E-Word List

Question 1

Ebullient

Answer 1

(Adj)-cheerful and full of energy.

Boiling or agitated as if boiling.

Question 2

Éclat

Answer 2

(N)-brilliant display or effect.

Question 3

Egalitarianism

Answer 3

(N)-the doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

Question 4

Eleemosynary

Answer 4

(Adj)-relating to or dependent on charity; charitable.

Question 5

Elegiac

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(Adj)-(esp. of a work of art) having a mournful quality.

Question 6

Elision

Answer 6

(N)-an omission of a passage in a book, speech, or film.

Question 7

Emeritus

Answer 7

(Adj)-retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one’s office or position

Question 8

En passant

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(Adv)- in passing.

Question 9

Ennui

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(N)-a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

Question 10

Ensconce

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(V)-establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.

Question 11

Enthymeme

Answer 11

(N)-a syllogism or other argument in which a premise or the conclusion is unexpressed.

Question 12

Epistle

Answer 12

(N)-a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters.

Question 13

Epoch

Answer 13

(N)-a period of time in history or a person’s life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.

Question 14

Equanimity

Answer 14

(N)-mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.

Question 15

Equipoise

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(N)(V)-balance of forces or interests.

Question 16

Errantry

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(N)-conduct or performance like that of a knight-errant.

Question 17

Erudite

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(Adj)-characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly.

Question 18

Escarpment

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(N)-a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.

Question 19

Eschewed

Answer 19

(V)-(used with object) to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid:

Question 20

Estuary

Answer 20

(N)-that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river’s current meets the sea’s tide.

Question 21

Eudaemonia

Answer 21

(N)-happiness; well-being.

(N)- Lit “human flourish”; a contented state of being happy, healthy, and prosperous.

Question 22

Execrable

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(Adj)-extremely bad or unpleasant.

Question 23

Exegesis

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(N)-critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, especially of the Bible.

Question 24

Exigous

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(Adj)-very small in size or amount.

Question 25

Expatiate

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(V)-speak or write at length or in detail.

Question 26

Exscind

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(Transitive verb)-to cut off or out.

Question 27

Extant

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(Adj)-in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost.

Question 28

Extemporaneous

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(Adj)-done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu.

Question 29

Extemporize

Answer 29

(V)-to speak extemporaneously.

Question 30

Experiential

Answer 30

(Adj)-involving or based on experience and observation.