AP Vocabulary List 2

What does the word "fervent" mean?

• Showing great intensity, passion, or enthusiasm

• Being emotionally insensitive or unfeeling

• Expressing sorrow or lamentation

• Deep thought or consideration

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word describes someone who is concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty?

• Elegiac

• Fervent

• Aesthetic

• Callous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the meaning of "vexation"?

• The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

• The act of enduring pain or hardship without complaint

• The state of being reserved or indifferent

• The act of making an unpleasant feeling less intense

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "rumination" refer to?

• A stubborn refusal to change one's opinion

• Deep thought or consideration; meditation

• An emotional insensitivity

• A fervent intensity or passion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word best describes someone who is distant, reserved, or indifferent?

• Vexation

• Elegiac

• Aloof

• Obdurate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "elegiac" mean?

• Showing great intensity, passion, or enthusiasm

• Emotionally insensitive or unfeeling

• Expressing sorrow or lamentation, often for something past

• Deep thought or consideration; meditation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "obdurate" mean?

• To make an unpleasant feeling less intense

• Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

• Enduring pain or hardship without showing one's feelings

• Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word describes someone who is emotionally insensitive or unfeeling?

• Stoic

• Callous

• Fervent

• Aesthetic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "stoic" mean?

• The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

• Deep thought or consideration; meditation

• Enduring pain or hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining

• Expressing sorrow or lamentation, often for something past

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the definition of "assuage"?

• To show great intensity, passion, or enthusiasm

• To be concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

• To make an unpleasant feeling less intense; to alleviate

• To express sorrow or lamentation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4