SAT Vocb 5 (AP Lit)

What is the definition of the word 'adulation'?

• Excessive admiration or praise

• A type of plant

• A mathematical term

• A historical event

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What is the definition of the word 'adherence'?

• The act of faithfully sticking to something

• A type of adhesive

• A form of resistance

• An unrelated concept

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What is the definition of the word 'critique'?

• A detailed analysis and assessment of something

• A brief summary of a text

• An unrelated comment

• A fictional story

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What is the definition of the word 'scrutiny'?

• A detailed examination or inspection

• A casual glance or look

• A type of writing style

• A form of entertainment

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What is the definition of the word 'impugn'?

• To attack as false or questionable

• To praise highly

• To ignore completely

• To support wholeheartedly

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What is the definition of the word 'excoriate'?

• To praise highly

• To criticize severely

• To explore thoroughly

• To decorate lavishly

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What is the definition of the word 'convey'?

• To bring or communicate

• To create or invent something new

• To destroy or ruin completely

• To hide or conceal from view

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What is the definition of the word 'contrive'?

• To plan with ingenuity; devise

• To destroy completely

• To misunderstand something

• To relax and do nothing

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What is the definition of the word 'conventional'?

• Following traditional forms and accepted standards

• Innovative and new

• Unusual and unique

• Difficult to understand

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What is the definition of the word 'scrupulous'?

• having strong principles

• Lazy and indifferent

• having strong principals

• Unreliable and dishonest

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A