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AP English Vocab
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1. Done by secretive means
obscure
surreptitiously
effusive
insolent
2. Open to more than one interpretation
egregious
ambiguous
listless
solvent
3. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
compelling
inveterate
despotic
ebullience
4. A fixed or strong belief
omnipotent
conviction
lament
virtuoso
5. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
rancorous
chiasmus
inherent
alienated
6. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
theoretical
anthropomorphism
malleable
medieval
7. All-powerful
omnipotent
equanimity
facetious
malleable
8. A form of deductive reasoning: a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
naive
imperious
dictatorial
syllogism
9. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
copious
pervasive
truncated
plausible
10. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another
transient
premonition
ambivalent
dubious
11. Abundantly supplied; filled to capacity
impinge
anachronism
ponderous
replete
12. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
impression
chiasmus
brittle
ornate
13. Impulsive and unpredictable
hackneyed
pugnacious
capricious
listless
14. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
conception
asylum
archetype
impartial
15. Appropriateness of behavior
ample
flagrant
mollify
propriety
16. The act of making something useful again
intrepid
reclamation
putrid
eclectic
17. Arrogant; vainly proud
haughty
astute
gesticulating
ornate
18. Able to pay one's debts
lexicon
solvent
trivial
stoic
19. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
perception
fastidious
maverick
superficial
20. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
condescending
assertion
indolent
superficial
21. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
objectivity
slander
derived
caustic
22. Having great depth or seriousness
camaraderie
torpor
profound
impede
23. Subdued; kept from being circulated
synecdoche
impede
suppressed
wily
24. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation
discourse
maverick
medieval
malice
25. Extremely careful and precise
synecdoche
meticulous
medieval
ruse
26. Unemotional; serious
candor
assertion
theoretical
staid
27. Courageous; fearless; bold
intrepid
pragmatic
lucid
anthology
28. Stubborn; inflexible
obdurate
gratuitous
spurious
anthology
29. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
deleterious
archaic
inveterate
condemn
30. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
proximity
ambivalent
indolent
paramount
31. Closeness
intrepid
proximity
period
putrid
32. An example or model
exculpate
paradigm
whimsical
ominous
33. To grow or increase rapidly
astute
mural
proliferate
clandestine
34. Treating people as weak or inferior
disdain
eloquence
condescending
rancorous
35. Spread or flowing throughout
nascent
ruse
permeated
condescending
36. A declaration or statement
syllogism
prodigious
assertion
indifferent
37. An ungrateful person
ingrate
dictatorial
omnipotent
assertion
38. Producing a deep or full sound
objectivity
sonorous
inherent
ingrate
39. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
obdurate
ebullience
flagrant
genre
40. Not migratory; settled
condescending
affable
spurious
sedentary
41. To calm or soothe
mollify
decorous
sanction
transient
42. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
poignant
exculpate
prudent
stoic
43. Short-lived or temporary
fabricated
stoic
anachronism
transitory
44. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
plagiarism
ambiguous
modest
disparage
45. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; - difference
comprehensive
transitory
disparity
malice
46. To slow the progress of
wary
impede
condescending
dictatorial
47. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
hypocrisy
heinous
alienated
austere
48. Large in scope or content
comprehensive
rancorous
omnipotent
rhetoric
49. To cause to be doubted
premonition
disparity
virtuoso
discredit
50. A collection of literary pieces
impression
anthology
brusque
ambivalent