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AP Lit Vocab Quiz Set 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "Accretion" mean?

a)

Growth, increase by successive addition

b)

Having a sour or bitter taste

c)

Eager and enthusiastic willingness

d)

To slander, make a false accusation

2.

Which word means "having a sour or bitter taste or character"?

a)

Alacrity

b)

Acerbic

c)

Alloy

d)

Burgeon

3.

What is the meaning of "Alacrity"?

a)

To grow rapidly or flourish

b)

To disguise or conceal

c)

Eager and enthusiastic willingness

d)

To debase by mixing with something inferior

4.

The word "Alloy" means:

a)

To slander, make a false accusation

b)

To debase by mixing with something inferior

c)

Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively

d)

Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar with others

5.

What does "Burgeon" mean?

a)

To grow rapidly or flourish

b)

To disguise or conceal

c)

Willingness to comply with the wishes of others

d)

To combine unlike terms

6.

Which word means "to slander, make a false accusation"?

a)

Capricious

b)

Calumniate

c)

Dissemble

d)

Complacence

7.

What is the meaning of "Capricious"?

a)

Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic

b)

Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar with others

c)

To grow rapidly or flourish

d)

To disguise or conceal

8.

The word "Complacence" refers to:

a)

Growth, increase by successive addition

b)

Willingness to comply with the wishes of others

c)

Having a sour or bitter taste

d)

To slander, make a false accusation

9.

What does "Disparate" mean?

a)

To disguise or conceal

b)

Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar with others

c)

Eager and enthusiastic willingness

d)

To commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior

10.

Which word means "to disguise or conceal; to mislead"?

a)

Dissemble

b)

Burgeon

c)

Alacrity

d)

Accretion

11.

"You've shown ________ in completing a CRP on Frankenstein; I am thoroughly impressed."

a)

alacrity

b)

burgeon

c)

complacence

12.

"Unfortunately, the only reason anyone teaches around here is because they've become ________"

a)

acerbic

b)

capricious

c)

complacent

13.

"I won't have you using such a(n) _________ tone with me; it's not my fault you didn't complete your end of the project!"

a)

dissembled

b)

acerbic

c)

accretions

14.

"I think instead of answering the question about cell phones directly, I'll _________ for a bit, maybe change the topic."

a)

calumniate

b)

dissemble

c)

burgeon

15.

"The book had become well-known for its ________ themes, the ideas governing the rich and the poor, the good and the evil left readers questioning which was which."

a)

disparate

b)

alloy

c)

complacent