ENG III AP Vocab 3

31822347	embellish	to make more beautiful; decorate; adorn
31822348	emulate	imitate
31822349	endemic	native to a particular country or among a particular group
31822350	endorse	promote; recommend
31822351	enervate	sap the strength; weaken
31822352	enhance	intensify; improve
31822353	enigma	mystery; puzzle
31822354	enmity	mutual hatred
31822355	ephemeral	temporary; short-lived
31822356	eradicate	remove completely and permanently; exterminate
31822357	erratic	unpredictable; differing from what is normal or expected
31822358	erudition	the knowledge acquired through many years of study
31822359	esoteric	known to, or understood by, a limited group of people
31822360	ethereal	heavenly; fine; delicately beautiful
31822361	eulogize	to praise highly; to extol
31822362	euphemism	a word or phrase that's used to make an unpleasant idea sound better
31822363	evasive	tending to avoid giving direct answers
31822364	exacerbate	to make a bad situation worse
31822365	exalt	raise in rank; elevate; praise
31822366	expunge	erase
31822367	expurgate	to remove offensive words, ideas, or symbols; censor
31822368	extemporaneous	done without planning; improvised
31822369	extol	praise
31822370	extraneous	unnecessary; irrelevant
31822371	extricate	to free from a trap or difficult situation; to disentangle
31822372	exuberant	uncontrollably joyous
31822373	fallacious	false; misleading
31822374	fastidious	difficult to please
31822375	fervor	strong passion
31822376	fickle	lacking loyalty; unpredictably changeable; erratic
31822377	flaccid	lacking firmness; soft; limp
31822378	flagrant	openly and obviously evil; glaring; conspicuous
31822379	fledgling	beginner
31822380	flippancy	treating a serious situation with arrogant humor or disrespect
31822381	foment	to stir into action; rouse; incite
31822382	foresight	the ability to see ahead, anticipate, or predict
31822383	frugal	careful with money; thrifty
31822384	fulminate	to explode, either with sound or anger
31822385	furtive	sneaky; secretive
31822386	futile	hopelessly ineffective; useless; in vain
31822387	garbled	changed so much that the original meaning has been distorted; scrambled
31822388	garish	flashy; gaudy
31822389	garner	collect; gather; accumulate; earn
31822390	garrulous	very talkative; loquacious
31822391	genial	friendly; gracious; kind
31822392	germane	relevant; fitting
31822393	girth	distance around an object; circumference
31822394	glutton	a person who consumes huge quantities of food or drink; someone with great endurance
31822395	gravity	seriousness
31822396	gregarious	sociable; extroverted; enjoying companionship
31822397	gullible	easily deceived
31822398	hackneyed	unoriginal; trite
31822399	hamper	interfere with movement or progress
31822400	haphazard	without plan or direction
31822401	harangue	a long, lecturing speech
31822402	harbor	to provide shelter or refuge; hide
31822403	hardy	bold; brave; capable of withstanding harsh conditions
31822404	hedge	to avoid giving a clear answer, thereby escaping responsibility or blame
31822405	heed	notice; pay attention to
31822406	heinous	shockingly evil
31822407	heresy	an opinion expressed in defiance of generally accepted ideas
31822408	hiatus	gap; interruption; a break in the continuity of a process; a pause
31822409	hierarchy	a group of people in authority, ranked in order of power; a sequential listing
31822410	homage	respect paid to someone or something; tribute; honor
31822411	homogenous	the same throughout; consistent; uniform
31822412	hyperbole	extreme exaggeration