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






2. To make an itemized list of






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






4. Treating people as weak or inferior






5. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






6. Unemotional; serious






7. A group organized by rank






8. Poisonous






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






10. Hinder; interfere with






11. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






12. Good will between friends






13. Worn out through overuse; trite






14. An ungrateful person






15. Made; concocted to deceive






16. Circumstances of a situation; environment






17. To calm or soothe






18. Convincing; reasonable






19. Inborn; built-in






20. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






21. Courageous; fearless; bold






22. Not straightforward; crafty






23. Mutual hatred or ill-will






24. Worthy of blame






25. Fear - apprehension






26. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






27. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






28. Playfully humorous






29. Lacking application or practical application






30. Short-lived or temporary






31. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please






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






33. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






34. A fixed or strong belief






35. A beginner






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






37. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






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






39. Proper; marked by good taste






40. Extreme ill-will or spite






41. Wildly excited or active






42. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






43. Describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone






44. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






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






46. Favorable; promising






47. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






48. Commonplace; ordinary






49. To put up with; to survive a hardship






50. Combative; belligerent







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