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Section 7-All E's (51 total) Flashcards

1
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Ebullience (adj)

A

The quality of live enthusiastic expression of thoughts an feelings

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Eccentric (adj)

A

departing from norms or conventions

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Ek-(Greek)

A

out of

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Kentron (Greek)

A

Center

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Eclectic (adj)

A

Composed of elements drawn from various sources; (such as style or taste)

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Edifying (adj)

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enlightening, informative; providing moral or intellectual instruction

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Efficacy (n)

A

the ability to produce an intended result (shares root with effectiveness)

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Effrontery (n)

A

extreme boldness; presumptousness

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Presumptousness

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an exaggerated sense of one’s importance

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Effusive (adj)

A

gushing; excessively demonstrative; expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained heartfelt manner

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Gushing

A

effusive or exaggeratedly enthusiastic

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12
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Egress (n)

A

an exit

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13
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Ingress

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an entrance

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Elegy (n)

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a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead; any mournful writing or piece of music

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eloquent (adj)

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well spoken; expressive; articulate

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Emollient (adj)

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soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying

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Mollify

A

appease the anger or anxiety of someone

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18
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Empirical (adj)

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based on observation or experiment vs. theory or pure logic

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Encomium (n)

A

a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

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Panegyric

A

A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something

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21
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Eulogy

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A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something who died

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Endemic (adj)

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Characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people; restricted to or peculiar, to that region; indigenous

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Pandemic

A

(of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world

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Enervate (v)

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality; cause someone to be drained of energy or vitality; weaken

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Engender (v)

A

to cause, produce, give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

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Enigmatic (adj)

A

mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand Interpret

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27
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Enigma (n)

A

mystery or puzzle

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Ennui (n)

A

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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29
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Enormity (n)

A

excessive wickedness, evilness (do not confuse with enormous)

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Ephemeral (adj)

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Brief, fleeting, short-lived

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31
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Epicure (n)

A

one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink, gourmand, sybarite

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Gourmand

A

glutton (Sean with Seafood, Kattie with yummy cheesecake)

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Sybarite

A

self indulgent person in sensuous luxury

34
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Epicurean

A

appropriate to an epicure’s tastes

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Episodic (adj)

A

loosely connected, not flowing logically, occurring at intervals

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Epithet (n)

A

disparaging word or phrase towards a person

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Epitome (n)

A

embodiment, quintessence

38
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Embodiment

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Tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling

39
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Quintessence

A

The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class

40
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Equanimity (n)

A

composure, self-possession

41
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Equable (adj)

A

level; not able to be easily

42
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Equivocate (adj)

A

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

43
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Errant (adj)

A

traveling, itinerate, peripatetic

44
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Itinerant

A

traveling from place to place

45
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Peripatetic

A

traveling from place to place

46
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Inerrant

A

means infallible-incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.

47
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Erratic (adj)

A

without consistency

48
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Eccentric

A

(of a person or their behavior) Unconventional and slightly strange

49
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Erudite (adj)

A

very learned; scholarly

50
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Erudition

A

Profound learning or extensive knowledge, learned primarily through books

51
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Eschew (v)

A

to shun or avoid; abstain from

52
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Esoteric (adj)

A

intended for or understood by a small, specific group

53
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Essay (v)

A

to test or try; attempt, experiment; (n) attempt to test or try

54
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Eulogy (n)

A

A speech honoring the dead

55
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Evanescent (adj)

A

tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

56
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Evince (v)

A

to show clearly, to indicate; reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)

57
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Exacerbate (v)

A

to make worse or more severe (to a problem, bad situation, negative feeling)

58
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Exact (v)

A

to demand, call for, require, take (esp. payment)

59
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Excoriate (v)

A

to censure scathingly, to upbraid; criticize severely

60
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Exculpate (v)

A

exonerate; to clear blame

61
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Exonerate

A

absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing

62
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Exemplar (n)

A

typical or standard specimen; paradigm, model; typical example or excellent model

63
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Exemplary

A

worthy of imitation

64
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Exhort (v)

A

to incite, to make urgent appeals; strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something

65
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Exigent (adj)

A

urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention; demanding

66
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Exigencies

A

Urgent or pressing situations

67
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Exonerate (v)

A

to remove blame (esp. after due consideration of the case)

68
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Expatiate (v)

A

discuss or write about at length; to range freely write in detail

69
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Spatium (Latin)

70
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Expiate (v)

A

to atone or make amends for (guilt or sin)

71
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Expurgate (v)

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to remove obscenity, purify, censor (root=purge)

72
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Extant (adj)

A

existing, not destroyed or lost

73
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Extemporaneous (adj)

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improvised; done without preparation

74
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Extirpate (v)

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to destroy, exterminate, cut out, pull out by the roots

75
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Estimable (adj)

A

worthy, formidable

76
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formidable

A

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

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