E Flashcards
ebullient
overflowing with high spirits, showing excitement (exuberant, effervescent, buoyant, lively, high-spirited)
eclectic
composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources
edify
instruct in moral matters, benefit spiritually (enlighten, inform, uplift)
efficacy
power to bring about a desired effect (usefulness, effectiveness)
effrontery
shameless boldness (sheer nerve, impertinence, insolence, impudence)
elicit
draw out - a response or reaction (extract, evoke, obtain)
embellish
make more beautiful, make a story more interesting by adding - generally fictitious - details (adorn, ornament, decorate, beautify)
empirical
based on experience, verifiable by experiment or observation (observable, firsthand, pragmatic, experiential)
emulate
attempt to equal or outdo (imitate, copy, rival)
encomium
high praise, formal tribute (eulogy, panegyric)
endemic
prevalent in a particular region or among a particular group (native, indigenous, widespread)
enervate
lessen the strength of (weaken, debilitate, drain, tire, fatigue)
engender
cause to exist (produce, stir up, prompt, create, breed)
enumerate
mention one by one (spell out, itemize, detail, name, count)
ephemeral
lasting only a short time (short-lived, fleeting, transient)
epitome
perfect example or embodiment (personification, embodiment, quintessence, model)
equanimity
calmness of temperament (composure, equilibrium, self-possession)
equivocal
intentionally misleading, open to more than one interpretation (ambiguous, unclear, evasive, shifty)
erudition
deep scholarly knowledge (scholarship, learning, knowledge)
esoteric
known only to the chosen few - and therefore mysterious (obscure, secret, abstruse, cryptic, arcane)
eulogize
praise highly, give or write a laudatory speech (extol, panegyrize, laud)
euphemism
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one (circumlocution, misrepresentation)
exacerbate
increase or intensify the severity of (worsen, embitter, aggravate)
exact
call for or demand, often forcibly (require, take)
exculpate
clear from blame (exonerate, vindicate, acquit)
exegesis
critical interpretation, especially of biblical passages (explanation, exposition)
exemplar
ideal model (example, pattern, archetype)
exigency
pressing needs or demands, state of requiring immediate attention (urgency, pressure)
exonerate
clear from blame (exculpate, acquit, vindicate)
extrapolation
inference based on known facts (conjecture, estimate, projection)
