NSF nationals vocabulary 13 Flashcards
eschew
to avoid or shun deliberately
escrow
a written agreement delivered to a third party
esoteric
understood by only a few, secret
especial
surpassing what is common or regular
estrangement
to feel alienated from other people, keep at a distance
ethos
the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
etude
a musical composition that is intended for practice
eulogy
a formal expression for a person who has died recently
evangelist
a preacher of the Christian gospel
evolution
a process of growth, development
ex cathedra
with full authority from the office
exacerbate
to increase the violence, or bitterness of, make worse
exalt
to raise in rank, honor or praise
excavate
to make hollow by removing the inner part, to dig out
excise tax
a tax that is measured by amount of business
excruciating
extremely painful
exculpatory
clearing of guilt or blame
excursion
a journey taken for pleasure
exorcise
to seek to expel during prayers
expatiate
clarify the meaning of in a learned way
expatriate
to expel from a country or move away from a country
expiate
to make amends for
explicate
to make plain and comprehensible, elaborate
expunge
to efface, rub out or erase
extant
in existence, still existing
extemporaneous
done with little or no preparation
extrude
to form or shape by forcing through a opening
façade
the front of a building
facetious
amusing, humorous, not meant to be serious
facile
done with ease and without effort
