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AP English Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stubborn; inflexible






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






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






4. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






5. No longer in use; old-fashioned






6. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






7. Appropriateness of behavior






8. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward






9. To avoid making a definite statement






10. Extremely careful and precise






11. Inborn; built-in






12. Insulting in manner or speech






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






14. Severely critical or sarcastic






15. To speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle






16. Quarrelsome






17. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






18. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation






19. Playfully humorous






20. Elaborately decorated






21. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy






22. Circumstances of a situation; environment






23. A type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated






24. Having a harmful effect; injurious






25. Incapable of being reformed






26. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






27. To calm or soothe






28. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






29. Extreme ill-will or spite






30. Dispersed throughout






31. Hatefully evil; abominable






32. Not able to be denied or disputed






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






34. Made up of a variety of sources or styles






35. To leave one country or region and settle in another






36. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






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






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






39. Awareness; insight






40. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






41. Hard-working






42. Profoundly moving; touching






43. An unusual - observable event






44. Strikingly new or unusual






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






46. Treating people as weak or inferior






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






48. Feeling hatred; scornful






49. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






50. Large in scope or content