AP Vocabulary 1
Monday, August 24 – Friday, August 28
Name _______________________________________________
SHEET AND PARAGRAPH DUE FRIDAY
Part I: Match the word to the definition, and use a dictionary or thesaurus to write synonyms and other forms of the words.
Word Bank:
Review:
ardent
impertinent
amiable
ameliorate
fastidious
fervent
laborious
peruse
effusion
capitulate
Rhetorical Device: Hyperbole
Word
Pt of
Speech
Definition
2 Synonyms
Noun, Verb, Adjective,
or Adverb form
ardent
adj
full of passion and excitement
fervent, ebullient
adverb: ardently
noun: ardor
having or showing a good nature or friendliness
very attentive to detail
showing lack of respect; insolently rude
to make better or to lessen pain, difficulty, tension, etc.
fussy,
II. Fill in the appropriate words (in the proper form of the word) from the vocabulary list. Some words will be used twice. Some, but not all
sentences give you some hints as to the proper form.
1. Her daily run of 90 minutes, shows how _________________________ or ___________________________, Daisy is about doing well in
the marathon next month.
2. Juan, an ________________________ sales entrepreneur, wholeheartedly followed his dream of becoming the company president.
3. Although the employee’s _______________________________ attitude annoyed the boss, he nevertheless _________________________
and gave her the week off.
4. Bonnie’s ____________________________ personality put everyone at ease around her.
5. Joseph’s _________________________________ ways drove everyone at the restaurant crazy; even the most self-proclaimed neat-freak
thought he went overboard.
6. Lucy’s homework is ________________________________ly prepared, almost to perfection.
7. To _____________________________ the effects of the heat, Andrew drinks extra water and carries a container with him.
8. Mr. Crabee is always sneering and complaining; he’s a little short on ___________________________________ility.
9. Her constant ________________________________s of “I-love-you” made her mother think she was hiding something.
10. The child’s ____________________________ was more than the teacher could tolerate; Mrs. Rondularian finally put Tommy in time-out.
11. The process of transferring the liquid evenly into the vials was ___________________, but Dr. Yabba Dabba was ________________ that
the experiment be finished before sundown.
12. The sincere apology Myrna gave Scarlet went far to _______________________________ her friend’s anger.
13. As I was _______________________ the newspaper, I came across an ad that interested me.
14. She began talking ________________________________ly, words spilling out faster than the tears down her face.
15. His constant _____________________________ during meetings were beginning to cause the board members to doubt him.
III. On a separate sheet of paper, type or neatly write a paragraph/story using and UNDERLINING the new words for this week. In your
paragraph, use hyperbole and underline or highlight the sentence(s) in which the understatement appears.
Write the definition of hyperbole here: