Week 8: AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Terms Quiz

Laudatory is best described as:

• Critical and disapproving

• Expressing praise and admiration

• Mocking and sarcastic

• Neutral and impartial

A medley is best described as:

• A series of unrelated events

• A mixture of different things

• A calm and peaceful arrangement

• A plan or strategy

A nocturnal creature is:

• Active during the day

• Active during the night

• Slow-moving and lazy

• Rare and endangered

Ominous refers to something that is:

• Hopeful and uplifting

• Threatening and foreboding

• Bright and cheerful

• Uncertain and unpredictable

A petulant person is:

• Calm and composed

• Irritable and easily upset

• Thoughtful and considerate

• Humorous and cheerful

Replete means:

• Lacking in essential elements

• Full or well-supplied

• Empty and barren

• Disorganized and chaotic

A sedentary lifestyle is characterized by:

• A lot of physical activity

• Being inactive or sitting for long periods

• Frequent travel and adventure

• Constant movement and exercise

A transitory experience is:

• Permanent and lasting

• Brief and temporary

• Changing and evolving

• Repetitive and constant

A voracious reader is:

• A reader who is slow and thoughtful

• A reader who reads in moderation

• A reader who reads with great eagerness and appetite

• A reader who only reads for leisure

A wily person is:

• Honest and straightforward

• Clever and crafty

• Shy and introverted

• Naive and inexperienced