AP Language Arts Vocabulary Lesson 13
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282544265 | Eulogy | A speech or statement, written or oral, in praise of a person or his character; high commendation, or praise | |
282544266 | Euphony | A pleasing sound; a pleasant effect on the ear produced by words in certain combinations | |
282544267 | Exacerbate | To make (a person) angry or to increase his bitterness | |
282544268 | Execration | A curse expressing intense hatred | |
282544269 | Exigency | State of urgency or a case demanding immediate attention or action | |
282544270 | Exonerate | To free from blame | |
282544271 | Exotic | Not native; strange because of its distant or foreign association | |
282544272 | Expatiate | To write or speak in great length | |
282544273 | Expatriate | To exile, or banish from one's native land; to go into voluntary exile | |
282544274 | Expediant | Advantageous, based on the desire for special advantage ir selfish profit, rather than on principle or right | |
282544275 | Expiate | To atone for, or pay the penalty of, as a sin; or to make satisfaction for or make amends for an offense or wrong committed | |
282544276 | Explicit | Distinctly and clearly stated, outspoken | |
282544277 | Expunge | To strike out | |
282544278 | Extemporize | to utter or to do (something) without preparation or previous study | |
282544279 | Extenuate | To make smaller or weaker in degree, to lessen, or treat as less severe than it is | |
282544280 | Extirpate | To pluck out by the root; to eradicate | |
282544281 | Facetious | Humorous; in a manner of spirit of levity | |
282544282 | Factious | inclined to cause factions or discontent; urged on by party, spirit or a clique | |
282544283 | Fallacy | 1. Faulty reasoning, not based on logic; an invalid argument 2. A false or erroneous idea | |
282544284 | Fallible | Liable to make mistakes or be decieved; liable to be inaccurate |