This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language Vocabulary – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false A) Refute. B) Support. C) Endorse. D) Approve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refute. 2. Mr. Simpson asked us to write an ..... for our paper. A) Antithesis. B) Pedantic. C) Ephemeral. D) Elegaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 3. Deeply emotional A) Adulation. B) Lament. C) Adroit. D) Poignant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poignant. 4. Which of the following is is the repetition of the same grammatical form in two or more parts of a sentence. A) Anaphora. B) Parallelism. C) Epistrophe. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 5. He always dreamed of living a very ..... life. A) Canon. B) Ribald. C) Wry. D) Contemplative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contemplative. 6. Cunning; deceitfulness (not the same as guilt) A) Guile. B) Disdain. C) Abstract. D) Inevitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guile. 7. Wealthy; having an abundant supply A) Influence. B) Affluence. C) Efficacy. D) Affluenza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affluence. 8. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work A) Paradox. B) Parallelism. C) Mood. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 9. It's ..... to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her A) Benevolent. B) Biased. C) Hypocritical. D) Trivial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypocritical. 10. Amy's ..... towards the major crisis only postponed the response. A) Acquiescence. B) Churl. C) Exuberance. D) Blatant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acquiescence. 11. What does the word "plausible" mean? A) Completely lacking in subtlety. B) Seeming reasonable or probable. C) Deserving censure or condemnation. D) To express one's deep grief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seeming reasonable or probable. 12. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. A) Sarcasm. B) Hyperbole. C) Irony. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 13. What is the definition of "plethora" ? A) Someone who knows a lot about food/drink. B) A complicated, irregular network of paths. C) A large number of something, almost to excess. D) The state of being slow, long, or dull. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large number of something, almost to excess. 14. Overly concerned with details or formalisms A) Speculative. B) Wistful. C) Pedantic. D) Precarious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pedantic. 15. Identify the antonym for 'verbose'. A) Prolix. B) Talkative. C) Wordy. D) Concise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Concise. 16. What is the meaning of "tenuous" ? A) Strong and thick. B) Insubstantial; in need of strengthening. C) Abundant and plentiful. D) Heavy and dense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insubstantial; in need of strengthening. 17. Used to express conditions contrary to fact A) Mood. B) Imperative mood. C) Subjective mood. D) Indicative mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subjective mood. 18. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie A) PARADOX. B) EPISTROPHE. C) ANAPHORA. D) PARODY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PARADOX. 19. A repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses A) Anaphora. B) Satire. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 20. Which of the following would best be considered a bastion during war? A) A soldier. B) A fortress. C) A missile. D) A clearing. E) A ceasefire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fortress. 21. Capable of being harmed A) Vulnerable. B) Censor. C) Biased. D) Virtue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vulnerable. 22. A comparison between two things to explain or clarify; inference that if two things are alike in one way, they'll be alike in other ways A) Analogy. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 23. What does the word 'pragmatic' mean? A) Emotional. B) Practical. C) Theoretical. D) Idealistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practical. 24. If I were you, I'd get another job. A) Subjective mood. B) Indicative mood. C) Imperative mood. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjective mood. 25. Used only for factual sentences A) Mood. B) Indicative mood. C) Imperative mood. D) Subjective mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicative mood. 26. Healthcare professionals are extremely ..... A) Contemplative. B) Ribald. C) Altruistic. D) Commendation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Altruistic. 27. Unavoidable; bound to happen A) Eccentric. B) Abstract. C) Virtue. D) Inevitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inevitable. 28. To derive a conclusion by reasoning is to ..... A) Infer. B) Resolve. C) Illuminate. D) Refute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infer. 29. You shouldn't ..... Kate for making a mistake when she is still in training. A) Contemplate. B) Assert. C) Berate. D) Reciprocate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Berate. 30. Cheryl was considered a ..... person. A) Allegory. B) Churl. C) Ribald. D) Profuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Churl. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAp Language Vocabulary Quiz 1Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 2Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 3Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 5Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 6Ap English Language QuizAp Language And Composition QuizAp Language Synthesis Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books