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AP Language Arts Vocabulary Lesson 13

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282544265EulogyA speech or statement, written or oral, in praise of a person or his character; high commendation, or praise
282544266EuphonyA pleasing sound; a pleasant effect on the ear produced by words in certain combinations
282544267ExacerbateTo make (a person) angry or to increase his bitterness
282544268ExecrationA curse expressing intense hatred
282544269ExigencyState of urgency or a case demanding immediate attention or action
282544270ExonerateTo free from blame
282544271ExoticNot native; strange because of its distant or foreign association
282544272ExpatiateTo write or speak in great length
282544273ExpatriateTo exile, or banish from one's native land; to go into voluntary exile
282544274ExpediantAdvantageous, based on the desire for special advantage ir selfish profit, rather than on principle or right
282544275ExpiateTo atone for, or pay the penalty of, as a sin; or to make satisfaction for or make amends for an offense or wrong committed
282544276ExplicitDistinctly and clearly stated, outspoken
282544277ExpungeTo strike out
282544278Extemporizeto utter or to do (something) without preparation or previous study
282544279ExtenuateTo make smaller or weaker in degree, to lessen, or treat as less severe than it is
282544280ExtirpateTo pluck out by the root; to eradicate
282544281FacetiousHumorous; in a manner of spirit of levity
282544282Factiousinclined to cause factions or discontent; urged on by party, spirit or a clique
282544283Fallacy1. Faulty reasoning, not based on logic; an invalid argument 2. A false or erroneous idea
282544284FallibleLiable to make mistakes or be decieved; liable to be inaccurate

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