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AP English 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. To ease a pain or burden






2. Anxiety or fear about the future






3. The ability to form or understand an idea






4. Done by secretive means






5. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






6. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






7. Not genuine






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






9. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






10. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






11. An apparent contradiction of terms






12. An example or model






13. Coming into existence; emerging






14. Courageous; fearless; bold






15. Not able to be denied or disputed






16. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






17. An unusual - observable event






18. Producing a deep or full sound






19. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






20. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






21. Describing a large amount of something






22. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary






23. Of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness






24. An ungrateful person






25. Abundantly supplied; filled to capacity






26. Calm






27. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






28. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






29. Easy-going; friendly






30. Developed or learned; not naturally occuring






31. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






32. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






33. Feeling or showing little emotion






34. Stubbornly persevering






35. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






36. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






37. Dispersed throughout






38. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner






39. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






40. Proper; marked by good taste






41. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own






42. Copied or adapted from a source






43. Large in scope or content






44. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






45. Unimaginative; dull






46. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






47. Extremely dull






48. Severely critical or sarcastic






49. Uninteresting; unchallenging






50. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group