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Vocabulary for the College-Bound
A.P. English Language and Composition Test 1 - Overview
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Learning New Words From Contexts Exercises Covered
Part 1: Study Your New Words 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6 Part 2: Contexts with Similar Words 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.12, Part 3: “Commonsense” Contexts 2.13, 2.14, 2.15,2.16, 2.18, Part 4: Mixed Contexts 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.24
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Pretest 1 - Antonyms Complete the pretest on your own.
After you’ve completed all the items, compare your responses with your partner. Share with the class any interesting differences between your answers
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Study Your Words – Group 1 Which ones are familiar?
Ameliorate amelioration Conserve conservation conservational Detriment detrimental Exotic Folly Formerly former Harmony harmonious Ignore ignoramous Impediment impede Indolent indolence Intact Invalid invalidate invalid Noncarcinogenic Parsimonious Parsimony Raze Reticent reticence Retire Retort retort Subvert subversion Tractable tractibility
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Apply What You’ve Learned
Sentence Completion Concise Writing** Close Reading Antonyms Composition (not on the tests) Brainteasers
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Pretest 2 – Find the Context
Complete the pretest on your own. After you’ve completed all the items, compare your responses with your partner. Share with the class any interesting differences between your answers
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Study Your Words – Group 2 Which ones are familiar?
Baffle baffling Cinema cinematography Despise despicable Ebullient ebullience Exaggerate exaggeration Exhort Exhortation Expertise Finicky Gall gall Inane inanity Occident occidental Peruse Perusal Scuffle Spurn Stipend Surveillance Tepid tepidly Wager Wane
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Apply What You’ve Learned
Sentence Completion Concise Writing** Close Reading Synonyms and Antonyms Composition (not on the tests) Brainteasers
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Pretest 3 – Use Commonsense
Complete the pretest on your own. After you’ve completed all the items, compare your responses with your partner. Share with the class any interesting differences between your answers
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Study Your Words – Group 3
Abhorrent Abhor Admonish Admonition Ambrosial Confine Confinement Decade Detonate Detonation Ephemeral Gullible Gull Haggle Immerse Immersion Insomnia Insomniac Lapse Probe Prober Render Replenish Score Snub Suture Unwittingly
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Apply What You’ve Learned
Sentence Completion Concise Writing** Synonyms and Antonyms Close Reading Composition (not on the tests) Brainteasers
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Pretest 4 – Mixed Contexts
Complete the pretest on your own. After you’ve completed all the items, compare your responses with your partner. Share with the class any interesting differences between your answers
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Study New Words – Group 4 Acquit Oblivious Sweltering Complex
Acquittal Complex Complexity Consign Consignee Effrontery Excruciating Forbearance Hamper Nettlesome Oblivious Oblivion Prodigious Prodigy Rejuvenate Residue Residual Salutary Scrutinize Scrutiny Supersede Sweltering Swelter Unruffled Unwieldy Unwieldiness Withdraw Withdrawal Zany
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Apply What You’ve Learned
Sentence Completion Concise Writing** Synonyms Close Reading Composition (not on the tests) Brainteasers
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Vocab Test 1 You will have the entire period to complete the test.
Answer all the questions to the best of your ability. The test must be completed individually. The test answers will become available for review when all students have completed the test.
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