SAT- E Flashcards
Ebb
to fade away, recede
Ebullient
exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
Eccentric
abnormal, unconventional
Eclectic
made up of elements from different sources
Ecstasy
intense joy or delight
Ecstatic
joyful
Edict
law, command, official public order
Edify
to instruct morally and spiritually
Efface
to erase or make illegible
Efficacious
effective, efficient
Efficacy
effectiveness
Efficient
effective with a minimum of unnecessary effort or waste
Effigy
stuffed doll, likeness of a person
Effluvia
waste, odrous fumes given off by waste
Effrontery
impudent boldness, audacity
Effusive
expressing emotion without restraint
Egotist
self-centered person
Egregious
conspicuously bad
Egress
exit
Elate
to make joyful
Elegy
a mournful poem, usually about the dead
Elevated
raised, increased
Eliminate
get rid of, remove
Elocutionist
trained public speaker
Eloquent
strongly expressing emotion
Elucidate
to explain, clarify
Elude
to avoid cleverly, to escape the perception of
Elusive
tending to evade
Embellish
to ornament, make attractive with decorations or details, add details to a statement
Embezzle
to steal money in violation of a trust
Embittered
resentful, cynical
Emend
to correct a text
Emigrate
to leave one country to live in another
Emissary
an agent sent as a representative
Emollient
soothing, especially to the skin
Empathy
identification with the feelings of others
Emphatic
forceful and definite
Emulate
to strive to equal or excel, to imitate
Enchant
attract and delight
Encomium
warm praise
Encompass
to constitute, include
Encroach
to infringe, intrude upon
Encumber
to weigh down, to burden
Endemic
belonging to a particular area, inherent
Endorse
to give approval to, sanction
Endurance
ability to withstand hardships
Endure
carry on despite hardships
Enduring
lasting, continuing
Enervate
to weaken, drain strength from
Enforce
to compel others to adhere or observe
Enfranchise
set free
Engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
Enhance
to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
Enigma
a puzzle, a mystery
Enigmatic
puzzling
Enjoin
to direct or impose with urgent appeal, to order with emphasis, to forbid
Enmity
hostility, antagonism, ill will
Ennui
boredom, lack of interest and energy
Ensconce
to settle comfortably into a place
Ensemble
group of parts that contribute to a whole single effect
Entangle
to complicate, entwine into a confusing mass, involve in
Entreat
to plead, beg
Enumerate
to count, list, itemize
Ephemeral
momentary, transient, fleeting
Epicure
a person with refined taste in cuisine
Epigram
short, witty saying or poem
Epilogue
concluding section of a literary work
Epistolary
associated with letter writing
Epitaph
engraving on a tombstone, literary piece for a dead person
Epochal
momentous, highly significant
Eponymous
giving one’s name to a place, book, restaurant
Equanimity
calmness, composure
Equitable
fair, just and impartial
Equivocate
to avoid committing oneself in what one says, to be deliberately unclear
Eradicate
to erase or wipe out
Erasure
the act or instance of erasing
Erosion
the process or condition of wearing away
Erratic
unpredictable, inconsistent
Erroneously
mistakenly, inaccurately
Ersatz
being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
Erudite
learned, scholarly
Eschew
to shun, to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
Esoteric
understood by only a learned few
Espouse
to take up and support as a cause, to marry
Espy
to catch sight of, glimpse
Essential
something fundamental or indispensable
Estimable
admirable
Ethereal
not earthly, spiritual, delicate
Ethical
moral, right-minded
Ethos
beliefs or character of a group
Eulogy
high praise for a person who has died
Euphemism
an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
Euphony
pleasant, harmonious sound
Euphoria
a great feeling of happiness or well-being
Euthanasia
the practice of ending the life of hope-lessly ill individuals, assisted suicide
Evade
to avoid, dodge
Evaluate
to examine or judge carefully
Evanescent
momentary, transitory, short-lived
Evaporate
to vanish quickly
Evenhanded
fair, impartial
Evince
to show clearly, display, signify
Exacerbate
to agravate, intensify the bad qualities of
Exacting
requiring a lot of care or attention
Exaggerate
to represent something as greater than it actually is
Exalt
to glorify or honor
Exasperation
irritation
Exception
a case that doesn’t conform to a generalization
Exclude
to prevent from being accepted or included
Excoriate
to censure scathingly, to express strong disapproval of
Exculpate
to clear of blame or fault, vindicate
Excursion
short journey, usually for pleasure
Execrable
utterly detestable, abhorrent
Exemplary
outstanding, an example to others
Exemplify
to show by example
Exhort
to urge or incite by strong appeals
Exhortation
speech that advises or pleads
Exhume
to remove from a grave, uncover from a secret
Exigent
urgent, excessively demanding
Exonerate
to clear of blame, absolve
Exorbitant
extravagant, greater than reasonable
Expedient
convenient, efficient, practical
Expedite
to speed up the progress of
Expertise
skill or knowledge in a particular area
Expiate
to atone for, make amends for
Explanatory
serving to make clear
Explicit
clearly stated or shown, forthright in expression
Exploit
take advantage of
Exponent
one who champions or advocates
Expound
to explain or describe in detail
Expropriate
forcibly take one’s property
Expunge
to erase, eliminate completely
Expurgate
to erase, eliminate completely
Expurgae
to censor
Extant
still in existence
Extemporaneous
unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment
Extensive
large in range, comprehensive
Extenuating
partially excusing
Exterminate
destroy completely
External
outer part
Extirpate
to root out, eradicate, literally or figuratively, tod estroy wholly
Extol
to praise
Extrapolation
using known data and information to determine what will happen in the future, prediction
Extravagant
unreasonably high, exorbitant
Extreme
very intense, of the greatest severity
Extricate
to free from, disentangle
Extrinsic
external, unessential, originating from the outside
Extroverted
outgoing, easily talks to others
Extrude
to form or shape something by pushing it out, to force out, especially through a small opening
Exultant
triumphant