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AP English Vocab
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1. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated
metonymy
arbitrary
period
whimsical
2. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
timorous
disparage
decorous
sanction
3. Fear - apprehension
venerated
arid
condemn
trepidation
4. Uninteresting; unchallenging
obscure
excerpt
conviction
insipid
5. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence
disdain
benevolent
period
disparage
6. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
medieval
malleable
implication
innate
7. Energy; power to survive
convoluted
vitality
dogged
haughty
8. On guard
clandestine
impression
wary
asylum
9. Highly respected
vindicated
disdain
chiasmus
venerated
10. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
aesthetic
compelling
ostentatious
ample
11. Unimaginative; dull
ample
prosaic
meticulous
patronizing
12. Incapable of being reformed
replete
indifferent
florid
incorrigible
13. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
parody
cohesive
nascent
exculpate
14. Something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
apparatus
idealize
obsolete
harbinger
15. To ease a pain or burden
didactic
alleviate
lucid
flagrant
16. Worthy of blame
vilify
reprehensible
ample
phenomenon
17. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
propitious
staid
medley
objectivity
18. Courageous; fearless; bold
fluid
spontaneous
intrepid
obstinate
19. Defense of an idea
apology
phenomenon
ruse
enmity
20. Not genuine
disingenuous
malice
spurious
ingrate
21. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
exemplary
sanction
notorious
patronizing
22. To calm or soothe
convoluted
factious
impartial
mollify
23. Unimportant
inconsequential
flagrant
florid
apprehension
24. Open to more than one interpretation
ambiguous
alleviate
wary
ebullience
25. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
rancorous
apposition
spontaneous
torpor
26. Giving praise
vindicated
apology
arbiter
laudatory
27. Good will between friends
fastidious
dogmatic
asylum
camaraderie
28. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
inherent
exemplary
plagiarism
assiduous
29. Conspicuously bad or offensive
obscure
alleviate
egregious
plagiarism
30. Responsive; agreeable
ambiguous
prudent
anachronism
amenable
31. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
implication
dogmatic
staid
cordial
32. Exercising good judgment or common sense
astute
staid
facile
prudent
33. Secretive
dogged
clandestine
prodigious
listless
34. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
whimsical
rhetoric
medley
premonition
35. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation
pejorative
biased
austere
discourse
36. Developed or learned; not naturally occuring
frank
ample
panegyric
acquired
37. Something out of place in time or sequence
reclamation
condemn
exculpate
anachronism
38. Without decoration; strict
equanimity
impartial
austere
exculpate
39. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
integrity
theoretical
dictatorial
novel
40. Subdued; kept from being circulated
intuition
suppressed
parallelism
ominous
41. Informative; contributing to one's awareness
enlightening
stoic
sanction
sonorous
42. Supported with proof or evidence; verified
spontaneous
solvent
substantiated
eclectic
43. Intricate; complex
opulent
parody
convoluted
vilify
44. Friendly; sincere
stoic
trivial
implication
cordial
45. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
coherent
penitent
lament
capricious
46. A union of two or more groups
affable
alliance
replete
haughty
47. An example or model
suppressed
implication
mediocrity
paradigm
48. Hatefully evil; abominable
heinous
alienated
inevitable
stratagem
49. Insulting in manner or speech
insolent
embellish
assiduous
trivial
50. Submissive; like a servant
trepidation
servile
compelling
obscure
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