List Of Word E

Question 0

Eccentric (ek SEN trik)

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Adjective
Not conventional ; a little kooky ; irregular
The rocket followed an eccentric course ; first it veered in one direction , then it veered in another , then it crashed.

Question 1

Ebullient (ih BUL yunt)

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Adjective
Boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant
A person overflowing with enthusiasm might be said to be ebullient

Question 2

Eclectic (ih KLEK tik)

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Adjective
Choosing the best from many sources ; drawn from many sources
George’s eclectic reading made him well rounded.

Question 3

Edify (ED uh fye)

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V
To enlighten ; to instruct, especially in moral or religious manner
The teacher’s aim was to edict her students, not to force a handful of facts down their throats.

Question 4

Efface (ih FAYS)

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Verb
To erase; to run away the features of
The inscription on the tombstone had been effaced by centuries of weather

Question 5

Effusion (ih FYOO zhun)

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Noun
A pouring forth
The madman’s writings consisted of a steady effusion of non sense.

Question 6

Egalitarian (ih gal uh TAYR ee un)

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Adjective
Believing in the social and economic equality of all people
People often lose interest in egalitarian measures when such measures interfere with their own interest

Question 7

Egocentric (ee goh SEN trik)

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Adjective
Selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
Nevitt was so egocentric that he could never give anyone else credit for doing anything

Question 8

Egregious (ih GREE jus)

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Adjective
Extremely bad ; flagrant
Egregious neglect
Egregious manners

Question 9

Elicit (ih LIS it)

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Verb
To bring out ; to call forth
The interviewer skillfully elicited our true feelings by asking us questions that got to the heart of the matter.

Question 10

Elliptical (ih LIP ti kul)

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Adjective
Oval; missing a word or words; obscure
The orbit of the earth is not perfectly round; it is elliptical

Question 11

Elusive ( ih LOO siv)

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Adjective
Hard to pin down; evasive
To be elusive is to elude, which means to avoid, evade, or escape.

Question 12

Emigrate ( EM uh grayt)

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Verb
To leave a country permanently; to expatriate
Immigrate
To get settled into a country

Question 13

Eminent ( EM uh nunt)

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Adjective
Well known and respected; standing out from all others in quality or accomplishment ; outstanding
An eminent teacher

Question 14

Empirical ( em PIR uh Kul)

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Adjective

Relying on experience or observing not merely theoretical

Question 15

Emulate (EM yuh layt)

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V
To strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
To emulate someone is to try to be just as good as, or better than him or her

Question 16

Encroach ( en KROHCH)

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V
To make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass
As the city grew, it encroached on the country side surrounding it

Question 17

Endemic (en DEM ik)

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Adjective

Native ; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous

Question 18

Enervate ( EN ur vayt)

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V
To reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
Life itself seemed to enervate the old man. He grew weaker and paler with every breath he drew

Question 19

Enfranchise (en FRAN chyze)

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Verb

To grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote

Question 20

Engender ( en JEN dur)

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V
To bring into existence; to create ; to cause
Smile engenders smiles.

Question 21

Enigma ( uh NIG muh)

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Noun
A mystery
Ben is an enigma; he never does homework but he always gets good grades

Question 22

Enormity (i NOR muh tee)

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Noun

Extreme evil ; a hideous offense ; immensity

Question 23

Ephemeral (i FEM ur al)

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Adjective
Lasting a very short time
Some friendships are ephemeral.

Question 24

Epigram

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``` Noun A brief witty satirical saying Epigraph An apt quotation placed at the beginning of a book or say Epitaph A commemorative inscription on a grave Epithet A term used to characterize the nature of something; sometimes a disparaging term used to describe a person ```

Question 25

Epitome (i PIT uh mee)

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Noun A brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; the perfect example of something; a paradigm Rumi's poetry is epitome of love

Question 26

Equanimity ( ek wuh NIM uh tee)

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Noun Composure; calm John's mother looked at the broken glass on the floor with equanimity; at least he didn't hurt himself when the knocked over the vase

Question 27

Equitable ( EK wuh tuh bul)

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Adjective Fair Equity is fairness; inequity is unfairness. Iniquity and inequity both means unfair, but iniquity implies wickedness as well

Question 28

Equivocal ( ih KWIV uh kul)

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Adjective Ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way To be equivocal is to be intentionally ambiguous To be equivocal is to equivocate. To equivocate is to mislead by saying confusing or ambiguous things

Question 29

Erudite ( ER yoo dyte)

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Adjective Scholarly; deeply learned The erudite biologist was viewed by many of his colleagues as a likely winner of the Nobel prize

Question 30

Esoteric ( es uh ter ik)

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Adjective Hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar The author's books were so esoteric that not even his mother bought any of them

Question 31

Espouse (eh SPOWZ)

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Verb To support; to advocate Alex espoused so many causes that he sometimes had trouble remembering which side he was on

Question 32

Ethereal

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Adjective Heavenly; as light and unsubstantial as gas or ether The ethereal mist on the hillside was delicate and beautiful

Question 33

Euphemism ( YOO fuh miz um)

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Noun | A pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

Question 34

Evanescent ( ev uh NES unt)

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Adjective Fleeting; vanishing; happening for only the briefest period Meteors are evanescent: they last so briefly that it is hard to tell whether one has actually appeared

Question 35

Exacerbate ( ig ZAS ur bayt)

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Verb To make worse Dipping Austin in lye exacerbate his skin condition

Question 36

Exacting ( ig zAK ting)

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Adjective | Extremely demanding; difficult; requiring great skill or care

Question 37

Exalt

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To raise high to glorify

Question 38

Exasperate (ig ZAS puh rayt)

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Verb To annoy thoroughly; to make very angry; to try the patience of The algebra class's refusal to answer any question was extremely exasperating to the substitute teacher

Question 39

Exemplify

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To illustrate by example; to serve as a good example

Question 40

Exhaustive ( ig ZAWS tiv)

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Adjective | Thorough; rigorous; complete; painstaking

Question 41

Exhort

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Verb | To urge strongly; to give a serious warning to

Question 42

Exigency ( EK si jen see)

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Noun An emergency; an urgency An academics exigency: You haven't opened a book all term and the final is tomorrow morning Exigent means urgent

Question 43

Existential ( eg zis TEN shul)

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Adjective | Having to do with existence

Question 44

Exonerate ( ig ZAHN uh rayt)

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Verb To free completely from blame; to exculpate The defendant, who had always claimed he wasn't guilty, excepted to be exonerated by the testimony of his best friend

Question 45

Expatriate ( eks PAY tree ayt)

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``` Verb To throw ( someone) out of his or her native land; to move away from one's native land; to emigrate ```

Question 46

Expedient ( ik SPEE dee unt)

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Adjective Providing an immediate advantage; serving one's immediate self interest; practical Sine the basement had nearly filled with water, the plumber felt it would be expedient to clear out the drain

Question 47

Expedite

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Verb | To speed up or erase the progress of

Question 48

Explicit

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Adjective | Clearly and directly expressed

Question 49

Extol (ik STOHL)

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Verb To praise highly; to laud The millionaire extolled the citizen who returned his gold watch and then rewarded him with a heartfelt handshake

Question 50

Extraneous

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Adjective | Unnecessary; irrelevant; extra

Question 51

Extrapolate

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Verb | To project or deduce from something known; to infer

Question 52

Extricate ( EK struh kayt)

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Verb | To free from difficulty

Question 53

Extrovert

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Noun | An open; out going person; a person whose attention is focused on others rather than on himself or herself

Question 54

Exult

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Verb | To rejoice;to celebrate