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AP English 12 Semester 1 Vocab Part 3
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1
In
The Grapes of Wrath
, the Joads would most likely be described as...
churlish
destitute
pedantic
auspicious
2
Which word would likely be used to describe the pumpkin shown below?
bestial
ephemeral
prodigious
sagacious
3
Which word best fits: His dreams to play in the NFL were _________ because he had never played football.
tetchy
quixotic
scrupulous
auspicious
4
Which word best fits: By the time she realized she had chicken pox, it was ________ because it was already spreading.
lamentable
inexorable
sagacious
disconsolate
5
Which word means "the action of intervening on behalf of another"?
interloper
inter
intercession
interim
6
Which word is shown in the picture below?
legerdemain
Estuary
stipend
Providence
7
Which word is the "ammunition" in a roast of someone?
conjecture
mountebank
Pathos
gibe
8
Which word is a synonym of
pedantic
?
fastidious
diaphonous
assiduous
prodigious
9
Which would most likely be considered to be
pestilence
?
ebola
a cold
kidney stones
10
Which novel from this semester uses a
conveyance
as a plot point?
Frankenstein
The Crucible
The Grapes of Wrath
Hamlet
11
Which word best fits: It seems _______ to have to go to 5th hour for 3 hours during finals week.
contrite
destitute
inane
erudite
12
The phrases "kick the bucket" and "buy the farm" are examples of...
calamities
Paradoxes
Euphemisms
Imputations
13
Which word best fits: He couldn't come up with any ___________ for why she was acting so strange.
insinuation
impediment
conjecture
evanescence
14
Which word means "seize and take control without authority"?
usurp
ameliorate
acquit
burnish
15
Which word means "worthy of religious veneration; regarded as holy"?
hallowed
auspicious
non sequitor
pensive
16
Which word means "manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval"?
assiduous
contemptuous
erroneous
superfluous
17
Which word means "to settle a dispute or fight between two parties"?
arbitrate
confine
edify
imbue
18
Which word best fits: ________ customers are one of the worst parts about working in retail.
impetuous
ascetic
ebullient
churlish
19
Which word best fits: The coat was waterproof and therefore __________ to rain.
impervious
imperious
impetuous
20
Fun fact: Rotten eggs will float in water. This means eggs become __________ when they go bad.
buoyant
sordid
languid
superfluous
21
Which word is a synonym of
harbinger
?
euphony
augury
conjecture
yokel
22
Because
The Grapes of Wrath
is a historical fiction novel, it has a sense of...
evanescence
versimilitude
censure
furor
23
Which word means "the appearance conveyed by a person's face"?
amity
countenance
evanescence
legerdemain
24
Which word best fits: Jessica did not want to ________ her popularity by joining the math team.
indemnify
besmirch
ameliorate
edify
25
Which character from
The Grapes of Wrath
is the most
reticent
?
Rosasharn
Noah
Ma
Tom
26
Which word best fits: Ms. Burgett had to end the ________ happening in her class over
Frankenstein
.
augury
propensity
felicity
discord
27
Which word means "angry or dissatisfied"?
winsome
languid
?;pintermittent
disgruntled
28
Which word means "harsh criticism or disapproval"?
havoc
amity
censure
repast
29
Which word best fits: Students who are frequently _________ have to serve detention or ISS.
truant
sagacious
ambivalent
complacent
30
Which word means "courageously persistent" and is also the name of the mascot of a Philadelphia hockey team?
callow
havoc
gritty
maverick
31
Which word means "speak badly of (someone) as to change their reputation"?
scotch
traduce
hamper
exhort
32
Which word means "make sore; irritate mentally; annoy, vex"?
gibe
gape
gall
guile
33
Which word best fits: The fact that I got an A on my English final is ____________ to me.
burgeoning
tractable
sedentary
inconceivable
34
Which word best fits: Much to my ___________, I could not go to the party because I had work.
chagrin
compunction
intercession
impediment
35
Which word best fits: Cameras are set up around the school for ___________ usage.
clamor
lapse
surveillance
probe
36
Which word best fits: Rebecca was deeply _________ during class and didn't hear the teacher calling her name.
pensive
winsome
churlish
languid
37
Which word best fits: Politicians will often use ___________ against their opponents to gain votes.
auguries
paragons
polemics
follies
38
Which word best fits: My favorite type of plays are ___________ comedies.
salutary
cordial
pedantic
farcical
39
Which word means "critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity"?
lapse
gibe
conveyance
probe
40
True or False:
Perjorative
means "a word or phrase that has positive connotations."
False
True
41
Which word would mostly likely be studied in a Humanities class?
antiquity
versimilitude
requiem
libertine
42
Which word best fits: Molly started acting __________ after she got the flute solo.
winsome
libertine
turgid
haughty
43
True or False:
Libertine
means "a morally upright person."
True
False
44
Which word best fits: Her cursive writing was merely a(n) __________ to impress teachers.
polemic
compunction
affectation
imputation
45
Which word best fits: The secret to keeping an A in a math class ________ me.
traduced
eluded
acquited
lapsed
46
True or false: The word
benign
can describe a cancerous tumor.
False
True
47
Which character from
The Crucible
was never
confined
to a jail cell?
