E's Flashcards
earmark
syn.- set aside
designate a particular outcome for (someone or something).
“the yard has been earmarked for a complete overhaul”
ecclesiastical
relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.
“the ecclesiastical hierarchy”
echelon
a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.
“the upper echelons of the business world”
eclectic
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
“universities offering an eclectic mix of courses”
Similar: wide-ranging
wide
broad
emanate
(of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source).
“warmth emanated from the fireplace”
endemic
restricted to a given area
engender
cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
“the issue engendered continuing controversy”
enormity
the great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong.
“a thorough search disclosed the full enormity of the crime”
(in neutral use) large size or scale.
“I began to get a sense of the enormity of the task”
epoch
a particular period of time in history or a person’s life.
“the Victorian epoch”
esoteric
mean for chosen few
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge or interest.
“esoteric philosophical debates”
Similar:
abstruse
obscure
arcane
eugenics
science of better births
euthanasia
painless killing from an incurable disease
exacting
making great demands on one’s skill, attention, or other resources.
“the exacting standards laid down by the organic food industry”
excoriate
damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin).
“the discharge is acrid and excoriates the skin of the nose”
similar: abrade
criticize (someone) severely. "he excoriated the government for censorship" Similar: criticize find fault with
exculpate
to free from blame,
show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
“the article exculpated the mayor”
ex-facie
Ex facie, Latin for “on the face [of it],” is a legal term typically used to note that a document’s explicit terms are defective without further investigation.
exigency
an urgent need or demand.
“women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it”
expurgate
remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account).
“an expurgated English translation”
Similar:
censor
bowdlerize
extenuate
to lessen the seriousness of guilt/punishment or an offense by reference to a mitigating factor
“Even the fact that you once helped to save my life could not extenuate your offense”
Similar: excuse, mitigate, palliate
E-zine
a magazine only published in electronic form on a computer network.
extraneous
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
“one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material”
Similar:
irrelevant, immaterial, beside the point
expropriate
take property officially
When govt. decides to build a highway through your backyard, it expropriates your property for this purpose.
That is, it uses its official authority to take possession of your property.
