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WorksheetsAP Lit Words to Know
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
accept something reluctantly but without protest
a)
Beguile
b)
Cajole
c)
Acquiesce
d)
Sadistic
2.
showing a lack of courage or determination ; timid
a)
Rife
b)
Nuance
c)
Epistle
d)
Pusillanimous
3.
a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement ; melancholy
a)
Ennui
b)
Specious
c)
Subversive
d)
Urbane
4.
faithfulness, or, in some cases, accuracy
a)
Fidelity
b)
Peremptory
c)
Demure
d)
Cognizant
5.
producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit --literally or figuratively ; fertile
a)
Incredulous
b)
Fecund
c)
Rife
d)
Laconic
6.
suave, courteous, and refined in manner
a)
Sanguine
b)
Lugubrious
c)
Urbane
d)
Nefarious
7.
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
a)
Ostentatious
b)
Sanguine
c)
Panacea
d)
Repartee
8.
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice
a)
Marauding
b)
Muse
c)
Paradigm
d)
Ostentatious
9.
expressing sorrow or lamentation
a)
Censure
b)
Churlish
c)
Droll
d)
Elegiac
10.
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
a)
Repartee
b)
Panacea
c)
Scathing
d)
Terse
11.
having knowledge or being aware of
a)
Corpulent
b)
Cognizant
c)
Insipid
d)
Surfeit
12.
having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries ; racist, bigoted
a)
Ennui
b)
Repartee
c)
Demure
d)
Xenophobic
13.
deceived; tricked; hoodwinked; fooled
a)
Churlish
b)
Insipid
c)
Duped
d)
Rife
14.
widespread (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence
a)
Efficacy
b)
Epistle
c)
Rife
d)
Indiscretion
15.
charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way ; seduce ; hypnotize ; woo
a)
Acquiesce
b)
Cajole
c)
Duped
d)
Beguile
16.
demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight ; hostile ; warlike
a)
Corpulent
b)
Compunction
c)
Bellicose
d)
Demure
17.
persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery ; persuade ; sweet-talk ; seduce
a)
Cajoled
b)
Elegiac
c)
Envoy
d)
Vexation
18.
unnecessary, especially through being more than enough ; extra ; excess
a)
Specious
b)
Superfluous
c)
Vacuous
d)
Arduous
19.
wicked ; criminal ; evil ; sinful
a)
Dissemble
b)
Nefarious
c)
Corpulent
d)
Bellicose
20.
conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies ; banter ; joking
a)
Edict
b)
Defiant
c)
Demure
d)
Repartee
21.
misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive ; fallacious ; misleading
a)
Marauding
b)
Specious
c)
Lugubrious
d)
Envoy
22.
looking or sounding sad and dismal ; solemn ; morose
a)
Lugubrious
b)
Marauding
c)
Panacea
d)
Demure
23.
a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission ; ambassador ; diplomat
a)
Nuance
b)
Terse
c)
Envoy
d)
Cajole
24.
(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words ; reserved ; concise
a)
Paradigm
b)
Scathing
c)
Laconic
d)
Superfluous
25.
a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters
a)
Edict
b)
Acquiesce
c)
Elegiac
d)
Epistle
26.
cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess
a)
Superfluous
b)
Ostentatious
c)
Incongruous
d)
Surfeit
27.
deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others; ruthless; cruel.
a)
Vexation
b)
Defiant
c)
Sadistic
d)
Nefarious
28.
resistant; uncooperative
a)
Defiant
b)
Arduous
c)
Incongruous
d)
Subversive
29.
to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry; irritate
a)
Droll
b)
Sadistic
c)
Chide
d)
Vex
30.
Not in harmony; different; incompatible
a)
Dubious
b)
Incongruous
c)
Dissemble
d)
Rife
31.
a typical example or pattern of something; a model.
a)
Prodigal
b)
Avarice
c)
Paradigm
d)
Muse
32.
express severe disapproval of (someone or something)
a)
Corpulent
b)
Sanguine
c)
Vacuous
d)
Censure
33.
conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs; pretend; fake
a)
Dissemble
b)
Scathing
c)
Compunction
d)
Fecund
34.
rude in a mean-spirited and surly way; discourteous; ill-mannered.
a)
Urbane
b)
Venerable
c)
Churlish
d)
Wizened
35.
extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
a)
Efficacy
b)
Peremptory
c)
Demure
d)
Avarice
36.
a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound; variation.
a)
Sanguine
b)
Chide
c)
Nuance
d)
Marauding
37.
questionable; uncertain; skeptical
a)
Insipid
b)
Dubious
c)
Repartee
d)
Elegiac
38.
physically bulky; fat
a)
Cajole
b)
Cognizant
c)
Corpulent
d)
Lugubrious
39.
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
a)
Arduous
b)
Edict
c)
Nefarious
d)
Ostentatious
40.
(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something; unconvinced; mistrustful
a)
Subversive
b)
Incredulous
c)
Peremptory
d)
Vacuous
41.
a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad; unease; regret.
a)
Compunction
b)
Beguile
c)
Nuance
d)
Bellicose
42.
severe; plain, unembellished
a)
Marauding
b)
Duped
c)
Austere
d)
Xenophobic
43.
sparing in the use of words; abrupt; brief; short
a)
Terse
b)
Droll
c)
Demure
d)
Surfeit
44.
to express disapproval of ; scold ; reproach
a)
Lugubrious
b)
Muse
c)
Censure
d)
Chide
45.
curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement ; comic ; humorous
a)
Churlish
b)
Incongruous
c)
Droll
d)
Wizened
46.
having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence ; mindless ; empty
a)
Vacuous
b)
Laconic
c)
Dubious
d)
Repartee
47.
a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist
a)
Sepulcher
b)
Insipid
c)
Muse
d)
Nuance
48.
reserved ; modest ; shy; dressed modestly
a)
Marauding
b)
Corpulent
c)
Elegiac
d)
Demure
49.
witheringly scornful ; severely critical ; savage
a)
Paradigm
b)
Scathing
c)
Sepulcher
d)
Arduous
50.
going about in search of things to steal or people to attack ; looting ; predatory
a)
Terse
b)
Panacea
c)
Elegiac
d)
Marauding
51.
insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way ; not open to appeal or action
a)
Muse
b)
Laconic
c)
Specious
d)
Peremptory
52.
tending or intending to overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs
a)
Acquiesce
b)
Defiant
c)
Subversive
d)
Trepidation
53.
the ability to produce a desired or intended result ; effective ; success
a)
Peremptory
b)
Rife
c)
Austere
d)
Efficacy
54.
spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
a)
Prodigal
b)
Repartee
c)
Trepidation
d)
Nuance
55.
accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character
a)
Superfluous
b)
Droll
c)
Dissemble
d)
Venerable
56.
an announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism ; the pope issues these
a)
Sepulcher
b)
Edict
c)
Surfeit
d)
Ennui
57.
lacking flavor, vigor, or interest
a)
Scathing
b)
Ostentatious
c)
Insipid
d)
Pusillanimous
58.
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen ; apprehension
a)
Muse
b)
Nuance
c)
Panacea
d)
Trepidation
59.
behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment ; irresponsibility
a)
Paradigm
b)
Indiscretion
c)
Arduous
d)
Envoy
60.
shriveled or wrinkled with age
a)
Laconic
b)
Chide
c)
Dissemble
d)
Wizened
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