9-13 New Flashcards
Enamored
To be in love with
Emulate
To try to be equal to or better than
Enraptured
To be delighted beyond measure
Enunciate
Pronounce words clearly and distinctly
Evince
To show clearly
Evoke
To call forth
Exodus
The departure, especially in a large group
Expatriate
One who chooses to leave his native country
Expedient
Best means to do something
Explicit
Clearly stated
Expound
Explain
Extol
To praise highly
Extradite
To turn a prisoner over to the jurisdiction of another country or state where the crime was allegedly committed
Extraneous
Not belonging; foreign
Extrovert
Who is outgoing, friendly
Exult
Rejoice over a success or victory
Feasible
Reasonable, likely
Fickle
Likely to change without reason
Formidable
Hard to overcome or deal with
Frugal
Not wasteful
Furtive
Done in a stealthy or secretive manner
Gadfly
Person who annoys others
Galvanize
To startle into sudden activity
Gamut
The whole range or extent
Gauche
Lacking social grace
Genial
Warm, friendly
Grandiloquent
Speaking in a pompous style
Gregarious
Fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock
Harangue
A long, noisy speech or lecture
Harry
To torment another
Heresy
Religious believes opposed to the established doctrine
Humility
Absence of vanity
Hurtle
To dash
Hypercritical
Overcritical
Ignominy
Public shame
Impeccable
Faultless
Implacable
Cannot be appeased or pacified
Inane
Without sense or meaning
Incisive
Sharp
Incognito
Hiding ones name, rank, position disguise
Inert
Having no power to act or move
Inexorable
Cannot be moved or influenced
Inscrutable
Mysterious
Intrepid
Brave
Irascible
Easily angered
Jaundiced
Prejudiced
Jingoism
Favoring an aggressive policy
Jocose
Joking
Juggernaut
A destructive force
Lethargy
Lack of energy
Levity
Lack of seriousness
Libation
An alcoholic drink
Liege
A lord
Mercenary
One who works only for money
Mötley
Being of many colors
Mundane
Not spiritual
Murky
Cloudy dark or gloomy
Myriad
A very large number
Naïve
Innocent simplicity; childlike
Novice
A beginner
Noxious
Harmful to the health
Nuance
A delicate variation in tone
Obstreperous
Boisterous
Odium
Hatred
Ominous
Threatening
Ostensible
Apparent
Ostracize
To banish
Penitent
Expressing sorrow for have done wrong
Pernicious
Causing injury
Pertinent
Having to do with what is being considered