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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. A verbal (expressing action or a state of being) that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed
participle
subdue
solvent
brittle
2. A minor device - this is the ending of a series of lines - phrases - clauses - or sentences with the same word or words
irony
archaic
epistrophe
poignant
3. An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case
aphorism
context
alliance
red herring
4. 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
fractious
rhetorical question
logos
poisoning the well
5. Hard-working
assiduous
description
oxymoron
obsolete
6. Responsive; agreeable
conviction
pervasive
amenable
ornate
7. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)
auspicious
cogent
comprehensive
point of view
8. A minor figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
synecdoche
malice
virtuoso
egregious
9. The formal term for the verb that conveys the meaning or carries the action of the sentence
abstract
denotation
predicate
parentheticals
10. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
declarative sentence
pervasive
venerated
paradox
11. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
lament
inveterate
disdain
stoic
12. Able to pay one's debts
description
solvent
contemporary
tenuous
13. General agreement
apparatus
consensus
nocturnal
conviction
14. Clearness in thought or expression
rhetoric
active voice
clarity
impinge
15. A relationship that individuals build
analogy
rapport
emigrate
syllogism
16. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
oxymoron
trivial
superfluous
anthropomorphism
17. A place of retreat or security
insolent
asylum
egregious
equivocate
18. Imposed as a duty; obligatory
premonition
diction
assiduous
incumbent
19. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him
vilify
poisoning the well
compare/contrast
infinitive
20. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted
sanction
gratuitous
ingrate
integrity
21. The act of making something useful again
malleable
reclamation
apathetic
embellish
22. An exaggeration - fairly common in nonfiction prose arguments - that bolsters an argument
periodic sentence
exemplification
hyperbole
malice
23. To cause to be doubted
coup
deleterious
discredit
inveterate
24. An ungrateful person
dubious
parentheticals
ingrate
phenomenon
25. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
stratagem
definition
epistrophe
hypothetical
26. Combative; belligerent
pugnacious
figurative language
oxymoron
insolent
27. Intricate; complex
heinous
convoluted
novice
humor
28. Giving praise
laudatory
inevitable
hackneyed
ponderous
29. An argument stating that something is true because it has never been proven false
irony
argument from ignorance
theoretical
arbitrary
30. Poisonous
toxic
plausible
theoretical
dialect
31. A feeling about the future
independent clause
exclamatory sentence
premonition
suppressed
32. Freed from blame
nocturnal
vindicated
begging the question
opulent
33. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
false analogy
realism
personification
active voice
34. Condition of sticking together
excerpt
compound-complex sentence
cohesive
bandwagon
35. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
intuition
complex sentence
mural
connotation
36. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause
rancorous
periodic sentence
dependent clause
pathos
37. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance
truncated
conception
metaphor
caustic
38. 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
idealize
innate
wary
simile
39. Feeling or showing little emotion
stem
apathetic
gesticulating
exculpate
40. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers
cryptic
distractor
synecdoche
lucid
41. Extremely dull
ponderous
gratuitous
archaic
ebullience
42. Prejudiced
syllogism
wily
biased
insolent
43. Telling a story; a specific way of telling a story
mundane
narration
rhetorical shift
modest
44. Describing a showy or pretentious display
ostentatious
comprehensive
narrative
metaphor
45. Developed or learned; not naturally occurring
deleterious
acquired
malfeasance
assertion
46. 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
zeugma
spontaneous
gratuitous
intuition
47. This creates exaggeration by showing restraint; it is the opposite of hyperbole
understatement
period
irony
venerated
48. Introducing something new
innovative
conviction
jargon
insipid
49. Easy-going; friendly
condescending
rancorous
parallel syntax (or parallelism)
affable
50. Inborn; built-in
inherent
conflagration
inconsequential
simile