E Flashcards
EBULLIENT
exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits
ECLECTIC
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
EDIFY
to instruct morally and spiritually
EFFICACY
effectiveness
EFFIGY
stuffed doll; likeness of a person
EFFRONTERY
impudent boldness; audacity
ELEGY
a sorrowful poem or speech
ELOQUENT
persuasive and moving, especially in speech
EMBELLISH
to add ornamental or fictitious details
EMULATE
to copy; to try to equal or excel
ENCOMIUM
warm praise
ENDEMIC
belonging to a particular area; inherent
ENERVATE
to reduce in strength
ENGENDER
to produce, cause, or bring about
ENIGMA
a puzzle; a mystery
ENUMERATE
to count, list, or itemize
EPHEMERAL
lasting a short time
EPICURE
person with refined taste in food and wine
EQUIVOCATE
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
ERRATIC
wandering and unpredictable
ERSATZ
fake
ERUDITE
learned; scholarly; bookish
ESCHEW
to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
ESOTERIC
known or understood only by a few
ESTIMABLE
admirable
ETHOS
beliefs or character of a group
EULOGY
speech in praise of someone
EUPHEMISM
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
EUPHONY
pleasant, harmonious sound
EXACERBATE
to make worse
EXCULPATE
to clear from blame; prove innocent
EXIGENT
urgent; requiring immediate action
EXONERATE
to clear of blame
EXPLICIT
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
EXPONENT
one who champions or advocates
EXPURGATE
to censor
