AP Ready Vocab 1-20

Question 1

instructive

Answer 1

useful and informative

Question 2

propriety

Answer 2

the condition of being right, appropriate, or fitting.

Question 3

infirmity

Answer 3

physical or mental weakness

Question 4

indulge

Answer 4

satisfy or yield freely to (a desire or interest).

Question 5

pathos

Answer 5

emotion

Question 6

conditional

Answer 6

subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms

Question 7

zealous

Answer 7

great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Question 8

paranoia

Answer 8

suspicion and mistrust of people or their actions without evidence or justification

Question 9

indifferent

Answer 9

having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.

Question 10

anaphora

Answer 10

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Question 11

esteem

Answer 11

respect and admiration, typically for a person.

Question 12

reposed

Answer 12

be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place.

Question 13

allusion

Answer 13

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Question 14

swindlers

Answer 14

a person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions.

Question 15

decency

Answer 15

behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.

Question 16

parallelism

Answer 16

the state of being parallel or corresponding in some way.

Question 17

coopering

Answer 17

make or repair (a cask or barrel).

Question 18

pathetic

Answer 18

miserably inadequate.

Question 19

conception

Answer 19

understanding; ability to imagine.the way in which something is perceived or regarded.

Question 20

resolution

Answer 20

a firm decision to do or not to do something.