AP Eng Active Vocab #1

​Active Vocabulary #1 pg. 19-30

​Follow this format:

​1. Word
a. definition of the word ( dictionary or given in class)
b. Use the word in a sentence
c. Draw a picture of the word in COLOR that helps you understand the meaning of the word.

​How you will be graded:
1. title of the assignment- 25%
2. following the format- 25%
3. quality sentence-25%
4. a picture in color-25 %

​Set #1

​1. protuberant- protruding/ bulging
2. constitution- principles
3. condescended- feelings of superiority
4. jocular- fond of/ joking with
5. frugality- being cautious of how you spend/ use money
6. eminently- to a notable degree
7. magnanimously- kind towards an enemy
8. reproaches- address to express disapproval
9. antagonists- opposition
10. contented- happy and at ease
11. punctilious- great attention to detail
12. capricious- impulsive
13. exuberance- quality of being full of energy

​14. scythe- a tool used for cutting crops
15. perpetual- lasting a long time
16. inextricable- impossible to separate
17. naught- nothing
18. injurious- causing or likely to cause harm
19. inculcated- to instill an attitude/ idea by persistent instruction
20. annexed- add as a subordinate
21. tariff- tax
22. armament- military weapons
23. conscription- compulsory enlistment for state service ( armed forces)
24. mercenaries- a professional soldier hired for a foreign army
25. androcentric- centered/ focused on men
26. revisionist- to support modification of a policy
27. pejorative- expressing contempt or disapproval

​28. unvarnished- not covered
29. dichotomy- the contrast between two things that are different
30. exigence- the movement or event that inspires someone to write/speak about a specific issue

​Let's Practice! Use your notecards in necessary, but let's see how much you have studied so far!

​you will have 30 seconds to answer each question!

Multiple Choice

mercenaries-

• a professional soldier hired for a foreign army

• a professional soldier hired for a foreign government

• a professional soldier hired for a foreign police force

• a professional hired for a foreign army

Multiple Choice

exigence-

• the movement or event that inspires someone to write/speak about a specific issue

• the movement or event that does not inspires someone to write/speak about a specific issue

• the movement or event that occasionally inspires someone to write/speak about a specific issue

• the movement or event that inspires someone to research about a specific issue

Multiple Choice

dichotomy-

• the contrast between two things that are different

• the similarities between two things that are different

• the contrast between five things that are different

Multiple Choice

pejorative-

• expressing contempt or disapproval

• expressing contempt or approval

• expressing approval

Multiple Choice

injurious-

• causing or likely to cause harm

• causing or likely to cause joy

• to cause harm

Multiple Choice

inextricable

• impossible to separate

• possible to separate

• sometimes impossible to separate

• never impossible to separate

Multiple Choice

magnanimously-

• kind towards an enemy

• mean towards an enemy

• indifferent towards an enemy

• shady towards an enemy

Multiple Choice

frugality-

• being cautious of how you spend/ use money

• being unaware of how you spend/ use money

• being overly cautious of how you spend/ use money