AP Lang and Comp Set 5

What does the word "desecrate" mean?

• To improve, make better

• To damage a holy place; to treat with irreverence

• To repeal, cancel

• To flatter in order to gain favor

Which word describes something that occurs by a happy chance?

• Erratic

• Fortuitous

• Cryptic

• Pretentious

What is the meaning of "vehement"?

• Mysterious; hidden; secret

• Easily fooled

• Urgent; passionate; forceful

• Stubbornly opinionated

Which word means "mysterious; hidden; secret"?

• Cryptic

• Esoteric

• Solitude

• Rigor

What does "esoteric" mean?

• Intended for or understood by only a small group

• Outstanding

• Harshness or severity

• Accidental, occurring by a happy chance

Which word describes someone who is pompous and self-important?

• Sycophant

• Pretentious

• Gullible

• Erratic

What does "rescind" mean?

• To improve, make better

• To repeal, cancel

• To damage a holy place

• To flatter in order to gain favor

Which word means "outstanding"?

• Exemplary

• Vehement

• Erratic

• Dogmatic

What is a "sycophant"?

• A person who is easily fooled

• A person who is stubbornly opinionated

• A flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor

• A person who enjoys solitude

What does "ameliorate" mean?

• To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

• To repeal, cancel

• To treat with irreverence

• To be mysterious or secret