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AP Lang Vocab 1
September Vocab for Mrs. Beauchamp AP Lang
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exculpate | (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate My discovery of the ring behind the dresser ________ me from the charge of having stolen it. |
| incontrovertible | adj: necessarily or demonstrably true; impossible to deny or disprove Unless you can provide ________ evidence, I will remain skeptical. |
| substantiated | adj: supported with proof or evidence; verified The fingerprint evidence _________ the detective's claim that the suspect had been at the scene of the crime. |
| arbiter | n: One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters. The ______ chosen for the United States in 1800 was Thomas Jefferson. |
| assertion | n: the act of declaring something; a claim or declaration stated positively Jefferson made his _____ for war on the Barbary Pirates. |
| biased | adj: prejudiced, displaying partiality The judge was _____ against the defendant in the trial. |
| cogent | adj. convincing; reasonable His writing is lively, his arguments are _____, and the scholarship is wide-ranging |
| coherent | adj: logically connected; consistent The elderly man is no longer ______ meaning he can't understand you. |
| cohesive | adj: well integrated, forming a united whole A well-written, _______ essay will keep on topic at all times, never losing sight of the main argument. |
| didactic | adj: Intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a moral lesson It seems to have captured the quality of independence and self-determination without being ______ that kind of caught people's imagination. |
| discourse | n: verbal expression or exchange; conversation The civil ______ led to new ideas. |
| eloquence | n. fluent or persuasive speaking or writing Thomas Jefferson always spoke with an air of _______. |
| fluid | adj: not rigid; changeable; unstable Aaron Burr's ______ beliefs led to his loss of the Presidency. |
| impartial | adj: free from undue bias or preconceived opinions The judge was not ________ since he had been bribed by the witness's family. |
| implication | n: act of implying or that which is implied; close connection, esp. in an incriminating way The jury thought the defendant guilty because of an ________. |
| integrity | n: honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness ______ is a trait largely stressed within the music department. |
| lucid | adjective: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable Though Walters writes about physics and time travel, his writing is always ______, so readers with little scientific training can understand difficult concepts. |
| objectivity | n. judgment based on observations instead of emotions or opinions All lawyers must review each case with a sense of ________. |
| plausible | (adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair Even then, I could see her making a ________ case that you both understood the terms of your arrangement differently, or that she was desperate and contributed as much as she could. |
| rhetoric | n: the art of using language effectively and persuasively In AP Lang we get to study _______. |
| vindicated | v: freed from blame We are horrified, of course, we are terrified of flying, but ever-so-slightly ________: We knew this all along. |
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