AP English Language and Composition Exam: The Language of the Test, List 2

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  1. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  2. description
    the act of depicting something
  3. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
  4. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  5. imply
    express or state indirectly
  6. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  7. introduction
    the act of beginning something new
  8. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  9. position
    the particular part of space occupied by something
  10. purpose
    what something is used for
  11. reasoning
    thinking that is organized and logical
  12. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  13. synthesize
    combine and form a complex whole
  14. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
Created on Wed Jun 04 12:31:37 EDT 2025

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