Lesson 9 Flashcards
To be in love with
Syn: desired, charmed, captivated
Enamored
To try to be equal to or be better than; to imitate
Syn: strive
Emulate
To increase the value or beauty of something
Syn: improve, heighten, intensify
Enhance
A puzzling or seemingly inexplicable situation, person, etc.
Syn: riddle, secret, mystery
Enigma
To be delighted beyond measure
Syn: enchanted, charmed, entranced
Enraptured
To pronounce words clearly and distinctly
Syn: articulate, state
Enunciate
Scholarly; having or showing a wide knowledge gained from reading
Syn: learned, bookish
Erudite
Of or having to do with races or classes of people and their language, culture, history, etc.
Syn: cultural, racial
Ethnic
To show clearly
Syn: demonstrate, indicate, prove
Evince
To call forth; to draw forth
Syn: summon, conjure up, elicit, extract
Evoke
To use words or arguments to incite one to good deeds
Syn: urge
Exhort
A departure, especially in a large group
Syn: withdrawal
Exodus
One who chooses to leave his or her native country
Expatriate
The best means to do something under a given set of circumstances, especially if it will bring about personal gain
Syn: convenient, advantageous
Expedient
Clearly stated
Syn: exact, precise, definite
Explicit
