12/11+12/12 Flashcards
eclectic
ih-KLEK-tik
adj
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources; wide-ranging; varied
n
a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
adj
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources; wide-ranging; varied
n
a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
eclectic
ih-KLEK-tik
My father had _ taste in music. We’d listen to hip-hop, classical, and jazz.
eclectic
ih-KLEK-tik
edict
EE-dikt
noun
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
noun
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
edict
EE-dikt
The soldiers must obey the _ from their commanding officer.
edict
EE-dikt
edifice
ED-uh-fis
n
a building, especially a large, imposing one.
n
a building, especially a large, imposing one.
edifice
ED-uh-fis
One of the famous _ that people like to visit in New York is the Empire State Building.
edifices
ED-uh-fis
effigy
EF-uh-gee
noun
a sculpture or model of a person.
noun
a sculpture or model of a person.
effigy
EF-uh-gee
The citizens happily destroyed the _ of their dictator after learning he was dead.
effigy
EF-uh-gee
egalitarian
ee-ga-luh-TAR-ee-un
adjective
relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
adjective
relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
egalitarian
ee-ga-luh-TAR-ee-un
This is an _ country with equal rights for all citizens.
egalitarian
ee-ga-luh-TAR-ee-un
egregious
uh-GREE-jes
adj
outstandingly bad; shocking.
adj
outstandingly bad; shocking.
egregious
uh-GREE-jes
His cheating on the exam was considered an _, unforgivable mistake.
egregious
uh-GREE-jes
elegy
EL-uh-gee
noun
a poem or song of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
noun
a poem or song of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
elegy
EL-uh-gee
She sang an _ to her dead dog at the small memorial service she held for it.
elegy
EL-uh-gee
elicit
uh-LIS-it
verb
evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions.
elicit
uh-LIS-it
verb
evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions.
The photos of the crime _ cries from the courtroom attendees.
elicited
uh-LIS-it
elucidate
uh-LOO-se-dayt
verb
make (something) clear; explain.
verb
make (something) clear; explain.
elucidate
uh-LOO-se-dayt
To make life easy for my math students, I go out of my way to _ the complex problems before each test.
elucidate
uh-LOO-se-dayt
emaciated
uh-MAY-shee-ayt-ed
adjective
abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
adjective
abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
emaciated
uh-MAY-shee-ayt-ed
The prisoners of war appeared _ from their long captivity.
emaciated
uh-MAY-shee-ayt-ed
