This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > 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. The main idea comes first, followed by an independent grammatical unit such as a phrase or clause A) Mood. B) Narrative. C) Loose sentence. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loose sentence. 2. Which example best describes a situation in which someone is being brusque? A) A business man running to work. B) A rushed waitress refusing to chat. C) A student needing help in tutoring. D) A runner that just won a race. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rushed waitress refusing to chat. 3. To prevent, especially by threatening A) Deter. B) Complacent. C) Contempt. D) Vital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deter. 4. What is the definition of the word "nullify" ? A) To make of no use. B) To support or prop up. C) To express one's deep grief. D) To cover completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make of no use. 5. To delete objectionable material A) Censor. B) Biased. C) Disdain. D) Subtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Censor. 6. Choose the correct synonym for "obfuscate" . A) Clarify. B) Confuse. C) Illuminate. D) Simplify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confuse. 7. What is the term for a word that is directly opposite in meaning to another word? A) Antonym. B) Synonym. C) Homonym. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antonym. 8. To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false A) Refute. B) Approve. C) Endorse. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refute. 9. Mr. Simpson asked us to write an ..... for our paper. A) Ephemeral. B) Pedantic. C) Elegaic. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antithesis. 10. Deeply emotional A) Adroit. B) Poignant. C) Adulation. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poignant. 11. 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. 12. He always dreamed of living a very ..... life. A) Contemplative. B) Ribald. C) Canon. D) Wry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemplative. 13. Cunning; deceitfulness (not the same as guilt) A) Guile. B) Disdain. C) Abstract. D) Inevitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guile. 14. Wealthy; having an abundant supply A) Affluence. B) Influence. C) Affluenza. D) Efficacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affluence. 15. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work A) Paradox. B) Parallelism. C) Mood. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 16. It's ..... to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her A) Biased. B) Hypocritical. C) Trivial. D) Benevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypocritical. 17. Envoy means: A) A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison. B) An authoritative person who defines the future. C) Someone on a mission to represent another's mission. D) Person who behaves in a tyrannical manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone on a mission to represent another's mission. 18. Amy's ..... towards the major crisis only postponed the response. A) Blatant. B) Churl. C) Exuberance. D) Acquiescence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acquiescence. 19. What does the word "plausible" mean? A) Seeming reasonable or probable. B) Completely lacking in subtlety. C) Deserving censure or condemnation. D) To express one's deep grief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeming reasonable or probable. 20. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. A) Irony. B) Sarcasm. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 21. What is the definition of "plethora" ? A) A large number of something, almost to excess. B) A complicated, irregular network of paths. C) The state of being slow, long, or dull. D) Someone who knows a lot about food/drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large number of something, almost to excess. 22. Overly concerned with details or formalisms A) Pedantic. B) Wistful. C) Precarious. D) Speculative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pedantic. 23. Identify the antonym for 'verbose'. A) Wordy. B) Concise. C) Talkative. D) Prolix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concise. 24. 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. 25. Used to express conditions contrary to fact A) Indicative mood. B) Imperative mood. C) Mood. D) Subjective mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subjective mood. 26. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie A) PARADOX. B) ANAPHORA. C) EPISTROPHE. D) PARODY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PARADOX. 27. 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. 28. Insincere A) Deter. B) Eloquent. C) Hypocritical. D) Abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypocritical. 29. Which of the following would best be considered a bastion during war? A) A fortress. B) A ceasefire. C) A soldier. D) A missile. E) A clearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fortress. 30. Capable of being harmed A) Vulnerable. B) Virtue. C) Biased. D) Censor. 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