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AP English Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Developed or learned; not naturally occuring






2. To free from guilt or blame






3. Logically connected






4. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






5. Having no useful purpose; pointless






6. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






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






8. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






9. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






10. Timid; fearful about the future






11. Plentiful; having a large quantity






12. Extremely dull






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






14. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






15. To grow or increase rapidly






16. Lacking sophistication or experience






17. Friendly; sincere






18. Exercising good judgment or common sense






19. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






20. Unimaginative; dull






21. A widespread fire






22. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






23. Unimportant






24. Defense of an idea






25. Strikingly new or unusual






26. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






27. Treating people as weak or inferior






28. Impulsive and unpredictable






29. Persistence






30. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please






31. Difficult to comprehend






32. Playfully humorous






33. Incapable of being reformed






34. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary






35. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






36. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






37. Proper; marked by good taste






38. Anxiety or fear about the future






39. Done by secretive means






40. Poisonous






41. To consider perfect






42. A declaration or statement






43. Producing a deep or full sound






44. Elaborately decorated






45. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






46. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy






47. Secretive






48. To make an itemized list of






49. Not applied to actual objects






50. Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity