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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. Unimaginative; dull






2. Sadness; depression






3. Logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling






4. A feeling about the future






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






6. Causing great harm






7. Coming into existence; emerging






8. Large in scope or content






9. Anxiety or fear about the future






10. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






11. To ease a pain or burden






12. To cause to be doubted






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






14. Easily flowing






15. Wrongdoing - misconduct






16. Incapable of being reformed






17. Arrogant; vainly proud






18. Having great depth or seriousness






19. Extremely dull






20. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






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






22. Profoundly moving; touching






23. Persistence






24. Not straightforward; crafty






25. An unusual - observable event






26. Uninteresting; unchallenging






27. Extreme ill-will or spite






28. Rudely abrupt






29. Commonplace; ordinary






30. Not genuine






31. Unplanned; naturally occurring






32. Unemotional; serious






33. To make an itemized list of






34. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






35. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






36. Characterized by the telling of a story






37. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity






38. The act of suggesting or hinting






39. Favorable; promising






40. Bound to happen; unavoidable






41. A tremendously skilled artist






42. Lazy






43. Inborn; built-in






44. A form of deductive reasoning: a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






45. Stubbornly persevering






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






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






48. To calm or soothe






49. Insulting in manner or speech






50. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight