AP Lang Week 6 Vocab

1. elixir-

a supposed remedy for all ailments (noun)

Syn: medicine, panacea

The ____ that Mrs. Higgins used for colds was a secret that had been handed down in her family from generation to generation.

2. elucidate

to make clear (verb)

Syn: explain, clarify Ant: obscure

To ____ and bolster his argument, he drew a large chart on the board.

3. emanate-

to come forth; to send forth (verb)

Syn: rise, emerge

She tried to control her anger, but harsh words began to ____ from her lips.

4. emendation-

a correction (noun)

The last edition of the book contains many ____

5. empathy-

an understanding of another's feelings (noun)

As laurie's face became redder by the minute, I felt a certain ____ for her.

6. empirical-

based on practical experience rather than theory (adj)

Syn: observable Ant: theorerical

He was the first to present ____ data to support the argument that smoking is harmful.

7. endemic-

confined to a particular country or area (adj)

Once it had been ____ to Africa, but now it is becoming a world-wide epidemic.

8. enervate-

to weaken (verb)

Syn: devitalize, exhaust Ant: energize, strengthen

Because the hot, humid weather ____ the boys, they were content to sit in the shade.

9. ennui-

boredom; a weariness resulting from a lack of interest (noun)

Ant: excitement, interest

Because the speaker sensed a feeling of ____ settling over the audience, he told a joke.

10. ephemeral-

lasting only a brief time; short-lived (adj)

Syn: transient, fleeting Ant: permanent

The celebrity who doesn't realize that fame is ____ is in for a rude awakening when people no longer know or care who the person is.

11. epitome-

a typical example; a condensed account (noun)

Syn: representative, summary

As he saw to the comfort of his guests, he was the ____ of Southern hospitality.

12. ergo-

therefore (conj)

Syn: consequently, hence

I am broke; ____, I can't pay the rent this week.

13. erotic-

pertaining to sexual love (adj)

The statues in the museum were thought to be too ____ to allow young children to view them.

14. eschew-

to keep away from; to avoid; to shun (verb)

Ant: to embrace, welcome

Embrace virtue and ____ sin was the theme of the minister's sermon.

15. facetious-

comical; jocular; flippant (adj)

Syn: joking, witty, jocose Ant: solemn, serious

Her ____ comments were beginning to get tiresome.

16. path (root word)

to feel; to suffer

17. -ic

all having the characteristics of (endemic, empirical, anemic)