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AP English Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mutual hatred or ill-will






2. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






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






4. Giving praise






5. A selected part of a passage or scene






6. To give official authorization or approval






7. To grow or increase rapidly






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






9. Statement of high praise






10. To slow the progress of






11. Open to more than one interpretation






12. Unemotional; serious






13. Worn out through overuse; trite






14. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






15. Not applied to actual objects






16. To calm or soothe






17. Responsive; agreeable






18. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






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






20. Calm






21. A place of retreat or security






22. Anxiety or fear about the future






23. Intended to instruct






24. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy






25. Lacking energy






26. Having a harmful effect; injurious






27. Coming into existence; emerging






28. Inborn; built-in






29. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






30. A judge who decides a disputed issue






31. Submissive; like a servant






32. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






33. Treating people as weak or inferior






34. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






35. Logically connected






36. Easily flowing






37. Hinder; interfere with






38. General agreement






39. A union of two or more groups






40. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






41. To consider perfect






42. All-powerful






43. Uninteresting; unchallenging






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






45. Sadness; depression






46. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please






47. To leave one country or region and settle in another






48. Circumstances of a situation; environment






49. Subdued; kept from being circulated






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