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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. Not caring one way or the other






2. Describing a dry - rainless climate






3. Describing a showy or pretentious display






4. Quarrelsome






5. Timid; fearful about the future






6. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






7. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






8. Condition of sticking together






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






10. Favorable; promising






11. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






12. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






13. Playfully humorous






14. Prejudiced






15. To avoid making a definite statement






16. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner






17. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






18. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






19. A collection of literary pieces






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






21. Persistence






22. Lacking sophistication or experience






23. Impulsive and unpredictable






24. Plentiful; having a large quantity






25. Combative; belligerent






26. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






27. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






28. Something out of place in time or sequence






29. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






30. Extremely dull






31. Worthy of blame






32. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface






33. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






34. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






35. A form of deductive reasoning: a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






36. Conspicuously bad or offensive






37. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






38. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; - difference






39. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






40. Wrongdoing - misconduct






41. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






42. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please






43. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






44. Logically connected






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






46. Worn out through overuse; trite






47. All-powerful






48. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






49. To ease a pain or burden






50. General agreement