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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. To put up with; to survive a hardship






2. 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






3. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone






4. Timid; fearful about the future






5. Anxiety or fear about the future






6. Condition of sticking together






7. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole






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






9. Of or occurring in the night






10. Exhibiting a display of great wealth






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






12. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear






13. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone






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






15. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface






16. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence






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






18. Something out of place in time or sequence






19. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed






20. Hinder; interfere with






21. The use of irony - sarcasm - ridicule - and humor in exposing or denouncing vice or folly






22. A minor figure of speech in which a sound imitates the thing or action associated with it






23. Not caring one way or the other






24. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence






25. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects






26. Mutual hatred or ill-will






27. Rudely abrupt






28. Profoundly moving; touching






29. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite






30. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






31. Appeal based on the character of the speaker






32. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






33. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






34. Unimaginative; dull






35. 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






36. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






37. The reversal of the natural order of words in a sentence or line of poetry






38. A declaration or statement






39. Phrases - sentences - and words inside parentheses ( )






40. A sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts






41. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






42. An adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence






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






44. 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






45. An unusual - observable event






46. Describing a large amount of something






47. Unable to be reformed






48. Closeness






49. Logically connected






50. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted