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AP LANGUAGE & AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITIONCOMPOSITION

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Answers at the endAnswers at the end

IDENTIFY THE WORD IDENTIFY THE WORD FOR EACH GIVEN FOR EACH GIVEN

DEFINITONDEFINITON

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StrongholdStronghold A fortified placeA fortified place

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ConfusionConfusion to throw into disorderto throw into disorder DisorderDisorder

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Relating to practical and material Relating to practical and material affairsaffairs

Concerned with what is ordinaryConcerned with what is ordinary Earthly, worldlyEarthly, worldly

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Present or existing everywherePresent or existing everywhere

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55

CertainCertain Not to be doubted or deniedNot to be doubted or denied

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66

Easily irritatedEasily irritated Characterized by impatience and Characterized by impatience and

exasperationexasperation

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To vex or irritate severelyTo vex or irritate severely To arouse displeasure, impatience or To arouse displeasure, impatience or

angeranger A prickly or stinging plantA prickly or stinging plant

1010

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Contemptibly cowardly or mean-Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spiritedspirited

1111

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To complain, grumbleTo complain, grumble A type of game birdA type of game bird

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1010

sporadicsporadic Stopping and beginning againStopping and beginning again

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1111

UnresolvedUnresolved Open to discussion and debateOpen to discussion and debate To bring up for discussionTo bring up for discussion A hypothetical law case argued by A hypothetical law case argued by

studentsstudents

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1212

The state or quality of being just, fair, The state or quality of being just, fair, or impartialor impartial

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1313

Sharpness of the mind or sensesSharpness of the mind or senses

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1414

A fabrication of the mindA fabrication of the mind An arbitrary notionAn arbitrary notion

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1515

A grotesque or grossly inferior A grotesque or grossly inferior imitationimitation

To ridicule by imitating in a broad or To ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashionburlesque fashion

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One who holds a specific office at the One who holds a specific office at the time spoken oftime spoken of

1919

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Involvement in wrongdoingInvolvement in wrongdoing The state of being an accompliceThe state of being an accomplice

2020

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A crude image of a despised personA crude image of a despised person

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1919

Reasoning that seems plausible but Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsoundis actually unsound

A fallacyA fallacy

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sanctifysanctify consecrateconsecrate To honor greatly, revereTo honor greatly, revere To set apart as holy or sacredTo set apart as holy or sacred

FILL IN THE BLANK

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The couple was forced by ___ considerations to sell their large home and buy a smaller one.

Grouse Pecuniary Garner

Fecund Concord Pusillanimous

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When a court order was issued, the social services department made a ___ search for the missing report.

Stratagem Recumbent Glean

Frenetic MordantJocular

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Although he is the ___ head of a crime syndicate, he has never spent time in jail.

Ubiquitous PenchantOverweening

Figment Reputed Indubitable

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In his writing, the poet paid close attention to every ___ of meaning in the words he chose.

Nuance Acuity Delineate

Depraved Ignominy Garner

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Unfortunately, the great musician’s mind was ___ by disease in the last decade of her life.

Esoteric Fiat Enervated

Gleaned Nettled Groused

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The ___ of the downtown business district began when two huge malls opened.

Concord Exigency Bastion

Derelict Sylvan Atrophy

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Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican are works of ___ artistry.

Moot Indictment Motif

Inane Consummate Neophyte

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The tired toddlers were ___ on the couch after playing all afternoon in the yard.

Recumbent Jocular Fecund

Agnostic Incumbent Inane

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The Grand Jury delivered the ___ for murder after deliberating in secret for two weeks.

Surveillance Plenary Motif

Derelict Complicity Indictment

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The collector admired the unusual Asian ___ that was woven into the fabric of the tapestry.

Fiat Ignominy Motif

Diatribe Sylvan Mordant

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The ___ feast honoring the king’s birthday was followed by musical entertainment.

Penchant Concord Exigency

Inane Sumptuous Acuity

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It was the ___ confidence of the candidate that prevented her from acknowledging her weakness.

Overweening Flotsam Atrophied

Bastion Jocular Nettled

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A spirit of ___ was restored when the company compensated its employees.

Pecuniary Concord Mordant

Inanity Ludicrous Stratagem

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The governor emphasized the ___ of the situation by requesting the immediate dispatch of rescue teams.

Fecund Depravity Exigency

Abject Perspicacity Mordant

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The police kept the suspect under strict ___ after she was released due to lack of evidence.

Indictment Complicity Stratagem

Ignominy SophistrySurveillance

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The birdwatcher scans the surrounding trees and fields with the same ___ as a hawk looking for prey.

Perspicacity Esoteric Idiosyncrasy

Sylvan Travesty Ubiquitous

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The architects will ___ the main features of their plan at the next client meeting.

