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AP Lang Vocab 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| emphatic | uttered with or marked by emphasis, tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience, relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory, capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment |
| encapsulation | enclosed in or as if in a capsule, summarized |
| enigmatic | mysterious |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse, of uncertain nature or classification |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying |
| Disillusioned | Having lost faith or trust in something formerly regarded as good or valuable |
| excessive | exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal |
| exhortation | language intended to incite and encourage |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| archaic | so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period |
| argument | a methodical process of logical reasoning |
| assertion | the act of affirming or stating something |
| assumption | the act of taking something for granted |
| asyndeton | omission of conjunctions where they would usually be used |