AP English Words

Question 1

admonish

Answer 1

ad·mon·ish
ədˈmäniSH/
verb
to warn or reprimand someone firmly

Question 2

exhortation

Answer 2

noun

an encouragement to do something

Question 3

pedagogic

Answer 3

adjective
relating to pedagogy/education/teaching

having to do with teachers, education

Question 4

stymie

Answer 4

verb

to present an obstacle or roadblock to something

Question 5

admonition

Answer 5

noun

a warning or reprimand

Question 6

exhort

Answer 6

verb

to encourage

Question 7

pedagogy

Answer 7

noun

education, the science/study of teaching

Question 8

causality

Answer 8

noun
cau·sal·i·ty \kȯ-ˈza-lə-tē\
: the relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it

: the idea that something can cause another thing to happen or exist

Question 9

to mandate

Answer 9

verb

to command

Question 10

mandatory

Answer 10

adjective

required

Question 11

a mandate

Answer 11

noun

a command

Question 12

sober

Answer 12

adjective
soberer, soberest.
1.
not intoxicated or drunk.
2.
habitually temperate, especially in the use of liquor.
3.
quiet or sedate in demeanor, as persons.

Question 13

budding

Answer 13

adjective
(of a person) beginning and showing signs of promise in a particular career or field.
“budding young actors”

Question 14

amateur

2 parts of speech

Answer 14

am·a·teur
ˈamədər,ˈaməˌtər,ˈaməCHər/

noun
1.
a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.
synonyms: nonprofessional, nonspecialist, layman, layperson; More
antonyms: professional
a person considered contemptibly inept at a particular activity.
“that bunch of stumbling amateurs”
synonyms: bungler, incompetent, bumbler
“what a bunch of amateurs”

adjective
adjective: amateur
1.
engaging or engaged in without payment; nonprofessional.
“an amateur archaeologist”
synonyms: nonprofessional, nonspecialist, lay; dilettante
“an amateur sportsman”