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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. Shrewd; clever






2. Courageous; fearless; bold






3. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






4. Extreme ill-will or spite






5. Proper; marked by good taste






6. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






7. Dispersed throughout






8. Sadness; depression






9. Conspicuously bad or offensive






10. Large in scope or content






11. Relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct






12. Intended to instruct






13. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






14. Good will between friends






15. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






16. Introducing something new






17. A brilliantly executed plan






18. Convincing; reasonable






19. Calm






20. Lazy






21. Not straightforward; crafty






22. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own






23. Determined by impulse rather than reason






24. To absorb; to make similar






25. Friendly; sincere






26. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






27. An apparent contradiction of terms






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






29. Having little substance or strength






30. Easily flowing






31. Wildly excited or active






32. Persistence






33. Condition of sticking together






34. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






35. Menacing; threatening






36. Treating in a condescending manner






37. Rotten






38. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






39. Open to more than one interpretation






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






41. Causing great harm






42. A crafty trick






43. Not applied to actual objects






44. An unusual - observable event






45. Trustworthiness; completeness






46. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






47. The act of suggesting or hinting






48. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






49. Intricate; complex






50. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated