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November Vocabulary AP Lit

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Looking at my whole friend group gathered at the dinner table, I realized what a ________________ we are with all of our different talents and backgrounds.

a)

linchpin

b)

mitigate

c)

menagerie

d)

mitigate

2.

The injured athlete used an ice pack in order to _____________ the pain from her fall.

a)

innocuous

b)

linchpin

c)

mitigate

d)

mollify

3.

Her family’s business relied on her mother as the __________ because without her mother- not much was accomplished.

a)

intermediary

b)

linchpin

c)

innocuous

d)

pixie

4.

In an attempt to ______________the angry dog, we threw it a piece of our sub sandwich.

a)

mitigate

b)

mollify

c)

nougat

d)

emanate

5.

On Thanksgiving, many houses have wonderful smells that _____________ from them.

a)

innocuous

b)

mollify

c)

emanate

d)

encumber

6.

Many AP students feel quite _____________(ed) with heavy school work loads and responsibilities at home.

a)

innocuous

b)

encumber

c)

linchpin

d)

mollify

7.

Elizabeth Bennett’s favorite item to bake is a type of ________.

a)

pixie

b)

nougat

c)

jingoism

d)

potentate

8.

The salesman used an extraordinarily wordy __________ to try to get me to purchase a new vacuum cleaner

a)

rudimentary

b)

regale

c)

spiel

d)

encumber

9.

My friend Tony Vavroch from New York City, ____________(ed) us with fascinating tales about his life as head of a modeling agency.

a)

spiel

b)

regale

c)

potentate

d)

nougat

10.

Celtic mythology tends to have strong female influences and magical elements like ______(s) interwoven in their stories.

a)

nougat

b)

pixie

c)

rudimentary

d)

linchpin

11.

This particular political candidate was known for his _________ in his speeches made across the country which inspired many to take action.

a)

linchpin

b)

jingoism

c)

rudimentary

d)

spiel

12.

Her logo design was rejected by the company because it was too ______________ for the company.

a)

rudimentary

b)

mitigate

c)

potentate

d)

jingoism

13.

Mr. Marinucci’s opponent in the ring looked quite dangerous, but in fact the opponent was actually quite ____________.

a)

innocuous

b)

linchpin

c)

potentate

d)

intermediary

14.

Some people have goals to become prominent _____________(s) in a particular field of study - especially in business.

a)

linchpin

b)

jingoism

c)

regale

d)

potentate

15.

Jesus is known as the great _________________ for mankind and God.

a)

linchpin

b)

innocuous

c)

intermediary

d)

mitigate