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Unit 3 AP Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(n.) A master with skill and technique in a particular art, such as music or performance; (adj.) Having supreme mastery or skill

a)

virtuoso

b)

amateur

c)

novice

d)

dilettante

2.

(n.) A split or division into factions, as within religious organizations or a group

a)

faction

b)

schism

c)

unity

d)

alliance

3.

(n.) Frivolous or flippant bantering talk or writing

a)

persiflage

b)

banter

c)

dialogue

d)

discourse

4.

(adj.) Having or exhibiting healing powers; Curative

a)

therapeutic

b)

preventive

c)

toxic

d)

sedative

5.

(v.) To come down or lower oneself voluntarily to be on equal terms with inferiors

a)

condescend

b)

ascend

c)

pretend

d)

commend

6.

(adj.) Of secondary importance or in addition to the primary

a)

ancillary

b)

primary

c)

essential

d)

fundamental

7.

(v.) To deceive or mislead by tricking; To cheat

a)

cozen

b)

beguile

c)

defraud

d)

mislead

8.

(n.) An image or likeness, sometimes of sacred, religious figures or sometimes as symbols

a)

statue

b)

icon

c)

mosaic

d)

emblem

9.

(n.) The world or universe as a whole; The complete or total structure of a thing

a)

microcosm

b)

macrocosm

c)

mesocosm

d)

nanocosm

10.

(n.) Any scammer or pretender who sells quack medicines; A charlatan; A quack

a)

mountebank

b)

huckster

c)

impostor

d)

fraudster

11.

(n.) A fervent expression of joy or praise, like a song

a)

ode

b)

hymn

c)

paean

d)

dirge

12.

(adj.) Queer; Odd; Amusing

a)

quizzical

b)

peculiar

c)

serious

d)

mundane

13.

(n.) A strong point of a person; That which a person excels in

a)

forte

b)

weakness

c)

flaw

d)

disadvantage

14.

(adj.) Dealing or concerned with the practicality of facts or actual occurrences; Sensible

a)

pragmatic

b)

idealistic

c)

theoretical

d)

abstract

15.

(v.) To remove or alter parts of a work, such as a book or movie, considered vulgar or offensive

a)

censor

b)

edit

c)

bowdlerize

d)

sanitize

16.

(n.) A superabundance; An excess

a)

plethora

b)

scarcity

c)

deficiency

d)

shortage

17.

(n.) An area, territory or region distinct from the surrounding territory because of its people, characteristics or isolation

a)

enclave

b)

district

c)

region

d)

zone

18.

(n.) A space, especially a small or narrow one, between things

a)

interstice

b)

gap

c)

interval

d)

crevice

19.

(adj.) Complimentary or free; (adv.) Without charge or payment

a)

gratis

b)

costly

c)

expensive

d)

premium

20.

(n.) The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; greediness

a)

avarice

b)

rapacity

c)

generosity

d)

charity