VOCABULARY REVIEW UNITS 4-6

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VOCABULARY REVIEW UNITS 4-6

• AP LANGUAGE COMPOSITION
• There are 50 items _at_ 8 seconds per slide (7.2
  minutes)
• Answers at the end

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IDENTIFY THE WORD FOR EACH GIVEN DEFINITON
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• Stronghold
• A fortified place

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2

• Confusion
• to throw into disorder
• Disorder

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3

• Relating to practical and material affairs
• Concerned with what is ordinary
• Earthly, worldly

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4

• Present or existing everywhere

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• Certain
• Not to be doubted or denied

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• Easily irritated
• Characterized by impatience and exasperation

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• To vex or irritate severely
• To arouse displeasure, impatience or anger
• A prickly or stinging plant

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8

• Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

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9

• To complain, grumble
• A type of game bird

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10

• sporadic
• Stopping and beginning again

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11

• Unresolved
• Open to discussion and debate
• To bring up for discussion
• A hypothetical law case argued by students

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

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• Sharpness of the mind or senses

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• A fabrication of the mind
• An arbitrary notion

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15

• A grotesque or grossly inferior imitation
• To ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque
  fashion

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16

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

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• Involvement in wrongdoing
• The state of being an accomplice

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• A crude image of a despised person

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• Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually
  unsound
• A fallacy

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• sanctify
• consecrate
• To honor greatly, revere
• To set apart as holy or sacred

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FILL IN THE BLANK
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21

• 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

• 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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• Although he is the ___ head of a crime syndicate,
  he has never spent time in jail.
• Ubiquitous Penchant Overweening
• 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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25

• Unfortunately, the great musicians mind was ___
  by disease in the last decade of her life.
• Esoteric Fiat Enervated
• Gleaned Nettled Groused

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26

• The ___ of the downtown business district began
  when two huge malls opened.
• Concord Exigency Bastion
• Derelict Sylvan Atrophy

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• Michelangelos 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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29

• 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

• 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

• The ___ feast honoring the kings 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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33

• A spirit of ___ was restored when the company
  compensated its employees.
• Pecuniary Concord Mordant
• Inanity Ludicrous Stratagem

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34

• 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

• The police kept the suspect under strict ___
  after she was released due to lack of evidence.
• Indictment Complicity Stratagem
• Ignominy Sophistry Surveillance

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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

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SYNONYMS ANTONYMS
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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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VOCABULARY REVIEW UNITS 4-6

• AP LANGUAGE COMPOSITION
• ANSWERS

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1. BASTION

• A fortified place, stronghold

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2. DISARRAY

• confusion
• to throw into disorder
• disorder

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3. MUNDANE

• Relating to practical and material affairs
• Earthly, worldly
• Concerned with what is ordinary

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4. UBIQUITOUS

• Present or existing everywhere

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5. INDUBITABLE

• Certain
• Not to be doubted or denied

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6. TESTY

• Easily irritated
• Characterized by impatience and exasperation

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7. NETTLE

• To vex or irritate severely
• To arouse displeasure, impatience or anger

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8. PUSILLANIMOUS

• Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

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9. GROUSE

• To complain, grumble

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10. INTERMITTENT

• Sporadic
• Stopping and beginning again

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11. MOOT

• Unresolved
• Open to discussion and debate
• To bring up for discussion
• A hypothetical law case argued by students

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12. EQUITY

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

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13. ACUITY

• Sharpness of the mind or senses

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14. FIGMENT

• A fabrication of the mind
• An arbitrary notion

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15. TRAVESTY

• A grotesque or grossly inferior imitation
• To ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque
  fashion

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16. INCUMBENT

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

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17. COMPLICITY

• Involvement in wrongdoing
• The state of being an accomplice

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18. EFFIGY

• A crude image of a despised person

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19. SOPHISTRY

• Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually
  unsound
• A fallacy

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20. HALLOW

• sanctify
• To honor greatly, revere
• To set apart as holy or sacred
• consecrate

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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 Penchant Overweening
• 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 musicians 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

• Michelangelos 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 kings 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

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SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

• ANSWERS

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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