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AP English Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Intended to instruct






2. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






3. Unimportant






4. Characterized by the telling of a story






5. Hatefully evil; abominable






6. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






7. To cause to be doubted






8. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy






9. Well-meaning; generous






10. Convincing; reasonable






11. Highly respected






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






13. A feeling about the future






14. Anxiety or fear about the future






15. To absorb; to make similar






16. Having little substance or strength






17. To consider perfect






18. Uninteresting; unchallenging






19. Sadness; depression






20. Producing a deep or full sound






21. Forceful; urgently demanding attention






22. Having great depth or seriousness






23. Exercising good judgment or common sense






24. Trustworthiness; completeness






25. Made; concocted to deceive






26. Insulting in manner or speech






27. To make an itemized list of






28. Dispersed throughout






29. Sincerity; openness






30. Intense enthusiasm






31. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






32. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






33. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






34. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy






35. A union of two or more groups






36. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






37. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






38. Lacking sophistication or experience






39. Logically connected






40. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






41. Short-lived or temporary






42. Closeness






43. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






44. Easy-going; friendly






45. Worthy of blame






46. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






47. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






48. To leave one country or region and settle in another






49. Subdued; kept from being circulated






50. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used