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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 fixed or strong belief






2. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country






3. Possessed at birth; inborn






4. Exercising good judgment or common sense






5. A place of retreat or security






6. Made; concocted to deceive






7. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow






8. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






9. Extremely careful and precise






10. Defense of an idea






11. Not able to be denied or disputed






12. Done by secretive means






13. Abundantly supplied; filled to capacity






14. To avoid making a definite statement






15. Describing the category or artistic endeavor






16. Having little substance or strength






17. A perfect example; an original pattern or model






18. Feeling or showing little emotion






19. The act of making something useful again






20. Shortened; cut off






21. Proper; marked by good taste






22. Determined by impulse rather than reason






23. To free from guilt or blame






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






25. Not applied to actual objects






26. An unusual - observable event






27. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






28. A judge who decides a disputed issue






29. A widespread fire






30. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






31. Courageous; fearless; bold






32. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






33. To absorb; to make similar






34. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






35. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






36. A selected part of a passage or scene






37. Dispersed throughout






38. Extreme ill-will or spite






39. To calm or soothe






40. Large in scope or content






41. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






42. Open to more than one interpretation






43. An example or model






44. To slow the progress of






45. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface






46. Worthy of blame






47. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






48. Treating in a condescending manner






49. Wrongdoing - misconduct






50. Done or achieved with little effort; easy