E Flashcards
Ebullient
Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm. Amy’s ebullient nature could not be repressed.
Eclectic
Selective; drawn from incomparable sources. She had eclectic taste.
Effrontery
Imprudent; Shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness. He had the effrontery to ask for a letter of recommendation after being fired.
Elergy
Poem or song expressing lamentation (grief or sorrow).
Endemic
Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country. The disease is endemic in this part of the world.
Enervate
Weaken. The short walk to the window enervated her.
Engender
Cause; produce. To receive real praise for accomplishments engenders self- confidence in a child e
Ephemeral
Short lived; fleeting. The Mayfly is an ephemeral creature, it lives only a day.
Equanimity
Calmness of temperate; composure. Even with the strains of GRE’s, Alex’s equanimity was not disturbed
Equivocate
Lie; mislead; attempt to cover the truth.No matter how bad the news is, give it to us straight and don’t equivocate!
Erudite
Learned; scholarly. Harry’s prose was entertaining as well as erudite. Lively as well as learned
Esoteric
Hard to understand; known only to a chosen few. New Yorker short stories often include esoteric allusions to obscure people and events.
Euphemism
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one. The expression”he passed away” is a euphemism for “he died”
Exculpate
Clear from blame. He lied outright in an attempt to exculpate himself.
Exigency
Urgent situation; pressing needs or demands. The exigencies of war gave impetus for computer research.
