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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 leave one country or region and settle in another






2. Not genuine






3. Commendable; worthy of imitation






4. Spread or flowing throughout






5. Worthy of blame






6. Playfully humorous






7. To calm or soothe






8. Kind and gentle






9. Profoundly moving; touching






10. Lacking sophistication or experience






11. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect






12. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






13. Easily understood; clear






14. Quarrelsome






15. A crafty trick






16. The act of making something useful again






17. Lacking energy






18. Easy-going; friendly






19. Inborn; built-in






20. Unemotional; serious






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






22. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






23. Lazy






24. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






25. Having great depth or seriousness






26. To slow the progress of






27. Possessed at birth; inborn






28. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






29. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






30. Not applied to actual objects






31. All-powerful






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






33. Causing great harm






34. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






35. Not caring one way or the other






36. Calm






37. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






38. Unplanned; naturally occurring






39. Exhibiting a display of great wealth






40. To ease a pain or burden






41. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






42. To avoid making a definite statement






43. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






44. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






45. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






46. Current - modern; from the same time






47. Enormous






48. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






49. Contempt - scorn - to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






50. A feeling about the future