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AP English Vocab
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1. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
maverick
impartial
frank
chiasmus
2. Statement of high praise
copious
anthropomorphism
panegyric
context
3. Stubborn; inflexible
period
integrity
obdurate
hypocrisy
4. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
mundane
apposition
innovative
hypothetical
5. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
florid
modest
coherent
facetious
6. Done or achieved with little effort; easy
convoluted
incumbent
facile
profound
7. Strikingly new or unusual
eloquence
novel
vilify
cohesive
8. To consider perfect
idealize
nascent
naive
inevitable
9. Coming into existence; emerging
synecdoche
nascent
innovative
acquired
10. Intended to instruct
hierarchy
didactic
incorrigible
apathetic
11. To absorb; to make similar
trivial
haughty
exemplary
assimilation
12. Uninteresting; unchallenging
embellish
insipid
genre
truncated
13. A beginner
idealize
objectivity
novice
imperious
14. Not able to be denied or disputed
apposition
incontrovertible
disdain
nocturnal
15. Extra; unnecessary
narrative
hierarchy
ambiguous
superfluous
16. Lacking sophistication or experience
condemn
perspective
virtuoso
naive
17. A crafty trick
ruse
heinous
dilettante
theoretical
18. Good will between friends
camaraderie
premonition
apathetic
elusive
19. Describing the category or artistic endeavor
context
benevolent
genre
eclectic
20. To leave one country or region and settle in another
patronizing
quandary
emigrate
slander
21. A union of two or more groups
haughty
alliance
equivocate
cogent
22. To make vicious statements about
vilify
benign
obdurate
discredit
23. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
arbiter
sardonic
laudatory
realism
24. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
flagrant
disparity
plagiarism
stoic
25. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
ruse
sanction
prudent
penitent
26. The act of suggesting or hinting
reprehensible
syllogism
incorrigible
implication
27. Current - modern; from the same time
lexicon
harbinger
permeated
contemporary
28. Sincerity; openness
arid
solvent
candor
medley
29. Easily flowing
anthology
reprehensible
prodigious
fluid
30. Not genuine
spurious
phenomenon
parallelism
period
31. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical
despotic
contemporary
whimsical
narrative
32. Easily understood; clear
frenetic
lucid
plagiarism
patronizing
33. Closeness
ornate
servile
proximity
exculpate
34. The ability to form or understand an idea
brusque
perception
conception
indolent
35. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
solvent
premonition
venerated
lexicon
36. To give official authorization or approval
servile
enlightening
sanction
narrative
37. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
discredit
nocturnal
compelling
equanimity
38. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
perception
parody
mollify
anthropomorphism
39. An ungrateful person
mediocrity
ingrate
ambivalent
egregious
40. Rudely abrupt
replete
didactic
brusque
gratuitous
41. Not migratory; settled
sedentary
vilify
arbiter
contemporary
42. Supported with proof or evidence; verified
heinous
substantiated
medieval
copious
43. Favorable; promising
auspicious
transitory
contemporary
elusive
44. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
parallelism
ominous
wary
maverick
45. No longer in use; old-fashioned
deleterious
slander
obsolete
mundane
46. Mutual hatred or ill-will
enmity
integrity
futile
perception
47. Anxiety or fear about the future
obscure
enlightening
excerpt
apprehension
48. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
superficial
ample
poignant
medley
49. Point of view
contemporary
perspective
narrative
austere
50. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
compelling
poignant
putrid
condemn