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AP English Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Subdued; kept from being circulated






2. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






3. Quarrelsome






4. Uninteresting; unchallenging






5. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






6. Shortened; cut off






7. No longer in use; old-fashioned






8. Feeling hatred; scornful






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






10. Profoundly moving; touching






11. A tremendously skilled artist






12. Timid; fearful about the future






13. Passing away with time; passing from one place to another






14. Without decoration; strict






15. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






16. Having no useful purpose; pointless






17. A collection of literary pieces






18. Point of view






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






20. The act of suggesting or hinting






21. Persistence






22. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






23. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






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






25. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






26. Difficult to comprehend






27. Sincerity; openness






28. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






29. Current - modern; from the same time






30. Hard-working






31. Arrogant; vainly proud






32. A selected part of a passage or scene






33. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






34. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please






35. Causing great harm






36. Not applied to actual objects






37. Not straightforward; crafty






38. Fear - apprehension






39. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






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






41. Not migratory; settled






42. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






43. The ability to form or understand an idea






44. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






45. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation






46. Combative; belligerent






47. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






48. Unemotional; serious






49. Short-lived or temporary






50. A judge who decides a disputed issue