Ap English Language pt. 5

Question 0

Benchmark

Answer 0

Standard of measure

Question 1

Acrid

Answer 1

Harsh, bitter

Question 2

Castigate

Answer 2

To punish, chastise, criticize severely

Question 3

Deluge

Answer 3

A flood

Question 4

Encore

Answer 4

Additional performance, often demanded by audience

Question 5

Flich

Answer 5

To steal

Question 6

Gregarious

Answer 6

Outgoing, sociable

Question 7

Hone

Answer 7

To sharpen

Question 8

Impervious

Answer 8

Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

Question 9

Levity

Answer 9

Humor, frivolity, gaiety

Question 10

Morose

Answer 10

Sullen; saddened

Question 11

Lavish

Answer 11

Extravagant; luxurious

Question 12

Insufferable

Answer 12

Intolerable; incapable of being endured

Question 13

Vivacious

Answer 13

Lively; full of spirit

Question 14

Tempest

Answer 14

A violent storm

Question 15

Taciturn

Answer 15

Habitually silent or uncommunicative

Question 16

Diligent

Answer 16

Done with or characterized by great effort and care

Question 17

Chide

Answer 17

To scold; reprimand

Question 18

Elicit

Answer 18

To bring out; evoke

Question 19

Humane

Answer 19

Merciful, kindly

Question 20

Wry

Answer 20

Amusing, ironic

Question 21

Ample

Answer 21

Abundant, plentiful

Question 22

Berate

Answer 22

To scold harshly

Question 23

Choleric

Answer 23

Easily angered, short tempered

Question 24

Demean

Answer 24

To degrade, humiliate, humble

Question 25

Enigmatic

Answer 25

Puzzling, mysterious, inexplicable

Question 26

Flaccid

Answer 26

Limp, flabby, weak

Question 27

Goad

Answer 27

To prod or urge

Question 28

Hypochondria

Answer 28

Unfounded belief that one is often Ill

Question 29

Baleful

Answer 29

Harmful; with evil intentions

Question 30

Balk

Answer 30

To refuse; shrink; prevent

Question 31

Cacophony

Answer 31

Jarring, unpleasant noise

Question 32

Cadence

Answer 32

Rhythmic flow of poetry; marching beat

Question 33

Dainty

Answer 33

Delicate; sweet

Question 34

Daunt

Answer 34

To discourage; intimidate

Question 35

Fabricate

Answer 35

To make or devise; construct

Question 36

Facade

Answer 36

Face, front; mask, superficial appearance

Question 37

Gall

Answer 37

Bitterness; careless nerve

Question 38

Gambol

Answer 38

To dance or skip around playfully

Question 39

Habitat

Answer 39

Dwelling place