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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. Wildly excited or active






2. Quarrelsome






3. Treating people as weak or inferior






4. A crafty trick






5. Spread or flowing throughout






6. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole






7. Favorable; promising






8. An assortment or a mixture - especially of musical pieces






9. Short-lived or temporary






10. To slow the progress of






11. Profoundly moving; touching






12. Possessed at birth; inborn






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






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






15. Shrewd; clever






16. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will






17. Exercising absolute power; tyrannical






18. Wrongdoing - misconduct






19. Made; concocted to deceive






20. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






21. To consider perfect






22. An apparent contradiction of terms






23. Awareness; insight






24. Enormous






25. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






26. Not migratory; settled






27. Rudely abrupt






28. Uninteresting; unchallenging






29. Extremely dull






30. Equipment; a group of machines






31. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






32. Having a harmful effect; injurious






33. Lazy






34. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation






35. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






36. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; - difference






37. Fear - apprehension






38. A judge who decides a disputed issue






39. Something out of place in time or sequence






40. Determined by impulse rather than reason






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






42. Not straightforward; crafty






43. Hinder; interfere with






44. Exercising good judgment or common sense






45. Express grief for; mourn






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






47. To restrain; to hold back






48. A group organized by rank






49. Intricate; complex






50. Secretive