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AP English Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect






2. Practical






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






4. Sincerity; openness






5. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






6. Having a harmful effect; injurious






7. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole






8. Energy; power to survive






9. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy






10. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






11. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






12. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






13. Relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct






14. Describing a dry - rainless climate






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






16. Severely critical or sarcastic






17. Worthy of blame






18. Persistence






19. Determined by impulse rather than reason






20. Causing great harm






21. A brilliantly executed plan






22. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






23. A declaration or statement






24. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






25. Feeling hatred; scornful






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






27. Statement of high praise






28. The act of making something useful again






29. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






30. Treating in a condescending manner






31. Describing a showy or pretentious display






32. Extremely careful and precise






33. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






34. Intricate; complex






35. Incapable of being reformed






36. Something out of place in time or sequence






37. Responsive; agreeable






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






39. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity






40. Lacking application or practical application






41. Lacking energy






42. Wrongdoing - misconduct






43. Menacing; threatening






44. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






45. A tremendously skilled artist






46. Rotten






47. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






48. Unimportant






49. Made; concocted to deceive






50. Imposed as a duty; obligatory