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AP ACT Vocab Set 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dreary The gray clouds in the sky made the day feel dreary. | adj. sad, gloomy, dull |
| Dubious The man's claims to the throne were dubious since nobody knew where he'd come from. | adj. doubtful, questionable |
| Eccentric She's a little eccentric but still fun to be around. | adj. peculiar or odd; deviating from the norm |
| Egregious After cheating on the exam, Emily began to feel as though she'd made an egregious mistake. | adj. extremely bad |
| Eloquent His speech was not only eloquent but also extremely compelling. | adj. having refined or expressive communication skills (in speaking or writing) |
| Eminent Our town made news when the eminent magician came to perform at our local theater. | adj. superior or distinguished; high in position or status |
| Emit Plants consume carbon dioxide and emit oxygen. | v. to discharge, give forth, or release |
| Emphatic Her emphatic smile told me she was excited to ride the roller coaster. | adj. very expressive; using emphasis |
| Empirical You need empirical evidence to support your claim. | adj. derived from experience, observation, or an experiment |
| Endow According to the myth, the gods endowed him with the gift of healing. | v. to equip or bestow (usu. a quality or ability) |
| Endure I can't endure this wait any longer. Will Stanford accept or reject me? | v. to withstand, sustain, or hold out against |
| Entail A doctoral program entails long nights and a heavy workload. | v. to involve or include |
| Entrenched Her face will forever be entrenched in my memory. | adj. firmly established |
| Enumerate I can't enumerate how many times I've had to remind my students when their papers are due. | v. to specify or count |
| Envy His envy of her is quite obvious. She envies her coworker's social skills. | n. excessive jealousy v. to admire and be jealous of |
| Erratic The car became erratic after slipping on ice. | adj. having no fixed course; deviating from the norm |
| Establish They established a law that made it illegal to drive after drinking any amount of alcohol. Our group established a new branch in Chicago. | v. to enact v. to found (a business, group, school, etc.) |
| Evoke Horror movies are great at evoking fear. | v. to draw forth or call up |
| Exacerbate The doctor told me not to run as it can exacerbate my knee injury. | v. to make worse or increase the severity of |
| Excel She was a well-rounded student but excelled especially in science. | v. to do something extremely well or to be superior in |
| denotation | The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition. |
| diacope | Repetition of a word or phrase with one or more words between the repetition. Think of this as anaphora, but at the end of clauses. "They will laugh, indeed they will laugh, at his parchment and his wax." - Edmund Burke |
| dramatic irony | The reader or audience knows more about the circumstances or future events in a story than the characters within it. |
| epilogue | A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened. |
| epithet | Describes a place, a thing or a person in such a way that it helps in making the characteristics of a person, thing or place more prominent. Catherine the Great |
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