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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Point of view






2. Energy; power to survive






3. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words






4. To grow or increase rapidly






5. To consider perfect






6. Extra; unnecessary






7. Stubborn; inflexible






8. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






9. Prayer-like - this is a direct address to someone who is not present - to a deity or muse - or to some other power






10. To make an itemized list of






11. Anxiety or fear about the future






12. This occurs when the author of an essay significantly alters his or her diction - syntax - or both






13. Feeling or showing little emotion






14. A selected part of a passage or scene






15. A crucial figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word 'like -' or 'as -' or 'than' in order to better perceive its importance






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






17. A form of deductive reasoning; a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






18. Having no useful purpose; pointless






19. Extremely careful and precise






20. Uninteresting; unchallenging






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






22. The particular words an author uses in an essay






23. Rudely abrupt






24. Worn out through overuse; trite






25. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






26. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used






27. Producing a deep or full sound






28. Commonplace; ordinary






29. A question






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






31. Unable to be reformed






32. Hatefully evil; abominable






33. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false






34. Hinder; interfere with






35. Good will between friends






36. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






37. A beginner






38. Spread or flowing throughout






39. Relatively unknown






40. A form of logical argumentation that requires the use of examples






41. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity






42. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






43. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






44. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






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






46. This occurs when a person engaging in an argument defines his opponent's position when the opponent is not present and defines it in a manner that is easy to attack






47. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






48. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things






49. Not migratory; settled






50. A collection of literary pieces