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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. Bound to happen; unavoidable






2. Unemotional; serious






3. Lacking application or practical application






4. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






5. Not able to be denied or disputed






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






7. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






8. Not applied to actual objects






9. Easy-going; friendly






10. Contempt - scorn - to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






11. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






12. Treating people as weak or inferior






13. Good will between friends






14. Stubborn; inflexible






15. Unimportant






16. Making gestures while speaking






17. Convincing; reasonable






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






19. Able to pay one's debts






20. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






21. Rotten






22. Enormous






23. Introducing something new






24. Arrogant; vainly proud






25. Statement of high praise






26. To make an itemized list of






27. To make vicious statements about






28. Abundantly supplied; filled to capacity






29. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






30. A union of two or more groups






31. A fixed or strong belief






32. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






33. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






34. Describing the category or artistic endeavor






35. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






36. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






37. The act of making something useful again






38. Describing a dry - rainless climate






39. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






40. Plentiful; having a large quantity






41. Sincerity; openness






42. Incapable of being reformed






43. Hinder; interfere with






44. A selected part of a passage or scene






45. Trustworthiness; completeness






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






47. Giving praise






48. To put up with; to survive a hardship






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






50. Hatefully evil; abominable