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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. Appropriateness of behavior






2. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






3. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






4. Possessed at birth; inborn






5. Making gestures while speaking






6. Submissive; like a servant






7. Stubbornly persevering






8. Closeness






9. Practical






10. Giving praise






11. Unemotional; serious






12. Open to more than one interpretation






13. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






14. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






15. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






16. Insulting in manner or speech






17. Easily understood; clear






18. To absorb; to make similar






19. Anxiety or fear about the future






20. A crafty trick






21. A beginner






22. Worthy of blame






23. Strikingly new or unusual






24. A perfect example; an original pattern or model






25. Hatefully evil; abominable






26. The act of making something useful again






27. Coming into existence; emerging






28. To grow or increase rapidly






29. Elaborately decorated






30. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






31. Defense of an idea






32. Sincerity; openness






33. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






34. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






35. A collection of literary pieces






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






37. Intended to instruct






38. Commonplace; ordinary






39. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






40. An ungrateful person






41. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






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






43. Intense enthusiasm






44. A declaration or statement






45. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






46. Stubborn; inflexible






47. Uninteresting; unchallenging






48. Equipment; a group of machines






49. General agreement






50. Of chief concern or importance