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AP English Language And Composition Vocab
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1. Energy; power to survive
synecdoche
connotation
vitality
predicate
2. The moods/associations/implications of a word or phrase - as opposed to its exact meaning
sardonic
connotation
incontrovertible
superficial
3. In its basic form - this is a three-part argument construction in which two premises lead to a truth
description
objectivity
intrepid
syllogism
4. Appropriateness of behavior
propriety
alienated
epanalepsis
euphemism
5. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
plausible
deleterious
idealize
dictatorial
6. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
begging the question
malleable
servile
caustic
7. A combination of a compound and a complex sentence
candor
bandwagon
compound-complex sentence
hypocrisy
8. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
capricious
penitent
etymology
condemn
9. Point of view
disparity
perspective
emphasize
premonition
10. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim
rhetorical question
antithesis
stoic
gerund
11. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone
conception
slander
synecdoche
dialect
12. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause
contemporary
periodic sentence
superficial
ambiguity
13. Dispersed throughout
eloquence
pervasive
hypocrisy
eclectic
14. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true
listless
whimsical
paradox
facetious
15. Prejudiced
emotional words
biased
venerated
trivial
16. Uncertainty; apprehension
phrase
apparatus
trepidation
effusive
17. Feeling or showing little emotion
anthropomorphism
apathetic
bandwagon
misconception
18. Of chief concern or importance
conception
ornate
paramount
wily
19. Subdued; kept from being circulated
conflagration
suppressed
embellish
tone
20. Causing great harm
pernicious
gratuitous
rhetorical question
false dilemma
21. To restrain; to hold back
theoretical
subdue
declarative sentence
austere
22. Equipment; a group of machines
archaic
imperious
narrative
apparatus
23. Something out of place in time or sequence
anachronism
irony
alleviate
innate
24. A figure of speech in which what is unknown is compared to something that is known in order to better gauge its importance
simile
metaphor
cryptic
subordinate conjunction
25. A wonderful form of word play in which one word is mistakenly substituted for another that sounds similar
malapropism
flagrant
oxymoron
thesis
26. A statement using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike objects
quandary
tenacity
metonymy
simile
27. Dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics of each category
division/classification
pragmatic
description
sanction
28. A sentence that conveys excitement or force
hyperbole
exclamatory sentence
auspicious
slippery slope (also called domino theory)
29. Easily broken when subjected to pressure
perspective
obstinate
aesthetic
brittle
30. Having a harmful effect; injurious
deleterious
asylum
permeated
compound sentence
31. The process of identifying similarities and differences between things
pathos
compare/contrast
antithesis
auspicious
32. Informative; contributing to one's awareness
inherent
enlightening
novel
subdue
33. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
anthropomorphism
insolent
paradox
modest
34. Of little importance or significance
sedentary
toxic
trivial
argument from ignorance
35. Unimaginative; dull
prosaic
sanction
poignant
discredit
36. 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
process analysis
cause/effect
dictatorial
equanimity
37. The associations or moods that accompany a word
omnipotent
connotation
fallacy
tenacity
38. Persistence
dependent clause
inevitable
tenacity
paramount
39. Imposed as a duty; obligatory
frank
incumbent
malice
serene
40. Easily flowing
fluid
inconsequential
stem
condemn
41. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
archetype
irony
chiasmus
pervasive
42. A relationship that individuals build
superfluous
rapport
intuition
ebullience
43. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
paramount
candor
hypocrisy
period
44. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
hypocrisy
assimilation
benevolent
pugnacious
45. To put up with; to survive a hardship
paradox
subordinate conjunction
endure
patronizing
46. No longer in use; old-fashioned
discourse
obsolete
assimilation
capricious
47. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)
point of view
florid
narration
declarative sentence
48. Extreme ill-will or spite
anthology
superfluous
predicate
malice
49. Plentiful; having a large quantity
zeugma
exemplification
copious
lexicon
50. A minor figure of speech in which the name of one thing is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
metonymy
realism
dependent clause
camaraderie