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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. To grow or increase rapidly






2. The act of suggesting or hinting






3. A group organized by rank






4. Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working






5. Stubborn; inflexible






6. Domineering; oppressively overbearing






7. Intended to instruct






8. Informative; contributing to one's awareness






9. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity






10. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






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






12. To make vicious statements about






13. An ungrateful person






14. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






15. Treating in a condescending manner






16. Elaborately decorated






17. A beginner






18. A selected part of a passage or scene






19. Responsive; agreeable






20. Extreme ill-will or spite






21. Lacking energy






22. Large in scope or content






23. To restrain; to hold back






24. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please






25. Calm






26. Point of view






27. Defense of an idea






28. Difficult to comprehend






29. To make an itemized list of






30. Quarrelsome






31. Closeness






32. A fixed or strong belief






33. Lazy






34. Of chief concern or importance






35. Inborn; built-in






36. Feeling hatred; scornful






37. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






38. Strikingly new or unusual






39. Convincing; reasonable






40. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will






41. Playfully humorous






42. Profoundly moving; touching






43. Easily understood; clear






44. Enormous






45. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






46. To consider perfect






47. A crafty trick






48. A form of deductive reasoning: a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






49. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner






50. Extra; unnecessary