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AP English Vocab
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english
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ap
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A collection of literary pieces
inherent
anthology
rational
pugnacious
2. An apparent contradiction of terms
inherent
vitality
integrity
oxymoron
3. Kind and gentle
benign
biased
discredit
dogmatic
4. Having great depth or seriousness
profound
venerated
deleterious
elusive
5. Secretive
comprehensive
tenuous
clandestine
idealize
6. Relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct
compelling
amenable
frank
obscure
7. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
reclamation
objectivity
propriety
dilettante
8. Lacking application or practical application
theoretical
propitious
toxic
profound
9. A declaration or statement
apparatus
impede
convoluted
assertion
10. Dispersed throughout
pervasive
ambivalent
nocturnal
parody
11. Worthy of blame
endure
ample
reprehensible
fabricated
12. All-powerful
alleviate
omnipotent
harbinger
wary
13. Introducing something new
brusque
inherent
disparage
innovative
14. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
perception
dictatorial
profound
timorous
15. Describing flowery or elaborate speech
archaic
florid
lament
intuition
16. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
condemn
sanction
conception
mural
17. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
parody
inveterate
rancorous
effusive
18. Easy-going; friendly
parallelism
affable
contemptuous
impinge
19. Existing only as an assumption or speculation
acquired
enmity
hypothetical
brusque
20. Practical
pragmatic
syllogism
realism
permeated
21. Persistence
vindicated
permeated
tenacity
ruse
22. Stubbornly persevering
putrid
dogged
austere
alliance
23. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance
vindicated
excerpt
indifferent
modest
24. Easily broken when subjected to pressure
brittle
frank
perspective
condemn
25. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
dogmatic
oxymoron
compelling
serene
26. Defense of an idea
solvent
camaraderie
ponderous
apology
27. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
condescending
equivocate
inveterate
narrative
28. Intended to instruct
coup
rational
incontrovertible
didactic
29. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
mediocrity
inveterate
factious
acquired
30. General agreement
arbiter
consensus
prudent
dogged
31. To give official authorization or approval
sanction
prosaic
flagrant
gratuitous
32. An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
hypocrisy
sanction
gratuitous
staid
33. Done by secretive means
surreptitiously
equanimity
prodigious
cohesive
34. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
benevolent
clandestine
exemplary
obstinate
35. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
melancholy
factious
impression
propitious
36. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
servile
penitent
mural
propitious
37. Extremely careful and precise
sonorous
lament
parallelism
meticulous
38. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
superficial
gratuitous
condescending
spurious
39. Made; concocted to deceive
fabricated
whimsical
misconception
theoretical
40. Something out of place in time or sequence
comprehensive
frenetic
tenacity
anachronism
41. Lazy
meticulous
listless
egregious
indolent
42. Subdued; kept from being circulated
sanction
ambiguous
integrity
suppressed
43. To ease a pain or burden
flagrant
alleviate
impinge
inevitable
44. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
whimsical
nascent
inherent
vilify
45. Unplanned; naturally occurring
derived
candor
spontaneous
archetype
46. To slow the progress of
disparity
pejorative
impede
wily
47. The ability to form or understand an idea
proliferate
whimsical
conception
assiduous
48. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
conviction
disingenuous
virtuoso
archaic
49. A crafty trick
medley
ruse
meticulous
enmity
50. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
toxic
lament
sedentary
ambivalent