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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Strikingly new or unusual






2. Wildly excited or active






3. Good will between friends






4. Intricate; complex






5. Something out of place in time or sequence






6. Subdued; kept from being circulated






7. Sadness; depression






8. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






9. Making gestures while speaking






10. Having great depth or seriousness






11. Anxiety or fear about the future






12. Friendly; sincere






13. Enormous






14. Circumstances of a situation; environment






15. Mutual hatred or ill-will






16. Describing a dry - rainless climate






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






18. Stubborn; inflexible






19. On guard






20. Submissive; like a servant






21. Severely critical or sarcastic






22. Easily understood; clear






23. Appropriateness of behavior






24. Prejudiced






25. Awareness; insight






26. Introducing something new






27. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please






28. An apparent contradiction of terms






29. Characterized by the telling of a story






30. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






31. Wrongdoing - misconduct






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






33. Unemotional; serious






34. Extreme ill-will or spite






35. The act of making something useful again






36. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






37. Fear - apprehension






38. All-powerful






39. Large in scope or content






40. Difficult to comprehend






41. Convincing; reasonable






42. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own






43. Lacking sophistication or experience






44. Energy; power to survive






45. Having a harmful effect; injurious






46. Open to more than one interpretation






47. Persistence






48. Made; concocted to deceive






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






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