141-160 Flashcards
Elusive
Evasive, baffling, hard to pin down
Eminent
Distinguished as being above others by birth, station, talent, or virtue; standing out, notable
Emulate
To strive to equal or excel; to rival
Encroach
To gradually invade another’s property, business, etc.; trespass
Enervate
To sap the strength and energy of; to unnerve
Engender
To cause to develop; to bring forth; to produce
Enormity
Immensity (also: extreme wickedness; outrageous act or offense)
Equanimity
Composure, self-possession, calm
Equivocal
Ambiguous; intentionally confusing; wavering in meaning
Erudite
Scholarly, learned, polished
Espouse
To take up a cause; to embrace, promote
Etiology
Science or description of causes, especially of diseases
Euphemism
An inoffensive expression substituted for one that might offend or upset
Exacerbate
To aggravate a condition, make worse
Exemplify
To serve as an example