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AP English Vocab
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted
truncated
gratuitous
disdain
archaic
2. Possessed at birth; inborn
contemptuous
omnipotent
cohesive
innate
3. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
misconception
theoretical
exculpate
objectivity
4. Easily flowing
didactic
hypothetical
fluid
modest
5. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
innovative
misconception
serene
fabricated
6. Sincerity; openness
heinous
reprehensible
dogged
candor
7. The ability to form or understand an idea
novel
premonition
conception
vilify
8. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
alienated
dilettante
effusive
benevolent
9. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
archetype
anthropomorphism
exemplary
coup
10. Well-meaning; generous
diligent
endure
benevolent
maverick
11. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
condemn
rhetoric
alienated
syllogism
12. Not able to be denied or disputed
truncated
modest
incontrovertible
coherent
13. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
staid
obstinate
superficial
wily
14. Plentiful; having a large quantity
copious
hypocrisy
endure
condemn
15. Made up of a variety of sources or styles
poignant
permeated
misconception
eclectic
16. A fixed or strong belief
equanimity
gesticulating
coup
conviction
17. To avoid making a definite statement
acquired
equivocate
disingenuous
trivial
18. Able to pay one's debts
endure
solvent
realism
heinous
19. Circumstances of a situation; environment
malice
superficial
context
ostentatious
20. Awareness; insight
objectivity
innate
perception
disparage
21. To put up with; to survive a hardship
benevolent
endure
panegyric
caustic
22. Logically connected
coherent
abstract
lucid
context
23. A brilliantly executed plan
affable
ebullience
tenuous
coup
24. Persistence
endure
tenacity
malice
modest
25. Submissive; like a servant
eclectic
equanimity
servile
maverick
26. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
dogged
mural
excerpt
notorious
27. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
heinous
inveterate
oxymoron
ostentatious
28. Intense enthusiasm
medieval
consensus
assiduous
ebullience
29. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
fabricated
mediocrity
caustic
elusive
30. Poisonous
stoic
toxic
integrity
ornate
31. Describing the category or artistic endeavor
asylum
ingrate
genre
benevolent
32. Producing a deep or full sound
putrid
vindicated
propitious
sonorous
33. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
facetious
innovative
aesthetic
auspicious
34. Coming into existence; emerging
disingenuous
nascent
trepidation
apathetic
35. To cause to be doubted
discredit
oxymoron
spurious
prudent
36. Feeling or showing little emotion
staid
lament
apathetic
condescending
37. Mutual hatred or ill-will
enmity
proliferate
prodigious
poignant
38. Calm
brusque
serene
anthology
florid
39. To ease a pain or burden
modest
catalog (v.)
alleviate
incumbent
40. Abundantly supplied; filled to capacity
permeated
facetious
ominous
replete
41. Lazy
virtuoso
indolent
cordial
wary
42. Defense of an idea
apology
catalog (v.)
transitory
malfeasance
43. Having great depth or seriousness
hypocrisy
profound
enlightening
compelling
44. Describing flowery or elaborate speech
syllogism
florid
arbitrary
obdurate
45. Of little substance or significance
pragmatic
malice
naive
trivial
46. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
spurious
archaic
vilify
haughty
47. Condition of sticking together
cohesive
discredit
condescending
abstract
48. Unimaginative; dull
impartial
context
frenetic
prosaic
49. Laziness; inactivity; dullness
paradigm
plagiarism
rancorous
torpor
50. Unimportant
obscure
sanction
inconsequential
novice