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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. Proper; marked by good taste






2. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






3. Relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct






4. Supported with proof or evidence; verified






5. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






6. Dispersed throughout






7. Intricate; complex






8. Secretive






9. Unimportant






10. A union of two or more groups






11. An unusual - observable event






12. Describing a showy or pretentious display






13. Commendable; worthy of imitation






14. Quarrelsome






15. To free from guilt or blame






16. Severely critical or sarcastic






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






18. To grow or increase rapidly






19. Incapable of being reformed






20. Favorable; promising






21. Appropriateness of behavior






22. A collection of literary pieces






23. Circumstances of a situation; environment






24. Rudely abrupt






25. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






26. Bound to happen; unavoidable






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






28. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






29. Submissive; like a servant






30. Responsive; agreeable






31. Prejudiced






32. Express grief for; mourn






33. Unimaginative; dull






34. All-powerful






35. Not applied to actual objects






36. Freed from blame






37. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






38. Subdued; kept from being circulated






39. Long - complex - grammatically correct sentence






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






41. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable






42. Well-meaning; generous






43. To avoid making a definite statement






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






45. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used






46. The act of suggesting or hinting






47. A judge who decides a disputed issue






48. Having no useful purpose; pointless






49. Making gestures while speaking






50. No longer in use; old-fashioned