AP Lang "E" List

Eccentric

departing from what is usual or conventional

Edict

a proclamation having the force of law

Egregious

very noticeable; outstandingly bad

Ethereal

seeming to belong to or come from another world

Emaciated

very thin or feeble from lack of nutrition or illness

Eschew

to avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds

Efficacy

the power to produce a result or effect

Effusive

marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm

Eidetic

marked by extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall, especially of visual images

Enigmatic

mysterious

Eponymous

named for a particular person or thing

Epitome

a typical or ideal example

Errant

behaving wrongly

Eulogium

glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise

Exhort

to incite by argument or advice

Effrontery

shameless boldness

Ephemeral

lasting a very short time

Exodus

a mass departure

Elucidate

to make lucid by explanation or analysis

Expedite

to accelerate the process or progress of

Exalt

to elevate by praise or in estimation

Elysian

blissful or delightful in a way that seems otherworldly

Erudite

having or showing knowledge gained by studying

Esoteric

requiring or exhibiting knowledge restricted to a small group

Exacerbate

to make something bad worse