Free Printable AP terms 3

1.

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding

a)

coordination

b)

castigate

c)

austere

d)

appositive

2.

a word, phrase, or clause, usually a substantive, that is replaced by a pronoun or other substitute later, or occasionally earlier, in the same or in another, usually subsequent, sentence.
In Jane lost a glove and she can't find it, Jane is the antecedent of she and glove is the antecedent of it.

a)

antecedent

b)

appositive

c)

austere

d)

redolent

3.

uses coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs (with appropriate punctuation), or punctuation to combine short independent clauses into a single sentence
Ex: The football game is cancelled, so we have to do something else.

a)

redolent

b)

appositive

c)

austere

d)

coordination

4.

is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.
The insect, a beautiful butterfly, is flying around the garden.

a)

coordination

b)

appositive

c)

austere

d)

hiatus

5.

begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause. These phrases or clauses add information to the main or independent clause.
Florida is a great vacation spot for families, with Disney World, Universal Studios, and Sea World.

a)

inversion

b)

periodic sentence

c)

coordination

d)

cumulative sentence

6.

putting the verb before the subject, changing order of sentence

a)

inversion

b)

rhetorical modes

c)

inversion

d)

cumulative sentence

7.

uses subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns to transform independent clauses (main clauses or ideas) into dependent clauses (subordinate clauses or ideas)
Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese, Emily refused to eat it.

a)

subordination

b)

deride

c)

effervescence

d)

castigate

8.

Which definition matches with this word:

atrophy

a)

gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect; (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.

b)

uses subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns to transform independent clauses (main clauses or ideas) into dependent clauses (subordinate clauses or ideas)
Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese, Emily refused to eat it.

c)

vivacity and ethuasiasm; bubbles in a liquid; fizz

d)

to criticize or reprmaind severely

9.

Which definition matches with this word:

castigate

a)

gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect; (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.

b)

uses subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns to transform independent clauses (main clauses or ideas) into dependent clauses (subordinate clauses or ideas)
Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese, Emily refused to eat it.

c)

vivacity and ethuasiasm; bubbles in a liquid; fizz

d)

to criticize or reprmaind severely

10.

Which definition matches with this word:

subordination

a)

gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect; (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.

b)

uses subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns to transform independent clauses (main clauses or ideas) into dependent clauses (subordinate clauses or ideas)
Even though the broccoli was covered in cheddar cheese, Emily refused to eat it.

c)

vivacity and ethuasiasm; bubbles in a liquid; fizz

d)

to criticize or reprmaind severely

11.

Which definition matches with this word:

effervescence

a)

gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect; (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.

b)

understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite

c)

vivacity and ethuasiasm; bubbles in a liquid; fizz

d)

to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock

12.

Which definition matches with this word:

deride

a)

vivacity and ethuasiasm; bubbles in a liquid; fizz

b)

to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock

c)

vivacity and enthusiasm; bubbles in a liquid; fizz

d)

having a pleasant odor; fragrant

13.

Which definition matches with this word:

esoteric

a)

vivacity and ethuasiasm; bubbles in a liquid; fizz

b)

understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite

c)

having a pleasant odor; fragrant

14.

Which characters show nefarious attributes?

a)

Jafar

b)

Olaf

c)

Gaston

d)

Hook

15.

What does it mean to be nefarious?

(use AP term def)

(a)

16.

vacuous means "having keen mental perception and understanding, having a ready insight into and understanding of things"

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Perspicacious means:

a)

having a pleasant odor; fragrant

b)

having keen mental perception and understanding, having a ready insight into and understanding of things

18.

Which picture is an example of redolent?

a)

b)

19.

vacuous

a)

having keen mental perception and understanding, having a ready insight into and understanding of things

b)

having a pleasant odor; fragrant

c)

understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite

d)

without contents; empty, lacking in ideas or intelligence

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