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AP Lang Unit 5

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

very harsh and critical

a)

caustic

b)

momentous

c)

commences

d)

subjugated

2.
_____ means to belittle.
a)
Decimate
b)
Chastise
c)
Wrath
d)
Strident
3.

one who rebels or rises against authority

a)

fetter

b)

insurgent

c)

millennium

d)

vicarious

4.
Overused; Common: Stale
a)
Trite
b)
Paltry
c)
Nostalgic
d)
None of the above
5.
Burning; Either with chemicals or sarcasm
a)
Despot
b)
Caustic
c)
Your mom
d)
Undulate
6.

Temporary, Fleeting, Around Shortly

a)

Ephemeral

b)

Impound

c)

Iridescent

d)

Fallacious

7.

False, Not True

a)

Impound

b)

Iridescent

c)

Fallacious

d)

Jocular

8.
The __________________ student was always at work in and outside of class and consequently, did very well once she got to college.
a)
recondite
b)
assiduous
c)
penurious
d)
indulgent
9.
to make clear
a)
vilify
b)
elucidate
c)
contort
d)
augment
10.

Fill in the blanks:

Even when the emergency room was packed with patients, the staff remained ___ and calmly did their duties.

a)

Disquietude

b)

Placid

c)

Ardor

d)

Unremitting

11.
Which word means duplicity, insincerity, or doing the opposite of what you say you will do?
a)
travesty
b)
hypocrisy
c)
mercurial
d)
utopian
12.
The teacher eating in class while refusing to let students eat in class is an example of _______.
a)
havoc
b)
travesty
c)
hypocrisy
d)
scruple
13.
What does exalt mean?
a)
hard to understand
b)
greed
c)
to sooth
d)
to glorify
14.
(adj.) characteristic of informal conversation
a)
colloquial
b)
clamor
c)
circumlocution
15.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
16.
acute; shrewd; perceptive; discriminating
a)
cursory
b)
discerning
c)
cajole
d)
patriarchy
17.
coarse, unfeeling; stupid, vulgar
a)
crass
b)
austere
c)
concoct
d)
beneficent
18.

Magic requires __________ cooperation of the audience with the magician—an abandonment of skepticism … the willing suspension of disbelief.

a)

tacit

b)

rebuke

c)

sagacity

d)

sacrosanct

19.
It was very ________ when I told my classmate they were overweight.  
a)
Machismo
b)
Inebriation
c)
Tactless
d)
Solidarity
20.

(adj) Sharp; keen; penetrating.

a)

inane

b)

incisive

c)

implacable

d)

impeccable

21.
At the Senior Prom, my sister and most of her friends were glad that men are no longer expected to take the ___________ in choosing dance partners.
a)
Unctuous
b)
Jaded
c)
Prerogative
d)
Lurid
22.

to cancel out the effect of; to contradict or nullify

a)

pejorative

b)

malinger

c)

malign

d)

negate

23.
Having healing powers
a)
Mayhem
b)
Infallible
c)
Forlorn
d)
Therapeutic
24.
One way to _________________ your fears of swimming is to take lessons with a trainer.
a)
Exhort
b)
Ameliorate
c)
Aplomb
d)
Ex officio
25.

After Kathy saw two cars get pulled over by the police for speeding, she started to drive in a (n) ___________ manner.

a)

circumspect

b)

ravenous

c)

austere

d)

rapt

26.
Slyness and cunning in dealing with others. 
a)
guile 
b)
promontory 
c)
recourse 
27.

Which word means inclined to quarrel or fight?

a)

prolific

b)

prudent

c)

raze

d)

pugnacious

28.

not genuine, not true, not valid

a)

venerable

b)

brusque

c)

spurious

d)

querulous

e)

scrutiny

29.
not able to be denied or disputed
a)
impeach 
b)
gerrymander 
c)
hypotenuse 
d)
incontrovertible 
30.

a long angry speech or lecture

a)

tirade

b)

abruptly

c)

omit

d)

ban

31.

unstable, likely to change without warning

a)

volatile

b)

superfluous

c)

aversion

d)

expedient

32.

The pages keep turning and there is not emotional release or ---.

a)

epigram

b)

catharsis

c)

catalyst

33.

Which of the following is the best definition of the word capricious?

a)

Unimportant; unwanted

b)

impulsive and unpredictable

c)

stubbornly adhering to an opinion

d)

doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

34.

Choose the best word to complete the sentence: The weather that day was __________________; one minute it was cold and rainy, and the next it was warm and sunny.

a)

obstinate

b)

dubious

c)

capricious

d)

gratuitous

35.
evil, harmful, malicious
a)
venial
b)
malevolent
c)
scrupulous
d)
nonchalant
36.

While emotions can be expressed, they are _____________ because they cannot be physically touched.

a)

duplicity

b)

intangible

c)

scrutinize

d)

rigorous

37.

messy, careless, without care, unorganized

a)

haphazard

b)

lenient

c)

nonchalant

d)

devout

38.

(adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

a)

ensue

b)

outlandish

c)

mediate

d)

judicious

39.
Judicious means 
a)
sly or cunning intelligence
b)
of the same kind or alike
c)
not in keeping with surroundings
d)
showing good judgment or sense

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