E Flashcards
ecclectic
(adj) selecting the best of everything or from mat diverse sources
eclipse
to obscure, darken, make less important
efficacy
(n) the quality of being able to produce the intended effect
Egalitarian
(adj) related to the belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres
egregious
(adj) extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring
elicit
(v) call forth, bring out, evoke
eloquent
(marked by forceful, fluid, apt speech; expressive, emotionally moving)
eminent
(adj) prominent, distinguished, of high rank
empirical
(adj) coming from, based on, or able to be verified by experience or experimentation; not purely based on theory
emulate
(v) copy in an attempt to equal or be better than
enervate
(v) weaken, tire
ephemeral
(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting
equitable
(adj) fair, equal, just
erroneous
(adj) mistaken, in error; improper, morally incorrect
erudite
(adj) scholarly, knowledgeable, possessing a deep, often systematic, knowledge
eschew
(v) shun, avoid, abstain from
esoteric
(adj) understood by or intended for only a few; secret
estimable
(adj) worthy of esteem, admirable; deserving of respect
exacerbate
(v) make worse (more violent), inflame; irritate or embitter
embitter
(v) cause someone to be bitter; give a sharp or pungent taste or smell to
exculpate
(v) clear from guilt or blame
exponent
(n) person who expounds or explains; champion, advocate, or representative
extraneous
(adj) irrelevant; foreign, coming from without, not belonging
extrapolate
(v) conjecture about an unknown by projecting information about something known; predict by projecting past experience
