. This argument occurs when the speaker states a claim that includes a word or phrase that needs to be defined before the argument can proceed
substantiated
insolent
deductive
begging the question
28. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
consensus
integrity
rational
innovative
29. Copied or adapted from a source
opulent
irony
eclectic
derived
30. The process of forming reasons - justifying beliefs - and drawing conclusions with the aim of influencing the thoughts and/or actions of others
argumentation
trivial
prudent
prosaic
31. An apparent contradiction of terms
ambiguity
oxymoron
permeated
simile
32. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
paradox
insipid
inductive
prudent
33. An example or model
perspective
paradigm
profound
simile
34. A union of two or more groups
whimsical
plagiarism
torpor
alliance
35. To regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
metonymy
disdain
condemn
omnipotent
36. Open to more than one interpretation
inductive
ambiguous
pun
disparity
37. Commendable; worthy of imitation
innovative
facile
exemplary
opulent
38. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker
prodigious
euphemism
arbitrary
poisoning the well
39. Sincerity; openness
candor
austere
predicate
apparatus
40. 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
syntax
rhetoric
camaraderie
zeugma
41. Describing a showy or pretentious display
predicate adjective
prosaic
onomatopoeia
ostentatious
42. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs
anthropomorphism
anaphora
compare/contrast
inductive
43. Hinder; interfere with
prodigious
phrase
impinge
serene
44. The ability to form or understand an idea
ambiguous
conception
serene
exemplary
45. Exercising good judgment or common sense
asylum
false analogy
quandary
prudent
46. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly
satire
sardonic
ad hominem
point of view
47. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth
loose sentence
aphorism
dogged
eclectic
48. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
embellish
declarative sentence
derived
misconception
49. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
stratagem
premonition
obscure
archetype
50. Extreme ill-will or spite
reprehensible
gerund
malice
opulent