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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Having no useful purpose; pointless






2. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






3. Hatefully evil; abominable






4. Sincerity; openness






5. A term that signifies a relational comparison of or similarity between two objects or ideas






6. A sentence with several dependent clauses that precede the independent clause






7. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight






8. Two words that create a sense of opposition; a figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side-by-side






9. Spread or flowing throughout






10. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






11. A group organized by rank






12. Secretive






13. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






14. Cunning






15. Proper; marked by good taste






16. A judge who decides a disputed issue






17. A sentence structure made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction






18. Not migratory; settled






19. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy






20. Giving praise






21. Plentiful; having a large quantity






22. To grow or increase rapidly






23. Persistence






24. Responsive; agreeable






25. Worthy of blame






26. Relatively unknown






27. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






28. Well-meaning; generous






29. Intense enthusiasm






30. To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing






31. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone






32. To conceal or make indistinct






33. Hinder; interfere with






34. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another






35. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






36. A command






37. Large in scope or content






38. Making gestures while speaking






39. Also called vox populi - this argument is the 'everyone's doing it' fallacy






40. Having great depth or seriousness






41. A brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth






42. Treating people as weak or inferior






43. Rudely abrupt






44. Unable to be reformed






45. Coming into existence; emerging






46. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






47. Energy; power to survive






48. Lacking application or practical application






49. A noun toward which thought - feeling - or action is directed






50. Substitution of an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver with an agreeable or less offensive expression or to make it less troublesome for the speaker