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AP English Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rudely abrupt






2. A selected part of a passage or scene






3. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance






4. Not straightforward; crafty






5. Incapable of being reformed






6. Describing a showy or pretentious display






7. Persistence






8. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






9. Prejudiced






10. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






11. Having a harmful effect; injurious






12. Stubbornly persevering






13. To give official authorization or approval






14. Convincing; reasonable






15. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






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






17. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






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






19. To put up with; to survive a hardship






20. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






21. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






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






23. Commonplace; ordinary






24. Fear - apprehension






25. Equipment; a group of machines






26. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






27. A group organized by rank






28. Friendly; sincere






29. Shrewd; clever






30. Large in scope or content






31. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






32. Conspicuously bad or offensive






33. Elaborately decorated






34. Point of view






35. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






36. Statement of high praise






37. A feeling about the future






38. A place of retreat or security






39. Not migratory; settled






40. Hatefully evil; abominable






41. Sadness; depression






42. Rotten






43. To make vicious statements about






44. Characterized by the telling of a story






45. The ability to form or understand an idea






46. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






47. Courageous; fearless; bold






48. Cunning






49. To avoid making a definite statement






50. A judge who decides a disputed issue