Day 4 Vocab (40/100+) Words

Question 1

enigmatic

Answer 1

mysterious

The enigmatic guy seemed compelling at first, but once the mystery was gone, so was my interest.

Question 2

entrenched

Answer 2

solidly established

It can be difficult to get rid of deep-rooted, entrenched beliefs, since we often take them for granted.

Question 3

enumerate

Answer 3

to list

I didn’t think I was late that much, but my mother enumerated many occasions on which I had been.

Question 4

ephemeral

Answer 4

short-lived

My interest in the boy band was embarrassing but thankfully ephemeral.

Question 5

equivocal

Answer 5

vague

My mother’s answer to my question about how she’d met my father was equivocal, and I could tell she was
embarrassed by the story.

Question 6

esoteric

Answer 6

known only to a select group

I thought I should have known the book they were discussing, but later I discovered it was esoteric.

Question 7

exertion

Answer 7

effort

Running a marathon would take so much exertion that I just don’t feel up to it.

Question 8

exhilarating

Answer 8

wildly exciting

The day I got my college acceptance letters was exhilarating.

Question 9

exonerate

Answer 9

free from blame

My aunt thought I’d taken the car until she saw me in the living room; I was then exonerated.

Question 10

fastidious

Answer 10

nit-picky, fussing over details

There are some typos in my essay; I just hope the teacher isn’t too fastidious.