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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Insulting in manner or speech






2. Shrewd; clever






3. 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






4. Easily understood; clear






5. Extreme ill-will or spite






6. Also known as loaded words - these can demonstrate a writer's intense feelings or emotions; they display an author's voice






7. Making gestures while speaking






8. 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






9. The act of making something useful again






10. Profoundly moving; touching






11. To conceal or make indistinct






12. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






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






14. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






15. To grow or increase rapidly






16. An argument using an inappropriate metaphor






17. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






18. Possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please






19. The opposite of passive voice; essentially any sentence with an active verb






20. Uncertainty; apprehension






21. Appeal based on logic or reason






22. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning






23. Trustworthiness; completeness






24. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






25. An observation or claim that is in opposition to your claim or an author's claim






26. Impulsive and unpredictable






27. 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






28. Making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite






29. Arrogant; vainly proud






30. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






31. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






32. Another word for a claim; a statement of truth - at least to the person making the argument






33. This argument occurs when the speaker states a claim that includes a word or phrase that needs to be defined before the argument can proceed






34. Wrongdoing - misconduct






35. Not able to be denied or disputed






36. Statement of high praise






37. Timid; fearful about the future






38. Elaborately decorated






39. Without decoration; strict






40. Author - audience - purpose






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






42. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






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






44. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






45. Practical






46. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






47. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






48. Hatefully evil; abominable






49. Logically connected






50. A failure of logical reasoning