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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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Effusion (ih FYOO zhun)

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

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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

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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

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Egregious (ih GREE jus)

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Adjective
Extremely bad ; flagrant
Egregious neglect
Egregious manners

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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.

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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

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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.

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Emigrate ( EM uh grayt)

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

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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

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Empirical ( em PIR uh Kul)

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Adjective

Relying on experience or observing not merely theoretical

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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

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Encroach ( en KROHCH)

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

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Endemic (en DEM ik)

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Adjective

Native ; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous

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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

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Enfranchise (en FRAN chyze)

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Verb

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

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Engender ( en JEN dur)

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

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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

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Enormity (i NOR muh tee)

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Noun

Extreme evil ; a hideous offense ; immensity

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Ephemeral (i FEM ur al)

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Adjective
Lasting a very short time
Some friendships are ephemeral.

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Euphemism ( YOO fuh miz um)

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Noun

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

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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

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Exacerbate ( ig ZAS ur bayt)

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

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Exacting ( ig zAK ting)

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Adjective

Extremely demanding; difficult; requiring great skill or care

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Exalt

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To raise high to glorify

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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

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Exemplify

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To illustrate by example; to serve as a good example

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Exhaustive ( ig ZAWS tiv)

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Adjective

Thorough; rigorous; complete; painstaking

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Exhort

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Verb

To urge strongly; to give a serious warning to

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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

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Existential ( eg zis TEN shul)

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Adjective

Having to do with existence

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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

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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
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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

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Expedite

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Verb

To speed up or erase the progress of

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Explicit

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Adjective

Clearly and directly expressed

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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

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Extraneous

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Adjective

Unnecessary; irrelevant; extra

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Extrapolate

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Verb

To project or deduce from something known; to infer

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Extricate ( EK struh kayt)

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Verb

To free from difficulty

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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

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Exult

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Verb

To rejoice;to celebrate

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