AP Semester Exam Review Vocabulary Quizs

Callous

• Showing empathy and kindness towards others.

• Having a deep understanding of human emotions.

• Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

• Being overly sensitive and emotional.

Awe

• A feeling of intense joy and happiness.

• A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.

• A state of confusion and uncertainty.

• A sense of anger and frustration.

Insurmountable

• Too great to be overcome.

• Easily manageable and simple.

• Capable of being solved with effort.

• A minor obstacle that can be ignored.

Resilient

• Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

• Easily broken or damaged.

• Unwilling to change or adapt.

• Lacking strength or durability.

Surmise

• To assume something is true based on evidence.

• To suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

• To deny the truth of something without proof.

• To conclude something based on thorough investigation.

Justify

• To show or prove to be right or reasonable.

• To criticize or condemn something.

• To ignore or overlook a situation.

• To accept something without question.

Illicit

• Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

• Permitted by law and regulations.

• Encouraged by social norms.

• Commonly accepted in society.

Paradigm

• A typical example or pattern of something; a model.

• A complex theory that explains everything.

• An outdated concept that has no relevance today.

• A simple definition that lacks depth.

Epoch

• A particular period of time in history or a person's life.

• A type of geological formation.

• A significant event in a person's life.

• A style of art or literature.

Foresight

• The ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future.

• A method of planning for immediate needs only.

• A technique used to analyze past events without future implications.

• A strategy for making decisions based solely on current trends.