3 Flashcards
Disavow
deny support for someone or something
Disdain
lack of respect for
Disparage
express a negative opinion of
Disputed
subject to disagreement
Distend
cause to expand; swell
Domestic
a product not made abroad
Dubious
doubtful
Economize
spend sparingly
Egregious
outrageously bad
Egress
going out
Elegy
a sad poem about the dead
Embodiment
a concrete representation of a concept
Embryonic
in an early stage of development
Emulate
imitate
Endeavor
attempt by trying hard
Enigma
something that is puzzling
Ephermeral
lasting for a short time
Eradicate
destroy
Esoteric
special knowledge
Esteem
admiration for
Exacerbate
to make worse
Exalt
to praise
Exhilarating
making joyful
Extol
to praise
Facet
a side of something
Fallacy
a misconception
Falter
to hesitate
Fathom
to understand thoroughly
Fiscal
concerning financial issues
Flaccid
limp or droopy
Flotsam
floatage wreckage of a ship
Foolhardy
disregard for consequences
Fulcrum
supporting point of a lever
Furtive
secretive
Genesis
the origins