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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
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1. A possible answer that seems to be correct - but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers






2. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






3. The word 'to' plus a verb - usually functioning as a noun - and often as a predicate in a sentence






4. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






5. Abundantly supplied: filled to capacity






6. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






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






8. To cause to be doubted






9. Contempt - scorn






10. To make vicious statements about






11. A group organized by rank






12. The particular words an author uses in an essay






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






14. Easily flowing






15. Having no useful purpose; pointless






16. Uncertainty; apprehension






17. Condition of sticking together






18. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner






19. 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






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






21. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause






22. A failure of logical reasoning






23. Playfully humorous






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






25. The manner in which a writer expresses his/her attitude toward the subject and audience; mainly expressed through diction - syntax - and POV






26. Bitingly sarcastic or witty






27. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






28. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






29. Courageous; fearless






30. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure






31. Possessed from birth; inborn






32. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






33. Elaborately decorated






34. Unemotional; serious






35. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated






36. A story






37. Large in scope or content






38. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






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






40. Treating people as weak or inferior






41. A brilliantly executed plan






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






43. Arrogant; vainly proud






44. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces






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






46. Without decoration; strict






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






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






49. A declaration or statement






50. An independent clause followed by all sorts of debris - usually dependent clauses