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AP English Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Appropriateness of behavior






2. Giving praise






3. Lazy






4. The ability to speak vividly or persuasively






5. Not caring one way or the other






6. Impulsive and unpredictable






7. Made; concocted to deceive






8. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing






9. Intended to instruct






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






11. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






12. Mutual hatred or ill-will






13. Submissive; like a servant






14. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge






15. Unimaginative; dull






16. Large in scope or content






17. A fixed or strong belief






18. Laziness; inactivity; dullness






19. An incorrect understanding or interpretation






20. A widespread fire






21. To make an itemized list of






22. Profoundly moving; touching






23. Copied or adapted from a source






24. To make vicious statements about






25. Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable






26. Lacking energy






27. Of chief concern or importance






28. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






29. To put up with; to survive a hardship






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






31. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






32. A brilliantly executed plan






33. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






34. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






35. A state of uncertainty or perplexity






36. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






37. Unemotional; serious






38. General agreement






39. Characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned






40. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






41. To express strong disapproval of; denounce






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






43. Quarrelsome






44. Of little substance or significance






45. Easily understood; clear






46. Fear - apprehension






47. Sincerity; openness






48. Energy; power to survive






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






50. Shrewd; clever