Difficult Words- E Flashcards

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Ebullient

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Boiling ,bubbling with excitement ,exuberant .

He was so ebullient during the presentation that no one noticed the gaps in his research

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Eccentric

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strange or unusual

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Eclectic

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Choosing the best from many sources ,drawn from many sources .
His taste in art was eclectic .

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Edify

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To enlighten in moral or religious matters ,instruct
The teachers goal was to edify students and not to force them a handful of facts .

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Efface

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To erase ,rub away
The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship.

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Effusion

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an instance of giving off something such as a liquid or gas.

“a massive effusion of poisonous gas”
an act of talking or writing in anunrestrainedorheartfeltway.

“literary effusions”

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Egalitarian

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following the principle that everyone should have equal right

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Egregious

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Outstandingly bad ,extremely bad

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Elicit

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to manage to get information, facts, a reaction, etc. from somebody

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Elliptical

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Oval and obscure
An elliptical statement

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Elusive

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not easy to catch, find or remember

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Emigrate

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To move to a new place

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Eminent

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famous and important

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Empirical

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based on experiments and practical experience, not on ideas and theory

Huey’s idea about the moon being made of pizza dough was not empirical .

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Emulate

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to try to do something as well as, or better than, somebody ,imitate

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Encroach

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to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another
To trespass

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Endemic

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Native ,restricted to particular region

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Enervate

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To reduce the strength and energy of

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En franchise

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give somebody the right to vote in an election

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Disfranchise

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to take away somebody’s rights, especially their right to vote

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Engender

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To bring into existence ,to create
My winning lottery engendered a great deal of envy among others

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Enigma

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Enormity

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Extreme evil ,hideous offence
A great size of something

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Ephemeral

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Lasting for a very short time

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Epigram
A brief ,witty and satirical saying
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Epitome
Perfect example Summary
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Equanimity
Composure ,calm
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Equitable
Fair
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Equivocal
Ambiguous,intentionally confusing
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Erudite
Scholarly ,deeply learned
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Esoteric
Hard to understand ,understood by only few
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Espouse
To support and adopt ,she espoused the causes of justice and freedom for all"
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Ethereal
extremely delicate and light, in a way that seems unreal; of heaven or the spirit
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Euphemism
an indirect word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one when you are talking about something that is unpleasant or embarrassing; the use of such expressions
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Evanescent
soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing. "the evanescent Arctic summer"
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Exacerbate
to make something worse, especially a disease or problem
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Exacting
needing a lot of care and attention; difficult making severe or excessive demands; not easily satisfied; strict. an exacting teacher
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Exalt
to make somebody rise to a higher rank or position He was exalted to the post of a general To praise somebody
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Exasperated
to make somebody angry; to annoy somebody very much he was exasperated by the lack of progress.
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Exemplify
to be a typical example of something The city's economic growth is exemplified by the many new buildings that are currently under construction
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Exhaustive
including everything possible This list is certainly not exhaustive
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Exhort
strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something. "I exhorted her to be a good child"
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Exigency
an urgent need or demand for something that must be dealt with without delay Exigency of war
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Existential
Existential means relating to human existence and experience.
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Exonerate
to say officially that somebody was not responsible for something bad that happened
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Expatriate
a person who lives outside his/her own country
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Expedient
convenient or helpful for a purpose, but possibly not completely honest or moral The government decided that it was expedient not to increase taxes until after the election.
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Expedite
to make something happen more quickly What does it mean to expedite something? to speed up the progress of
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Explicit
clear, making something easy to understand I gave you explicit instructions not to touch any thing.
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Extol
praise enthusiastically. "he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples"
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Extraneous
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
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Extrapolate
to form an opinion or make a judgement about a situation by using facts that you know from a different situation She extrapolated from last year's data to arrive at her estimate.
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Extricate
to manage to free somebody/something from a difficult situation or position They extricated the tractor from the mud
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Exult
feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation. If you exult in a triumph or success that you have had, you feel and show great happiness and pleasure because of it