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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 leave one country or region and settle in another






2. A widespread fire






3. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






4. Exhibiting a display of great wealth






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






6. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight






7. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






8. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






9. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






10. Causing great harm






11. Hard-working






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






13. Menacing; threatening






14. Treating people as weak or inferior






15. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please






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






17. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






18. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






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






20. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






21. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






22. Profoundly moving; touching






23. A collection of literary pieces






24. An unusual - observable event






25. No longer in use; old-fashioned






26. To slow the progress of






27. Combative; belligerent






28. Stubbornly persevering






29. Intense enthusiasm






30. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






31. Persistence






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






33. Having a harmful effect; injurious






34. Easily flowing






35. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






36. Current - modern; from the same time






37. Extra; unnecessary






38. Unemotional; serious






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






40. Making gestures while speaking






41. Easily understood; clear






42. Favorable; promising






43. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect






44. Copied or adapted from a source






45. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






46. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






47. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






48. Lacking application or practical application






49. Not able to be denied or disputed






50. Easy-going; friendly