AP Vocab 179-356

emaciated (adjective)

thin and wasted

embargo (noun)

government pr

embellish (verb)

to adorn

emulate (verb)

to imitate or rival

encounter (verb)

to come across; to meet

enervate (verb)

to weaken

engender (verb)

to cause; produce

enigma (noun)

something puzzling; a riddle

enthusiastic (adjective)

showing great interest or excitement

ephemeral (adjective)

short-lived; fleeting

equestrian (adjective)

related to horseback riding

equivocal (adjective)

doubtful; ambiguous

escalate (verb)

to enlarge; to increase

esoteric (adjective)

known only to a chosen few

eulogy (noun)

praise (often at a funeral)

euphemism (noun)

mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

euphonious (adjective)

melodious

exacerbate (verb)

exemplary (adjective)

serving as a model of excellence

exhaustive (adjective)

thorough; comprehensive

exodus (noun)

a mass departure

exonerate (verb)

acquit; exculpate; prove innocent

expedient (adjective)

advantageous; convenient; suitable; practical

expedite (verb)

to quicken; hurry something through a process

expletive (noun)

an exclamatory word or phrase, often obscene

explicit (adjective)

definite; open; specific

exponent (noun)

one who speaks for, represents, advocate

expunge (verb)

to strike out; to erase; to remove

extol (verb)

to praise; glorify

exult (verb)

to rejoice greatly; be jubilant; triumphant

extricate (verb)

to free; disentangle

fallacious (adjective)

misleading; false

fanaticism (noun)

excessive zeal

fastidious (adjective)

difficult to please; squeamish; finicky

fecund (adjective)

fruitful; productive

fervor (noun)

glowing ardor; burning intensity of feeling

festoon (noun)

a decorative chain or strip hung in a curve

fiasco (noun)

a failure

flamboyant (adjective)

ornate; showy

flagrant (adjective)

conspicuously wicked; glaringly wrong

flourish (verb)

to thrive; grow or develop luxuriantly

flotilla (noun)

a fleet of small ships

formidable (adjective)

frightening; dreadful; awe-inspiring

gargoyle (noun)

a rain spout in shape of grotesque figure

gauntlet (noun)

a thick, heavy glove (from a suit of armor)

germinate (verb)

to begin to grow; sprout

globule (noun)

a tiny drop; a small ball

googol (noun)

1 followed by 100 zeroes (10 to 100th power)

gossamer (adjective)

light

gravity (noun)

seriousness

gregarious (adjective)

sociable

guerilla (noun)

member of military force

guile (noun)

deceit; duplicity; cunning

guru (noun)

one who is followed as leader; teacher; spiritual leader

gyrate (verb)

to revolve around a point or axis

hackneyed (adjective)

commo

halcyon (adjective)

calm; peaceful

haphazard (adjective)

random; by chance

harbinger (noun)

forerunner; herald

haughtiness (noun)

pride; arrogance

ye

he

heritage (noun)

something (tradition) passed down generations

hieroglyphic (noun)

Egyptian system of writing

hirsute (adjective)

very hairy

holocaust (noun)

widespread destruction, especially by fire

hologram (noun)

3 dimensional photographic record

homogeneous (adjective)

of the same kind

hypocritical (adjective)

pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

hypothetical (adjective)

based on assumptions

idolatrous (adjective)

worshipful; reverential; excessively admiring

immune (adjective)

protected from disease naturally or by vaccine

immutable (adjective)

unchangeable; permanent

impertinent (adjective)

offensively bold; rude

implication (noun)

that which is hinted at or suggested

implicit (adjective)

understood but not stated

impropriety (noun)

improper conduct; bad manners

inadvertently (adverb)

carelessly; unintentionally

inaugurate (verb)

to start; initiate; install into office

incarcerate (verb)

to put in prison

incessant (adjective)

uninterrupted; unending; non-stop

incidental (adjective)

not essential; minor

incite (verb)

to arouse to action

inclement (adjective)

stormy; harsh

incongruous (adjective)

not fitting; absurd

incontrovertible (adjective)

indisputable

incorrigible (adjective)

uncorrectable

indict (verb)

charge; accuse of

indifference (adjective)

disinterest; unconcern

indifferent (adjective)

having no preference

indolent (adjective)

lazy

indulgent (adjective)

humoring; yielding; lenient

inept (adjective)

incompetent; inexpert; clumsy; ham-fisted; bungling

inevitable (adjective)

unavoidable; bound to happen

infamous (adjective)

notoriously bad