Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 3 (30 MCQs)

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1. Replacing one word or phrase that sounds harsh with something that sounds nicer
2. Moral excellence
3. A story or poem where the events and/or characters represent bigger, abstract ideas like religious or political events/people/beliefs
4. Buzz, hiss, hum, crack, whinny, murmur
5. Her acts towards the homeless man were very .....
6. Barely mobile; not exerting much energy
7. To return an argument with a counterargument or reply with wit or sharpness
8. Respectful submission
9. The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. "Maybe a silly bunch of rats could put one over on Sela. Huh, she was old and had lost a lot of her ..... Not like me! They hadn't reckoned with a smart intelligent young fox like I am.-Brian Jacques
10. A riddle or a mystery; a puzzling person
11. When something (object, animal, event, person, place, etc.) in a story represents itself but also stands for a bigger idea
12. When an object, animal, or idea is given human attributes/ characteristics
13. Peter has a (an) ..... air about him; when he speaks to his colleagues, it's as if he addresses them from up on a big, high horse.
14. When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast
15. I'm on a heavy diet until my wedding day.
16. At times, the grayness of the place was consumed by its own ..... noise, of bars clanging, of inmates being led through the corridors, of guards yelling out orders ..... Benjamin Weiser
17. We must wait to hear from the crown until we make any further decisions.
18. What is the antonym of "loquacious" ?
19. The arrangement of a work of literature
20. Joe eats too quickly.
21. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
22. Keeping oneself in the background; humility
23. Hint, insinuation
24. The main idea comes first, followed by an independent grammatical unit such as a phrase or clause
25. Which example best describes a situation in which someone is being brusque?
26. To prevent, especially by threatening
27. What is the definition of the word "nullify" ?
28. To delete objectionable material
29. Choose the correct synonym for "obfuscate" .
30. What is the term for a word that is directly opposite in meaning to another word?