Garner Hallow Ignominy

Glean Mordant Delineate

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The fraternity developed a set of ___ rites that had to be performed by anyone seeking membership.

Fiat Esoteric Neophyte

Figment Acuity Nettle

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Over the years, the writer was able to ___ some wisdom that she passed on to others in her books.

Mundane Garner Nuance

Penchant Fecund Reputed

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In comparison to an experienced wilderness hiker, he is a mere ___ in the woods.

Sylvan Agnostic Esoteric

Derelict Neophyte Bastion

SYNONYMS & SYNONYMS & ANTONYMSANTONYMS

SYNONYMS & SYNONYMS & ANTONYMSANTONYMS

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41. SYNONYM• LIKENESS • MOOT

• INANE• DIATRIBE• EFFIGY

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42. SYNONYM• FERTILE • GARNER

• MUNDANE• FIAT• FECUND

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43. SYNONYM• FRANTIC • CAVORT

• PROPINQUITY• DISTRAUGHT• VERBIAGE

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44. SYNONYM• UNRESTRICTED • PLENARY

• TRAVESTY • EQUITY• AGNOSTIC

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45. SYNONYM• IGNOBLE • COMPLICITY

• MUNDANE• ABJECT• DERELICT

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46. ANTONYM• CONTINUOUS • TESTY

• PERSPICACITY• EVINCE• INTERMITTENT

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47. ANTONYM• DEVELOP • CONCORD

• EXIGENCY• GROUSE• ATROPHY

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48. ANTONYM• UNPRODUCTIVE • FECUND

• PLENARY• TRAVESTY• INDUBITABLE

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49. ANTONYM• IMPERTURBABLE • NEOPHYTE

• DISSARRAY• SOPHISTRY• TESTY

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50. ANTONYM• SCARCE • NUANCE

• UBIQUITOUS• OVERWEENING• PECUNIARY

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ANSWERSANSWERS

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1. BASTION1. BASTION

A fortified place, strongholdA fortified place, stronghold

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2. DISARRAY2. DISARRAY

confusionconfusion to throw into disorderto throw into disorder disorderdisorder

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3. MUNDANE3. MUNDANE

Relating to practical and Relating to practical and material affairsmaterial affairs

Earthly, worldlyEarthly, worldly Concerned with what is ordinaryConcerned with what is ordinary

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4. UBIQUITOUS4. UBIQUITOUS

Present or existing everywherePresent or existing everywhere

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5. INDUBITABLE5. INDUBITABLE

CertainCertain Not to be doubted or deniedNot to be doubted or denied

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6. TESTY6. TESTY

Easily irritatedEasily irritated Characterized by impatience and Characterized by impatience and

exasperationexasperation

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7. NETTLE7. NETTLE

To vex or irritate severelyTo vex or irritate severely To arouse displeasure, impatience or To arouse displeasure, impatience or

angeranger

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8. PUSILLANIMOUS8. PUSILLANIMOUS

Contemptibly cowardly or mean-Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spiritedspirited

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9. GROUSE9. GROUSE

To complain, grumbleTo complain, grumble

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10. INTERMITTENT10. INTERMITTENT

SporadicSporadic Stopping and beginning againStopping and beginning again

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11. MOOT11. MOOT

UnresolvedUnresolved Open to discussion and debateOpen to discussion and debate To bring up for discussionTo bring up for discussion A hypothetical law case argued by A hypothetical law case argued by

studentsstudents

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12. EQUITY12. EQUITY

The state or quality of being just, fair, The state or quality of being just, fair, or impartialor impartial

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13. ACUITY13. ACUITY

Sharpness of the mind or sensesSharpness of the mind or senses

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14. FIGMENT14. FIGMENT

A fabrication of the mindA fabrication of the mind An arbitrary notionAn arbitrary notion

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15. TRAVESTY15. TRAVESTY

A grotesque or grossly inferior A grotesque or grossly inferior imitationimitation

To ridicule by imitating in a broad or To ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashionburlesque fashion

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16. INCUMBENT16. INCUMBENT

One who holds a specific office at the One who holds a specific office at the time spoken oftime spoken of

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17. COMPLICITY17. COMPLICITY

Involvement in wrongdoingInvolvement in wrongdoing The state of being an accompliceThe state of being an accomplice

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18. EFFIGY18. EFFIGY

A crude image of a despised personA crude image of a despised person

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19. SOPHISTRY19. SOPHISTRY

Reasoning that seems plausible but Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsoundis actually unsound

A fallacyA fallacy

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20. HALLOW20. HALLOW

sanctifysanctify To honor greatly, revereTo honor greatly, revere To set apart as holy or sacredTo set apart as holy or sacred consecrateconsecrate

FILL IN THE BLANK

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21. Pecuniary

The couple was forced by ___ considerations to sell their large home and buy a smaller one.