Goody Proctor
John Proctor
Rebecca Nurse
Abigail Williams
48
Which word best fits: She felt ________ after the delicious Thanksgiving dinner.
crestfallen
turgid
riotous
filial
49
Which word has to do with religion?
antiquity
folly
austere
heathen
50
Which word best fits: He had to __________ the road construction by using a detour.
exhort
circumvent
score
circumspect
51
Which word best fits: Many seniors describe the college application process as ____________.
gallant
impervious
excruciating
contemptuous
52
Which word best fits: He was ____________ after finding out he failed his final.
exuberant
convivial
elated
disconsolate
53
Which word is a synonym of
calamity
?
havoc
prerogative
Pathos
Gravity
54
Which word best fits: Jason was ____________ by the math problem so he just skipped it.
dejected
confounded
traduced
beguiled
55
Which word means "to treat with contempt; insult"?
scotch
snub
spurn
scrutinize
56
Which word means "having or showing a lack of self-control"?
intemperate
ebullient
incensed
unruffled
57
Which word means "to abase oneself; to humble oneself or act in utter servility"?
usurp
censure
grovel
traduce
58
Which word best fits: I don't enjoy group projects because I consider myself a __________ and I like working alone.
mountebank
masochist
maverick
martinet
59
Which word is an antonym of
enmity
?
interim
amity
surveillance
estuary
60
Which word best fits: Michael knew Sarah had a secret because of how _________ she was acting.
languid
furtive
tenable
gregarious
61
Which word best fits: There was an ___________ that Marco cheated on the test but it was proven false.
impediment
amity
insinuation
umbrage
62
Which word best fits: If your writing is __________, Ms. Burgett may not grade your essay very well.
superfluous
pertinent
illegible
forlorn
63
Which word means "Overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberant"?
ebullient
parsimonious
doleful
non sequitor
64
Which word best fits: My mom is __________ about frogs and has hundreds of frog figures in our house.
overzealous
fastidious
disconsolate
inexorable
65
Which word best fits: When the Nintendo Switch was released, it _________ the Wii.
besmirched
circumvented
superseded
haggled
66
Which word would most likely be used to describe the dog pictured below?
eugenic
maudlin
contrite
rotund
67
Which word best fits: The power of social networking sites has been ___________ over the past few years.
burgeoning
furtive
quixotic
impervious
68
Which word means "not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final"?
profound
terse
portentous
irrevocable
69
Which word best fits: Some teens would not even ______ to take out the garbage when asked.
traduce
deign
gall
peruse
70
Choose the definition of
Occident
:
The West; America and Europe
The North; The Arctic
The South: African Countries
The East; Asian countries
71
Which word means "whatever is left after a part is taken, disposed of, or gone"?
residue
propensity
Occident
paradigm
72
In
The Grapes of Wrath
, the Joads are given low __________ on the farms where they work.
wagers
compunctions
stipends
lapses
73
Which word best fits: The teacher used Alex's paper as a ________ for well-written essays.
paradox
paragon
parapet
74
Which word best fits: She couldn't get the __________ toddler to eat her vegetables.
finicky
obsequious
furtive
parsimonious
75
In
Hamlet
, which character appears as an
apparition
?
Claudius
Young Hamlet
Old Hamlet
Ophelia
76
Which word means "a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person"?
polemic
litany
harangue
reqiuem
77
Which word is a synonym of
mountebank
?
knight
saint
king
charlatan
78
A
score
is a group of how many things?
20
10
40
30
79
Which word best fits: She was ________ by any criticism given to her and took it all with grace.
languid
vengeful
burgeoning
unruffled
80
Which word means "based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning"?
callous
pedantic
intuitive
contrite
81
Where are the Kardashians in the image below?
a hovel
a polemic
a gala
a repast
82
Which word means "not binding in law; having no force or effect"?
invalid
intermittent
infallible
intuitive
83
Which word best fits: I consider myself a(n) _______ person because I'm afraid of so much.
craven
libertine
gullible
erudite
84
Which word means "the troops stationed in a town or fortress to defend it"?
garrison
mountebank
lumber
fusillade
85
Which word best fits: Creating 3 quizs for all 300 vocab words is a bit ____________.
superfluous
lamentable
scrupulous
obsequious
86
Which word means "prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination"?
havoc
disposition
guile
conjecture
87
Which word means "feeling or expressing remorse or penitence"?
filial
scrupulous
haughty
contrite
88
Which word best fits: She felt a sense of __________ when someone insulted her drawing.
guile
censure
antiquity
umbrage
89
True or False:
Winsome
means "attractive or appealing in appearance or character."
True
False
90
In
The Crucible
, the girls dancing in the woods would likely be described as...
assiduous
sordid
complacent
quixotic
91
Which word means "violent and needless disturbance"?
censure
euphemism
havoc
discord
92
Which word means "savagely cruel and depraved"?
blithe
bestial
furtive
erudite
93
Which word means "lacking adult sophistication"?
impetuous
prodigious
churlish
callow
94
Which of these words would most likely be used to describe the Grinch?
obsequious
parsimonious
callous
remiss
95
Which word means "having characteristics of a clown; mildly insane; crazy"?
doleful
zany
auspicious
idyllic
96
Which word is an antonym of
carcinogenic
?
indolent
winsome
lamentable
benign
97
Which word best fits: He __________ the rice krispies in chocolate.
imbued
rendered
besmirched
immersed