Ap Language Vocabulary Quiz 4 (25 MCQs)

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1. A riddle or a mystery; a puzzling person
2. When something (object, animal, event, person, place, etc.) in a story represents itself but also stands for a bigger idea
3. Jumbo shrimp
4. When an object, animal, or idea is given human attributes/ characteristics
5. 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.
6. When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast
7. I'm on a heavy diet until my wedding day.
8. 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
9. We must wait to hear from the crown until we make any further decisions.
10. What is the antonym of "loquacious" ?
11. The arrangement of a work of literature
12. Joe eats too quickly.
13. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
14. Keeping oneself in the background; humility
15. Hint, insinuation
16. The main idea comes first, followed by an independent grammatical unit such as a phrase or clause
17. Which example best describes a situation in which someone is being brusque?
18. To prevent, especially by threatening
19. What is the definition of the word "nullify" ?
20. To delete objectionable material
21. Choose the correct synonym for "obfuscate" .
22. What is the term for a word that is directly opposite in meaning to another word?
23. To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false
24. Mr. Simpson asked us to write an ..... for our paper.
25. Deeply emotional