Grouse Pecuniary Garner

Fecund Concord Pusillanimous

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22. Frenetic

When a court order was issued, the social services department made a ___ search for the missing report.

Stratagem Recumbent Glean

Frenetic Mordant Jocular

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23. Reputed

Although he is the ___ head of a crime syndicate, he has never spent time in jail.

Ubiquitous PenchantOverweening

Figment Reputed Indubitable

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24. Nuance

In his writing, the poet paid close attention to every ___ of meaning in the words he chose.

Nuance Acuity Delineate

Depraved Ignominy Garner

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25. Enervated

Unfortunately, the great musician’s mind was ___ by disease in the last decade of her life.

Esoteric Fiat Enervated

Gleaned Nettled Groused

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26. Atrophy

The ___ of the downtown business district began when two huge malls opened.

Concord Exigency Bastion

Derelict Sylvan Atrophy

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27. Consummate

Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican are works of ___ artistry.

Moot Indictment Motif

Inane Consummate Neophyte

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28. Recumbent

The tired toddlers were ___ on the couch after playing all afternoon in the yard.

Recumbent Jocular Fecund

Agnostic Incumbent Inane

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29. Indictment

The Grand Jury delivered the ___ for murder after deliberating in secret for two weeks.

Surveillance Plenary Motif

Derelict Complicity Indictment

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30. Motif

The collector admired the unusual Asian ___ that was woven into the fabric of the tapestry.

Fiat Ignominy Motif

Diatribe Sylvan Mordant

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31. Sumptuous

The ___ feast honoring the king’s birthday was followed by musical entertainment.

Penchant Concord Exigency

Inane Sumptuous Acuity

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32. Overweening

It was the ___ confidence of the candidate that prevented her from acknowledging her weakness.

Overweening Flotsam Atrophied

Bastion Jocular Nettled

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33. Concord

A spirit of ___ was restored when the company compensated its employees.

Pecuniary Concord Mordant

Inanity Ludicrous Stratagem

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34. Exigency

The governor emphasized the ___ of the situation by requesting the immediate dispatch of rescue teams.

Fecund Depravity Exigency

Abject Perspicacity Mordant

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35. Surveillance

The police kept the suspect under strict ___ after she was released due to lack of evidence.

Indictment Complicity Stratagem

Ignominy Sophistry

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36. Perspicacity

The birdwatcher scans the surrounding trees and fields with the same ___ as a hawk looking for prey.

Perspicacity Esoteric Idiosyncrasy

Sylvan Travesty Ubiquitous

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37. Delineate

The architects will ___ the main features of their plan at the next client meeting.

Garner Hallow Ignominy

Glean Mordant Delineate

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38. Esoteric

The fraternity developed a set of ___ rites that had to be performed by anyone seeking membership.

Fiat Esoteric Neophyte

Figment Acuity Nettle

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39. Garner

Over the years, the writer was able to ___ some wisdom that she passed on to others in her books.

Mundane Garner Nuance

Penchant Fecund Reputed

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40. Neophyte

In comparison to an experienced wilderness hiker, he is a mere ___ in the woods.

Sylvan Agnostic Esoteric

Derelict Neophyte Bastion

SYNONYMS & SYNONYMS & ANTONYMSANTONYMS

SYNONYMS & SYNONYMS & ANTONYMSANTONYMS

ANSWERSANSWERS

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41. SYNONYM• LIKENESS • MOOT

• INANE• DIATRIBE• EFFIGY

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42. SYNONYM• FERTILE • GARNER

• MUNDANE• FIAT• FECUND

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43. SYNONYM• FRANTIC • CAVORT

• PROPINQUITY• DISTRAUGHT• VERBIAGE

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44. SYNONYM• UNRESTRICTED • PLENARY

• TRAVESTY • EQUITY• AGNOSTIC

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45. SYNONYM• IGNOBLE • COMPLICITY

• MUNDANE• ABJECT• DERELICT

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46. ANTONYM• CONTINUOUS • TESTY

• PERSPICACITY• EVINCE• INTERMITTENT

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47. ANTONYM• DEVELOP • CONCORD

• EXIGENCY• GROUSE• ATROPHY

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48. ANTONYM• UNPRODUCTIVE • FECUND

• PLENARY• TRAVESTY• INDUBITABLE

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49. ANTONYM• IMPERTURBABLE • NEOPHYTE

• DISSARRAY• SOPHISTRY• TESTY

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50. ANTONYM• SCARCE • NUANCE

• UBIQUITOUS• OVERWEENING• PECUNIARY