List 2D Flashcards
deify
To regard or worship as a god.
deign
To deem worthy of notice or account.
deity
A god, goddess, or divine person.
deject
To dishearten.
dejection
Melancholy.
delectable
Delightful to the taste or to the senses.
delectation
Delight.
delicacy
That which is agreeable to a fine taste.
delirious
Raving.
delude
To mislead the mind or judgment of.
deluge
To overwhelm with a flood of water.
delusion
Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring.
demagogue
An unprincipled politician.
demeanor
Deportment.
demented
Insane.
eccentricity
Idiosyncrasy.
eclipse
The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another.
economize
To spend sparingly.
ecstatic
Enraptured.
edible
Suitable to be eaten.
edict
That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
edify
To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion.
effectual
Efficient.
effeminate
Having womanish traits or qualities.
effervesce
To bubble up.
effervescent
Giving off bubbles of gas.
effete
Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
efficacy
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
efficiency
Possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.
effrontery
Unblushing impudence.
effulgence
Splendor.
effuse
To pour forth.
effusion
an outpouring.
egoist
One who advocates or practices egoism.
egotism
Self-conceit.
egotist
One given to self-mention.
egregious
Extreme.
egress
Any place of exit.
eject
To expel.
elapse
To quietly terminate: said of time.
elasticity
Ability to return to a former shape after being changed.
elegy
A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
element
A component or essential part.
elicit
To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
eligible
Qualified for selection.
elocution
The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking.
elude
To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.
emanate
To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
fabricate
To invent fancifully or falsely.
facet
One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem.
