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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

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






2. No longer in use; old-fashioned






3. Poisonous






4. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument






5. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






6. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






7. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






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






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






10. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






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






12. 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






13. Responsive; agreeable






14. Current - modern; from the same time






15. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






16. Insulting in manner or speech






17. Convincing; reasonable






18. Hatefully evil; abominable






19. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story






20. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






21. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






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






23. Like chiasmus - this figure repeats the opening word or phrase at the end of the sentence to emphasize a statement or idea - but it is not an ABBA reversal






24. Relatively unknown






25. Spread or flowing throughout






26. Timid; fearful about the future






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






28. Exhibiting a display of great wealth






29. A failure of logical reasoning






30. An example or model






31. Commonplace; ordinary






32. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy






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






34. Copied or adapted from a source






35. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






36. Author - audience - purpose






37. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






38. A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process






39. Contempt - scorn






40. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own






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






42. 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






43. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






44. Appeal based on logic or reason






45. Extremely dull






46. Appropriateness of behavior






47. 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






48. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






49. Statement of high praise






50. Intended to instruct