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English Lang: Vocab
MCQ Test: Vocabulary Assignment for AP English Language
| Term | Definition | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| Mirages | an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions | hallucination optical illusion trick |
| Enigmatic | difficult to interpret or understand | mysterious confusing inexplicable |
| Impenetrable | impossible to pass through or enter | unpassable navigational unclear |
| Invariably | in every case or on every occasion | always each time universally |
| Baulked | hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking | draw the line at resist draw back from |
| Heuristics | enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves | strong matches mental shortcut educated guess |
| Intuitive | using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning | instinctive build-in unlearned |
| Implication | the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated | suggestion imputation hint |
| Inadequacies | lacking the quality | insufficient short poor |
| Inflicted | cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something | administer to exact apply to |
| Diminishing | make or become less | decrease fall slump |
| Intuition | the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning. | instinct divination second case |
| Mythologizing | convert into myth or mythology | cook up fabricate manufacture |
| Preemptive | serving or intended to preempt or forestall something, especially to prevent attack by disabling the enemy | tending to prevent hinder blocking |
| Reluctance | unwillingness or disinclination to do something | unwillingness hesitancy lack of enthusiasm |
| Elusive | difficult to find, catch, or achieve | shifty always on the move difficult to track down |
| Eminent | (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession. | renowned renewed notable |
| Unparalleled | having no parallel or equal; exceptional | unique rare unmatched |
| Discourtesy | rude and inconsiderate behavior | rudeness bad manners disrespectfulness |
| Inarticulate | unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly | tongue-tied poorly spoken speechless |