This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Ap > Ap Language Vocabulary – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Smug; self-satisfied; overly confident A) Disdain. B) Complacent. C) Virtue. D) Contempt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complacent. 2. An instance of indirect reference A) Allusion. B) Analogy. C) Allegory. D) Detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 3. Leah's ..... was correct. A) Fervent. B) Assertions. C) Aceric. D) Combative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertions. 4. Directly opposite or opposed A) Antithetical. B) Pedantic. C) Underscore. D) Refutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithetical. 5. Penetrating or clear intelligence or skill A) Acuity. B) Bolster. C) Bolster. D) Prowess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acuity. 6. He was forced to stand down from his position as president. A) PARADOX. B) OXYMORON. C) METONYMY. D) PARALLELISM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OXYMORON. 7. Intense enthusiasm for the pursuit of something A) Zeal. B) Haphazard. C) Earnest. D) Exasperated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeal. 8. A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox A) Juxtaposition. B) Paradox. C) Metaphor. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 9. Which of the following words is a synonym for 'ephemeral'? A) Enduring. B) Lasting. C) Fleeting. D) Permanent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fleeting. 10. What is the antonym of "curtail" ? A) Reduce. B) Extend. C) Clip. D) Limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extend. 11. ..... is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text. A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Connotation. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 12. A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a familiarity. A) Analogy. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 13. Jordan was very ..... A) Diction. B) Dissipate. C) Profuse. D) Surly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surly. 14. He was very ..... when the police arrived. A) Comprehensive. B) Combative. C) Affectation. D) Resigned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Combative. 15. What is a synonym for "tedium" ? A) Fun. B) Excitement. C) Boredom. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boredom. 16. Clever or skillful in the use of hands or the mind A) Prowess. B) Adroit. C) Acuity. D) Poignant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adroit. 17. A conscious state of mind or predominant emotion A) Mood. B) Perspective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 18. To estimate the value of; to measure A) Assess. B) Vital. C) Virtue. D) Deter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assess. 19. When someone is arrogant or conceited, they would be considered ..... A) Empathetic. B) Pompous. C) Repudiate. D) Genteel. E) Aristocratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pompous. 20. Rude or unmannerly A) Bristle. B) Blithe. C) Boorish. D) Decorum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boorish. 21. Conjoining contradictory terms; a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings (e.g. cruel kindness) A) Oxymoron. B) Anaphora. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 22. A way of regarding situations or topics A) Perspective. B) Euphemism. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perspective. 23. A figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating its opposite A) Narrative. B) Litotes. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Loose sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Litotes. 24. Paige was ..... toward the elderly woman. A) Brusque. B) Condescending. C) Erudite. D) Inimitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condescending. 25. A narrow-minded person would be described as ..... A) Provincial. B) Eccentric. C) Perceptive. D) Receptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provincial. 26. Speaking well; articulate A) Biased. B) Virtue. C) Vital. D) Eloquent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eloquent. 27. To relate in particulars; to report minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify A) Simile. B) Detail. C) Tone. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detail. 28. If Stacy was complacent, she might ..... after school. A) Study math. B) Take a nap. C) Seek tutoring. D) Go to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take a nap. 29. Because Abby came from a wealthy family, it was not surprising she looked at homeless people with ..... A) Profound. B) Arrogant. C) Tenacious. D) Contempt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contempt. 30. Which of the following is an antonym for "blithe" ? A) Buoyant. B) Heavy-hearted. C) Indifferent. D) Carefree. 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