VOCABULARY REVIEW UNITS 7-9 AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION

IDENTIFY THE WORD FOR EACH GIVEN DEFINITON

1 To calm or pacify To calm or pacify To lessen To lessen

2 Misleading Misleading Not based on reality Not based on reality

3 Festive, genial Festive, genial

4 Done slyly or stealthily Done slyly or stealthily secret secret

5 A complement; match A complement; match

6 impudence

7 Short-lived

8 Of little value or importance

9 A person who hates or despises people

10 excessive

11 To waver weakly in mind or will To waver weakly in mind or will

12 A beginner, novice A beginner, novice

13 Shining, radiant, resplendent Shining, radiant, resplendent

14 An overwhelming verbal vote of approval An overwhelming verbal vote of approval

15 To slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously To slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously

16 Secret agreement Secret agreement

17 The act of traveling The act of traveling

18 A sudden outburst A sudden outburst A spasm A spasm

19 An authoritative command, formal order An authoritative command, formal order To issue such an order To issue such an order

20 Not easily excited Not easily excited

21 Out and out Out and out blatant blatant

22 To appease, pacify To appease, pacify

23 One of a series of grades in an organization One of a series of grades in an organization A step-like formation or arrangement A step-like formation or arrangement

24 To cast off, discard To cast off, discard shed shed

25 Stupid or foolish Stupid or foolish

26 To soak thoroughly To soak thoroughly

27 A massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path A massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path Destructive force Destructive force

28 A prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation A prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation

29 Scarcity, dearth Scarcity, dearth

30 To tear down To tear down

FILL IN THE BLANK

31 In beating their prisoner, the guards were guilty of a truly _____ act. allaybestialillusoryconvivial

32 The storefront was painted in _____ colors so that it would attract the attention of passersby. garishpicayunetyromandate

33 Robert Browning and his _____ had ideas about poetry that seemed revolutionary in their day. inordinaterefulgentarrantcoterie

34 In view of the high prices for home heating oil, the mild winter was a _____ turn of events. felicitous demurillusorygarish

35 The speech in favor of the proposal was drowned out by a chorus of _____ from the senate floor. paucityrazedemurlitany

36 The best storytellers _____ their tales in ways that help readers visualize the setting. juggernaut paucitysaturateembellish

37 When the chorus in the Greek tragedy hears that the king has died, they tear their _____ in anguish. arrantraiment misanthropeperegrination

38 The number of homeless and _____ persons has increased since the economy took a downturn. sloughechelonfatuousindigent

39 The defense attorney was _____ as a bulldog in his cross-examination of the witness. pertinaciousraze fatuous refulgent

40 The captain ordered the crew to _____ the ballast so the ship could move more quickly through the water. vacillatejettisonsaturateparoxysm

41 Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, has a decidedly _____ temperament. effrontery furtivesaturninepaucity

42 On the stand, the defendant _____ the guilty admissions she had made in her confession to the police. conciliated recanted litany arranted

43 In Shakespeare’s plays, disturbances in the heavens usually _____ disaster or trouble in human affairs. badinagepaucityportendconciliate

44 Shouting and name-calling are sure to _____ any quarrel. calumniate recantexacerbate saturate

45 The jury felt the prosecution presented them with _____ evidence of the defendant’s guilt. mandateirrefutable saturnine paltry

46 The team’s performance in the late innings was _____ because they were so far ahead. shibboleth lackadaisical tyroacclamation

47 The continuing popularity of horror movies suggests that one way to score at the box office is to exploit the _____. GarnerHallowIgnominy Macabre

48 That _____ speech in which she blamed others for her own mistakes may have cost her the election. FiatEsotericVituperativeAcuity

49 The woman’s _____ nagging and nit-picking, drove her husband to live in his imagination more than in reality. MundaneUnremitting Nuance Fecund

50 By the time Election Day finally rolls around, most voters are tired of hearing the same old slogans and _____. SylvanAgnosticShibboleth Derelict

51 My grandmother’s kitchen was always _____ with the smells of baking. redolentmandatevituperativealleged

52 The Elizabethans who wrote of shepherds in ideal country setting were imitating the Greek _____ poets. bucolicbestialfelicitouseffrontery

53 The fussy music professor was distinguished more for her _____ than her true scholarship. counterpart picayune pedantryjuggernaut

54 Since so many funds had been spent with so few results, they were _____ about appropriating more money. chary coterieconvivialpertinacious

55 The billionaire was so greedy that he contributed only a _____ sum of money to charity each year. redolentbucolicvacillatepaltry

56 Many people dismissed the poster artists of the 1960s as mere _____ with nothing serious to say about life or art. shibboleth dilettante chary ephemeral

57 Employees were added to the work force in _____ of five to save money on training costs. razeincrementslitanyslough

SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS

58 SYNONYM dilettanteamateur executive professional volunteer

59 SYNONYM demurRemain behind Wish for Object to Hand over

60 SYNONYM felicitousWell-oiled Well-heeled Well-put Well-bred

61 SYNONYM calumniatedefer defame defy depend

62 SYNONYM picayuneinconsequential dazzling discriminatory tactless

63 SYNONYM lackadaisicalcolorless arduous puzzling indolent

64 SYNONYM saturnineVivacious Sordid Significant Sullen

65 SYNONYM imperturbableUnexcitable Unpredictable Unimpressive Unfortunate

66 SYNONYM pedantryHog calling Wool gathering Nit-picking Apple-polishing

67 SYNONYM vituperativeFatal Presumptuous Stylish Abusive

68 ANTONYM acclamationfears jeers tears cheers

69 ANTONYM bucolicartificial far-fetched metropolitan salient

70 ANTONYM sloughavert allot attack assume

71 ANTONYM felicitousgraceless pointless timeless artless

72 ANTONYM effronteryerudition rear timidity puzzlement

73 ANTONYM paucityAbundance Suburb Civilian Speed

74 ANTONYM vacillateBe wary Be needy Be difficult Be constant

75 ANTONYM tyroSnob Veteran Official Recluse

76 ANTONYM illusoryDirect Real Mighty Tall

77 ANTONYM indigentAlien Satisfied Strict Wealthy

78 ANTONYM lackadaisicalUnresponsive Docile Energetic Reprehensible

79 ANTONYM recantReorganize Relocate Recall Reaffirm

80 ANTONYM jettisonCreate Retain Indulge Delay