NSF regionals vocabulary e13 Flashcards
Entreat
To ask repetitively, or beg
Environs
The surrounding parts
Envisage
To visualize, to meet face to face
Envoy
A diplomatic agent
Epicenter
The exact point of an earthquake
Epigram
A witty saying
Epithet
A word or phrase applying to a person
Epoch
A particular period of time marked by
distinctive features
Erosion
To wear away
Escapade
A adventurous prank
Eschew
To avoid or shun
Esquire
An unofficial tittle of respect
Ethic
The body of moral principles
Ethical
Pertaining to or dealing with morals
Ethnic cleansing
The elimination of an unwanted ethnic group
Ethos
The character or disposition of a community
Euphoria
A feeling of intense excitement, state of intense happiness
Evocative
Bringing memories back
Exact
Perfectly done
Ethnic
Relating to a population subgroup with cultural tradition
Excise-tax
The branch of civil service that collects excise
taxes
Exemplar
A model or pattern to be copied or imitated
Expeditiously
Done with speed and efficiency
Explicate
To make clear, to develop
Expulsion
To force out of something
Extenuate
Make to seem less serious
Extinct
No longer in existence
Extol
To praise
Extort
To wring or force belongings by violence
Extrovert
An outgoing gregarious person
Facilitate
To make easier
Faction
A group
Factor
One of the elements contributing to a
particular result
Fakir
A Muslim or Hindu who lives on alms
Fantasia
A musical composition with free form
