Vocab Test AP Lang
Across
- 2. An intense desire for wealth, often at the expense of morals.
- 6. Polished and sophisticated, often with good manners.
- 7. The vocabulary of a language, group, or subject.
- 9. Done hastily with little attention to detail.
- 10. A person with deep knowledge or exceptional skill in a particular area.
- 11. To revoke or cancel something, often formally.
- 13. Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
- 15. To relieve or ease an intense feeling or situation.
- 19. To avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility.
- 20. Excessively talkative, often about trivial matters.
- 21. To guess or infer something without conclusive evidence.
- 26. To deliberately avoid or shun something.
- 29. Lazy or unwilling to exert effort.
- 30. In a way that is dangerously unstable or insecure.
- 32. To stimulate into action, often through shock or excitement.
- 36. An implied or suggested meaning, often emotional or cultural.
- 38. A strong dislike or hatred, often directed at something morally wrong.
- 39. To confirm or support a statement or theory with evidence.
- 41. Quick and witty conversational exchange.
- 43. An independent thinker who resists conformity.
- 44. The combination of ideas or elements to form a whole.
- 46. To correct or make right something that is wrong.
- 48. To feel intense dislike or disgust for something.
- 49. A lack or scarcity of something, especially something essential.
- 50. Someone who flatters others to gain advantage.
- 51. Childish or immature, often in a negative sense.
- 52. Idealistic to an impractical or unrealistic degree.
- 53. An insufficient quantity or scarcity of something.
- 56. The quality of being open and honest, often bluntly so.
- 57. To suppress or hold back, often forcibly.
- 58. Empty and bleak, often evoking feelings of loneliness or abandonment.
Down
- 1. The humorous misuse of a word by confusing it with a similar-sounding one.
- 3. A question or inquiry, often seeking information or clarification.
- 4. Cheerful and carefree, often to an excessive or inappropriate degree.
- 5. Sullen or gloomy in temperament or mood.
- 8. Overly sentimental, often to the point of being tearful.
- 12. Rude or disrespectful, often inappropriately so.
- 14. To prevent or hinder someone’s plans or efforts.
- 15. To influence or change something, often subtly or indirectly.
- 16. A principle or belief, often foundational to a philosophy or religion.
- 17. Informal language or expressions typical of conversation.
- 18. A driving force or motivation behind an action.
- 22. Unnecessarily repetitive or superfluous.
- 23. To suggest something without stating it directly.
- 24. To deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning.
- 25. Brief and to the point, often in a way that seems abrupt.
- 27. The result or outcome of a particular action or cause.
- 28. An excessive or overabundant amount of something.
- 31. About to happen, often with a sense of urgency.
- 33. Demanding great effort or endurance, often challenging.
- 34. Wickedness or moral depravity.
- 35. Brief and clear, without unnecessary words.
- 37. To express an opinion, often formally.
- 40. The ability to understand and share another person's feelings.
- 42. Childishly irritable or bad-tempered.
- 45. Fluent and persuasive in speech or writing.
- 47. A firmly held belief or a sense of certainty about something.
- 53. To read or examine something carefully or in detail.
- 54. Lacking empathy or concern, often in a cold-hearted manner.
- 55. Extremely thin and bony, often from hunger or illness.