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AP English Vocab
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Exercising good judgment or common sense
hypothetical
putrid
prudent
theoretical
2. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
obdurate
exculpate
propriety
obstinate
3. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
torpor
malice
lucid
putrid
4. Hinder; interfere with
impinge
prosaic
spurious
astute
5. Describing a showy or pretentious display
brittle
ostentatious
arbiter
condescending
6. Producing a deep or full sound
servile
consensus
mundane
sonorous
7. Extremely careful and precise
opulent
meticulous
impartial
penitent
8. Well-meaning; generous
parallelism
cohesive
opulent
benevolent
9. A tremendously skilled artist
cohesive
virtuoso
lexicon
integrity
10. Energy; power to survive
toxic
enmity
vitality
archetype
11. Incapable of being reformed
indifferent
incorrigible
parody
wily
12. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased
excerpt
sanction
catalog (v.)
impartial
13. Treating in a condescending manner
innate
patronizing
sedentary
consensus
14. Lacking application or practical application
facetious
profound
innate
theoretical
15. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
dilettante
alliance
imperious
benign
16. Uninteresting; unchallenging
disdain
insipid
spontaneous
torpor
17. Unimportant
indifferent
inconsequential
discourse
cogent
18. Introducing something new
contemptuous
ingrate
coherent
innovative
19. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
misconception
catalog (v.)
theoretical
spontaneous
20. A group organized by rank
modest
sanction
pejorative
hierarchy
21. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
candor
chiasmus
arbiter
mural
22. Forceful; urgently demanding attention
genre
dogmatic
medley
compelling
23. To avoid making a definite statement
equivocate
sanction
theoretical
subdue
24. Appropriateness of behavior
timorous
exculpate
propriety
alliance
25. Having great depth or seriousness
inherent
integrity
profound
assimilation
26. Courageous; fearless; bold
penitent
intrepid
enmity
anachronism
27. Characterized by the telling of a story
narrative
implication
pejorative
patronizing
28. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
sanction
didactic
superficial
apathetic
29. Mutual hatred or ill-will
incorrigible
coup
enmity
transitory
30. Easily broken when subjected to pressure
intrepid
fluid
inevitable
brittle
31. Made; concocted to deceive
intuition
apposition
transient
fabricated
32. Cunning
prosaic
ornate
wily
substantiated
33. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
inconsequential
anachronism
penitent
assiduous
34. Profoundly moving; touching
poignant
austere
apathetic
mural
35. Sincerity; openness
conflagration
objectivity
gesticulating
candor
36. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
medieval
frenetic
lexicon
compelling
37. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
eloquence
assertion
derived
innate
38. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
apology
ostentatious
florid
imperious
39. Having no useful purpose; pointless
theoretical
malfeasance
realism
futile
40. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
alienated
narrative
anthology
innate
41. Describing the category or artistic endeavor
genre
inevitable
truncated
affable
42. No longer in use; old-fashioned
transitory
contemptuous
conflagration
obsolete
43. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces
idealize
medley
proliferate
ponderous
44. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
obdurate
archaic
fabricated
ornate
45. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic
sardonic
realism
coherent
surreptitiously
46. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
obsolete
acquired
paramount
archetype
47. Wildly excited or active
dilettante
vindicated
frenetic
omnipotent
48. Express grief for; mourn
lament
excerpt
integrity
archaic
49. Open to more than one interpretation
conviction
medley
malfeasance
ambiguous
50. To put up with; to survive a hardship
condescending
endure
austere
abstract