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AP Lit Vocabulary Level H Unit 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a base coward; a craven, dastard, "chicken"

a)

morass

b)

quasi

c)

bellwether

d)

poltroon

2.

a convert; a disciple

a)

vignette

b)

raillery

c)

proselyte

d)

effete

3.

a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship

a)

poltroon

b)

liturgy

c)

caterwaul

d)

ribald

4.

the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; an indicator of trends

a)

vignette

b)

bellwether

c)

fait accompli

d)

hidebound

5.

to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel

a)

caterwaul

b)

oblivious

c)

chimerical

d)

noisome

6.

absurd, wildly fantastic, impossible

a)

poltroon

b)

quasi

c)

chimerical

d)

effete

7.

lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out

a)

bellwether

b)

fait accompli

c)

ribald

d)

effete

8.

an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action

a)

raillery

b)

adjunct

c)

mirage

d)

fait accompli

9.

narrow-minded and rigid

a)

chimerical

b)

supine

c)

hidebound

d)

adjunct

10.

any system of things or people arranged one above another in order of rank, wealth, class.. etc.

a)

mirage

b)

hierarchy

c)

liturgy

d)

poltroon

11.

Synonym: illusion

a)

mirage

b)

ribald

c)

effete

d)

morass

12.

a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand.

a)

supine

b)

quasi

c)

morass

d)

bellwether

13.

offensive or disgusting

a)

melee

b)

aegis

c)

purview

d)

noisome

14.

forgetful; unaware

a)

effete

b)

obfuscate

c)

oblivious

d)

deracinate

15.

resembling but not actually being; semi

a)

quasi

b)

forte

c)

icon

d)

cozen

16.

good-humored ridicule; persiflage

a)

ribald

b)

interstice

c)

vassal

d)

raillery

17.

irreverently mocking; vulgar

a)

schism

b)

ribald

c)

virtuoso

d)

solecism

18.

lying flat on one's back; lethargic, apathetic, passive

a)

supine

b)

hidebound

c)

ancillary

d)

condescend

19.

a short description or sketch

a)

forte

b)

obfuscate

c)

gamut

d)

vignette

20.

something added to something else as helpful or useful, but not essential

a)

adjunct

b)

bilious

c)

ancillary

d)

sanguine