AP Lang. and Comp. Week 1 Vocabulary

Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell said he feels _______________ by the Supreme Court ruling overturning his corruption conviction. 

• substantiated
• vindicated
• objectified
• implicated

Which of the following is a synonym for vindicated? 

• implicated
• objectified
• exculpated
• discoursed

Which term could be replace the term thesis? 

• assertion
• discourse
• implication 
• rhetoric

Which of the following would be didactic? 

• Saturday Night Live
• A documentary on the history of the steam engine
• The Maury Povich Show
• An episode of Family Guy

The student's assertion that aliens abducted him and kept his homework as an artifact was less than __________. 

• substantiated
• plausible
• impartial
• biased

When Kevin decided to remove the screw from his desk, he compromised the __________ of the structure, making it unsafe for future use. 

• objectivity
• eloquence
• plausibility
• integrity

When someone gushes over your appearance one day, the ______________ is that they have been underwhelmed by your general appearance up to that point.  

• assertion
• objectivity
• implication
• bias

Colin and Meg couldn't reach a compromise on their own and were forced to rely on  _________. 

• a judge
• an arbiter
• a rhetorician 
• a substantiator 

Reports are concerned with _________________, but research papers should take present a ______________ argument. 

• objectivity; substantiated
• cogence; coherent
• eloquence; fluid
• rhetoric; lucid

The art of using language effectively and persuasively. 

• discourse
• research
• analysis
• rhetoric