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AP Vocabulary Quiz #1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the word fervor mean?

a)

A casual attitude

b)

Intense and passionate feeling

c)

A careful and measured response

d)

A sense of indifference

2.

Which of the following is most closely related to the word akin?

a)

Dissimilar

b)

Similar or related

c)

Opposite

d)

Distant or remote

3.

What best describes something onerous?

a)

Enjoyable and rewarding

b)

Light and easy to bear

c)

Heavy, burdensome, and difficult to endure

d)

Uncertain or unpredictable

4.

To acquiesce means to:

a)

Reject or oppose forcefully

b)

Agree without protest

c)

Question or doubt

d)

Hesitate or remain uncertain

5.

If someone is being deprecatory, they are:

a)

Expressing approval and support

b)

Showing disapproval or belittling

c)

Remaining neutral

d)

Speaking in a formal tone

6.

Which action best fits the meaning of corroborate?

a)

argue or debate

b)

deny or refute

c)

provide supporting evidence or confirm

d)

act as a witness

7.

What does it mean to feel ambivalent?

a)

Feeling completely confident about a decision

b)

Having mixed feelings or being uncertain

c)

Being strongly in favor of something

d)

Feeling angry or upset

8.

A pedantic person is:

a)

Humble and modest in their knowledge

b)

Concerned with minor details and rules, often in an annoying way

c)

Quick to forgive and forget

d)

Open-minded and accepting of new ideas

9.

The term colloquial refers to:

a)

Formal and academic language

b)

Language that is commonly spoken in everyday conversation

c)

Outdated or archaic language

d)

Complex and technical language

10.

inexorable describes something that

a)

impossible to stop or prevent

b)

uncertain and changeable

c)

pleasing and desirable

d)

easy to manipulate