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CA Lessons 3+4
Pre-AP Position
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| excerpt | A passage from a piece of writing; to quote |
| exhilarate | To cheer; to stimulate; to enliven |
| exonerate | To free; to relieve of something |
| exorbiant | Excessive |
| compound | To mix together; to combine parts/substances |
| exposition | A precise statement or explanation, A public exhibit or show |
| expound | To give an explanation or view of something in detail |
| impose | To force something onto others |
| imposter | One who deceives by using a false identity |
| proponent | One who argues in support of something |
| extraneous | Coming from outside; foreign, Not essential or vital |
| extrovert | A person mainly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward |
| mediate | To act as a negotiator between opposing sides in an arguement |
| mediocrity | A very ordinary person |
| non sequitur | A statement that doesn't follow logically from evidence |
| obsequious | Excessively willing to yield to others |
| subsequent | Coming later |
| sequester | To go into hiding; to seek solitude, isolation |