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AP English Vocab
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Timid; fearful about the future
suppressed
timorous
acquired
whimsical
2. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit
medley
vindicated
stratagem
mollify
3. Wrongdoing - misconduct
florid
austere
staid
malfeasance
4. A union of two or more groups
rational
alliance
hypothetical
incorrigible
5. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
incorrigible
sedentary
astute
effusive
6. Copied or adapted from a source
dogmatic
ominous
intrepid
derived
7. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
superficial
period
incontrovertible
vitality
8. Feeling or showing little emotion
torpor
dictatorial
apathetic
putrid
9. Short-lived or temporary
transitory
perception
replete
substantiated
10. Intense enthusiasm
conception
dictatorial
emigrate
ebullience
11. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
context
hackneyed
gratuitous
misconception
12. To ease a pain or burden
alleviate
indifferent
conflagration
superficial
13. Logically connected
parody
coherent
ample
diligent
14. Quarrelsome
ostentatious
biased
factious
disdain
15. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
inevitable
ruse
plausible
rational
16. Circumstances of a situation; environment
assimilation
context
nascent
sanction
17. Uninteresting; unchallenging
sardonic
inherent
insipid
mediocrity
18. To make vicious statements about
hackneyed
clandestine
vilify
perception
19. Menacing; threatening
disdain
serene
conflagration
ominous
20. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
obdurate
superficial
incontrovertible
21. Describing a large amount of something
inherent
anachronism
dogmatic
ample
22. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
modest
imperious
egregious
embellish
23. Not caring one way or the other
brittle
decorous
indifferent
paradigm
24. Elaborately decorated
obstinate
copious
eloquence
ornate
25. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
inveterate
eclectic
solvent
narrative
26. Playfully humorous
equanimity
facetious
lament
arbitrary
27. Bound to happen; unavoidable
integrity
enmity
novice
inevitable
28. Intricate; complex
convoluted
apathetic
malleable
alienated
29. Not migratory; settled
objectivity
suppressed
melancholy
sedentary
30. Treating in a condescending manner
patronizing
sanction
frenetic
objectivity
31. Exhibiting a display of great wealth
lament
inevitable
opulent
acquired
32. To put up with; to survive a hardship
endure
ample
idealize
rational
33. Unimaginative; dull
camaraderie
acquired
prosaic
obstinate
34. Introducing something new
servile
listless
vindicated
innovative
35. Abundantly supplied; filled to capacity
meticulous
melancholy
transient
replete
36. Lacking sophistication or experience
effusive
eloquence
naive
metonymy
37. Appropriateness of behavior
propriety
reclamation
apprehension
obscure
38. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
superfluous
intuition
egregious
sonorous
39. A crafty trick
ruse
plausible
imperious
intrepid
40. Easily broken when subjected to pressure
brittle
parallelism
putrid
surreptitiously
41. Severely critical or sarcastic
alleviate
caustic
hackneyed
replete
42. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
mollify
hierarchy
decorous
malleable
43. The ability to form or understand an idea
disdain
condescending
conception
vitality
44. A declaration or statement
truncated
laudatory
assertion
pragmatic
45. Producing a deep or full sound
egregious
ruse
nascent
sonorous
46. On guard
florid
apprehension
malice
wary
47. To give official authorization or approval
sanction
venerated
amenable
anthology
48. Describing a showy or pretentious display
idealize
paradigm
inevitable
ostentatious
49. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
contemporary
equanimity
alienated
apology
50. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
condemn
premonition
plausible
decorous