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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. A tremendously skilled artist






2. Worn out through overuse; trite






3. Highly respected






4. Persistence






5. Not genuine






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






7. Developed or learned; not naturally occuring






8. An example or model






9. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group






10. Abundantly supplied; filled to capacity






11. A judge who decides a disputed issue






12. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated






13. To slow the progress of






14. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight






15. Producing a deep or full sound






16. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






17. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






18. Difficult to comprehend






19. Unimportant






20. To avoid making a definite statement






21. Exercising good judgment or common sense






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






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






24. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; - difference






25. Hatefully evil; abominable






26. Extra; unnecessary






27. A union of two or more groups






28. Enormous






29. Sincerity; openness






30. All-powerful






31. Profoundly moving; touching






32. A collection of literary pieces






33. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






34. Something out of place in time or sequence






35. To absorb; to make similar






36. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






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






38. General agreement






39. Poisonous






40. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






41. To consider perfect






42. Without decoration; strict






43. Made; concocted to deceive






44. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






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






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






47. Describing a showy or pretentious display






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






49. Hinder; interfere with






50. Open to more than one interpretation