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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. Stubborn; inflexible






2. Menacing; threatening






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






4. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






5. Made; concocted to deceive






6. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






7. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






8. Friendly; sincere






9. Conspicuously bad or offensive






10. Coming into existence; emerging






11. To free from guilt or blame






12. To slow the progress of






13. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






14. Extra; unnecessary






15. Having a harmful effect; injurious






16. A group organized by rank






17. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






18. Extreme ill-will or spite






19. Arrogant; vainly proud






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






21. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






22. Closeness






23. Describing a dry - rainless climate






24. Describing a large amount of something






25. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






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






27. Contempt - scorn - to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






28. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






29. Current - modern; from the same time






30. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






31. Anxiety or fear about the future






32. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used






33. Open to more than one interpretation






34. Lacking application or practical application






35. Characterized by the telling of a story






36. Stubbornly persevering






37. Easily flowing






38. Cunning






39. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






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






41. To absorb; to make similar






42. To cause to be doubted






43. Shortened; cut off






44. Persistence






45. To calm or soothe






46. A collection of literary pieces






47. On guard






48. Wrongdoing - misconduct






49. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






50. Playfully humorous