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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






2. Introducing something new






3. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence






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






5. The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning






6. A tremendously skilled artist






7. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb






8. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance






9. An independent clause; has a subject and a verb - and that's pretty much it






10. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; it must have a noun and a verb (subject and predicate)






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






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






13. Also known as an either/or fallacy; the suggestion is made in the argument that the problem or debate only has two solutions; can also be called the fallacy of the excluded middle






14. Not able to be denied or disputed






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






16. Not caring one way or the other






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






18. An unusual - observable event






19. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






20. Extremely careful and precise






21. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation






22. A judge who decides a disputed issue






23. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument






24. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






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






26. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






27. Responsive; agreeable






28. Two events where one event brings about or caused the other; the first event is the cause - the second is the effect; it explains why something happens or is likely to happen






29. Lacking energy






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






31. Not straightforward; crafty






32. Shrewd; clever






33. Describing a large amount of something






34. Menacing; threatening






35. Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure - weak






36. Well-meaning; generous






37. To grow or increase rapidly






38. To avoid making a definite statement






39. Exhibiting a display of great wealth






40. Statement of high praise






41. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary






42. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar






43. The study of the origin of words and their historical uses






44. Proper; marked by good taste






45. Combative; belligerent






46. Three dots that indicate words have been left out of a quotation; they also can be used to create suspense






47. Kind and gentle






48. Intended to instruct






49. To make vicious statements about






50. The opposite of connotation; quite literally the dictionary meaning of a word