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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. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please






2. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






3. A collection of literary pieces






4. Combative; belligerent






5. Unplanned; naturally occurring






6. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






7. Bound to happen; unavoidable






8. To slow the progress of






9. An apparent contradiction of terms






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






11. Determined by impulse rather than reason






12. Relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct






13. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy






14. To make vicious statements about






15. Wrongdoing - misconduct






16. Unimportant






17. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






18. Developed or learned; not naturally occuring






19. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






20. Persistence






21. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






22. Of little substance or significance






23. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






24. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






25. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






26. Having great depth or seriousness






27. A crafty trick






28. Characterized by the telling of a story






29. Not caring one way or the other






30. Abundantly supplied; filled to capacity






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






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






33. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






34. Wildly excited or active






35. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






36. On guard






37. Describing the category or artistic endeavor






38. To calm or soothe






39. Highly respected






40. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






41. A selected part of a passage or scene






42. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






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






44. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






45. Worn out through overuse; trite






46. Not straightforward; crafty






47. Not applied to actual objects






48. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






49. Current - modern; from the same time






50. Introducing something new






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