1. VOCABULARY REVIEW UNITS 7-9 AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION 2007-2008

2. IDENTIFY THE WORD FOR EACH GIVEN DEFINITON

3. 1 To calm or pacify To calm or pacify To lessen To lessen

4. 2 Misleading Misleading Not based on reality Not based on reality

5. 3 Festive, genial Festive, genial

6. 4 Done slyly or stealthily Done slyly or stealthily secret secret

7. 5 A complement; match A complement; match

8. 6 impudence

9. 7 Short-lived

10. 8 Of little value or importance

11. 9 A person who hates or despises people

12. 10 excessive

13. 11 To waver weakly in mind or will To waver weakly in mind or will

14. 12 A beginner, novice A beginner, novice

15. 13 Shining, radiant, resplendent Shining, radiant, resplendent

16. 14 An overwhelming verbal vote of approval An overwhelming verbal vote of approval

17. 15 To slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously To slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously

18. 16 Secret agreement Secret agreement

19. 17 The act of traveling The act of traveling

20. 18 A sudden outburst A sudden outburst A spasm A spasm

21. 19 An authoritative command, formal order An authoritative command, formal order To issue such an order To issue such an order

22. 20 Not easily excited Not easily excited

23. 21 Out and out Out and out blatant blatant

24. 22 To appease, pacify To appease, pacify

25. 23 One of a series of grades in an organization One of a series of grades in an organization A step-like formation or arrangement A step-like formation or arrangement

26. 24 To cast off, discard To cast off, discard shed shed

27. 25 Stupid or foolish Stupid or foolish

28. 26 To soak thoroughly To soak thoroughly

29. 27 A massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path A massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path Destructive force Destructive force

30. 28 A prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation A prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation

31. 29 Scarcity, dearth Scarcity, dearth

32. 30 To tear down To tear down

33. FILL IN THE BLANK

34. 31 In beating their prisoner, the guards were guilty of a truly _____ act. allaybestialillusoryconvivial

35. 32 The storefront was painted in _____ colors so that it would attract the attention of passersby. garishpicayunetyromandate

36. 33 Robert Browning and his _____ had ideas about poetry that seemed revolutionary in their day. inordinaterefulgentarrantcoterie

37. 34 In view of the high prices for home heating oil, the mild winter was a _____ turn of events. felicitous demurillusorygarish

38. 35 The speech in favor of the proposal was drowned out by a chorus of _____ from the senate floor. paucityrazedemurlitany

39. 36 The best storytellers _____ their tales in ways that help readers visualize the setting. juggernaut paucitysaturateembellish

40. 37 When the chorus in the Greek tragedy hears that the king has died, they tear their _____ in anguish. arrantraiment misanthropeperegrination

41. 38 The number of homeless and _____ persons has increased since the economy took a downturn. sloughechelonfatuousindigent

42. 39 The defense attorney was _____ as a bulldog in his cross-examination of the witness. pertinaciousraze fatuous refulgent

43. 40 The captain ordered the crew to _____ the ballast so the ship could move more quickly through the water. vacillatejettisonsaturateparoxysm

44. 41 Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, has a decidedly _____ temperament. effrontery furtivesaturninepaucity

45. 42 On the stand, the defendant _____ the guilty admissions she had made in her confession to the police. conciliated recanted litany arranted

46. 43 In Shakespeare’s plays, disturbances in the heavens usually _____ disaster or trouble in human affairs. badinagepaucityportendconciliate

47. 44 Shouting and name-calling are sure to _____ any quarrel. calumniate recantexacerbate saturate

48. 45 The jury felt the prosecution presented them with _____ evidence of the defendant’s guilt. mandateirrefutable saturnine paltry

49. 46 The team’s performance in the late innings was _____ because they were so far ahead. shibboleth lackadaisical tyroacclamation

50. 47 The continuing popularity of horror movies suggests that one way to score at the box office is to exploit the _____. GarnerHallowIgnominy Macabre

51. 48 That _____ speech in which she blamed others for her own mistakes may have cost her the election. FiatEsotericVituperativeAcuity

52. 49 The woman’s _____ nagging and nit-picking, drove her husband to live in his imagination more than in reality. MundaneUnremitting Nuance Fecund

53. 50 By the time Election Day finally rolls around, most voters are tired of hearing the same old slogans and _____. SylvanAgnosticShibboleth Derelict

54. 51 My grandmother’s kitchen was always _____ with the smells of baking. redolentmandatevituperativealleged

55. 52 The Elizabethans who wrote of shepherds in ideal country setting were imitating the Greek _____ poets. bucolicbestialfelicitouseffrontery

56. 53 The fussy music professor was distinguished more for her _____ than her true scholarship. counterpart picayune pedantryjuggernaut

57. 54 Since so many funds had been spent with so few results, they were _____ about appropriating more money. chary coterieconvivialpertinacious

58. 55 The billionaire was so greedy that he contributed only a _____ sum of money to charity each year. redolentbucolicvacillatepaltry

59. 56 Many people dismissed the poster artists of the 1960s as mere _____ with nothing serious to say about life or art. shibboleth dilettante chary ephemeral

60. 57 Employees were added to the work force in _____ of five to save money on training costs. razeincrementslitanyslough

61. SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS

62. 58 SYNONYM dilettanteamateur executive professional volunteer

63. 59 SYNONYM demurRemain behind Wish for Object to Hand over

64. 60 SYNONYM felicitousWell-oiled Well-heeled Well-put Well-bred

65. 61 SYNONYM calumniatedefer defame defy depend

66. 62 SYNONYM picayuneinconsequential dazzling discriminatory tactless

67. 63 SYNONYM lackadaisicalcolorless arduous puzzling indolent

68. 64 SYNONYM saturnineVivacious Sordid Significant Sullen

69. 65 SYNONYM imperturbableUnexcitable Unpredictable Unimpressive Unfortunate

70. 66 SYNONYM pedantryHog calling Wool gathering Nit-picking Apple-polishing

71. 67 SYNONYM vituperativeFatal Presumptuous Stylish Abusive

72. 68 ANTONYM acclamationfears jeers tears cheers

73. 69 ANTONYM bucolicartificial far-fetched metropolitan salient

74. 70 ANTONYM sloughavert allot attack assume

75. 71 ANTONYM felicitousgraceless pointless timeless artless

76. 72 ANTONYM effronteryerudition rear timidity puzzlement

77. 73 ANTONYM paucityAbundance Suburb Civilian Speed

78. 74 ANTONYM vacillateBe wary Be needy Be difficult Be constant

79. 75 ANTONYM tyroSnob Veteran Official Recluse

80. 76 ANTONYM illusoryDirect Real Mighty Tall

81. 77 ANTONYM indigentAlien Satisfied Strict Wealthy

82. 78 ANTONYM lackadaisicalUnresponsive Docile Energetic Reprehensible

83. 79 ANTONYM recantReorganize Relocate Recall Reaffirm

84. 80 ANTONYM jettisonCreate Retain Indulge Delay