AP Language and Composition Vocabulary List #1

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obscure

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unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand

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apathy

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lack of emotion or interest

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embellish

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to add details; to exaggerate

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candid

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honest; frank

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innovate

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to be creative; to introduce something new

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ambiguous

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having more than one meaning; vague

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anecdote

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a short, amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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diction

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the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

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metaphor

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a figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things

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rhetoric

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the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing