E-Words Flashcards
1
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Ebullient
A
Joyously unrestrained
2
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Eclectic
A
Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
3
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Efficacy
A
Capacity or power to produce a desired result
4
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Effrontery
A
Audacious behavior that you have no right to
5
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Elegy
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A mournful poem; a lament for the dead
6
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Elicit
A
Call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
7
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Embellish
A
Make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
8
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Empirical
A
Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
9
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Emulate
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Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
10
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Endemic
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Native to or confined to a certain region
11
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Enervate
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Weaken physically, mentally, or morally
12
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Engender
A
Call forth
13
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Enhance
A
Increase
14
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Ephemeral
A
Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
15
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Equanimity
A
Steadiness of mind under stress
