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Question 0

ebullient

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showing excitement;overflowing with enthu- siasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boil- ing

Question 1

ebb

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(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide

Question 2

eccentric

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irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric

Question 3

ecclesiastic ecclesiastical;

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pertaining to the church; N:

minister; priest; cleric; clergyman

Question 4

eclectic

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selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism

Question 5

eddy

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swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.

Question 6

edict

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decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command

Question 7

edify

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instruct; correct morally

Question 8

edifice

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building (of imposing size)

Question 9

eerie

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weird; causing fear because strange

Question 10

efface

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rub out; remove the surface of

Question 11

effeminate

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having womanly traits

Question 12

emasculate

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weaken; castrate

Question 13

effervescence

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inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce

Question 14

effete

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having lost one’s original power; barren; worn out; exhausted

Question 15

efficacy

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power to produce desired effect; ADJ. effica- cious: effectual

Question 16

effigy

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dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, pa- per, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President

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effluvium

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noxious(harmful) smell

Question 18

effrontery

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rudeness without any sense of shameless boldness; presumptuousness; nerve; cheek
shame;

Question 19

effulgent

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shining brightly; brilliant

Question 20

effusion

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pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing

Question 21

1. ego
2. egotistical egotistic;
3. egotism
4. egoism

Answer 21

1. one’s opinion of oneself; self-esteem
2. excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited
3. tendency to speak or write of oneself exces- sively; conceit; self-importance
4. excessive interest in one’s self; belief that one should be interested in one’s self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical

Question 22

egregious

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notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

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egress

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exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP.ingress

Question 24

elated

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filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation

Question 25

elegy

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poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac