Set 5 Flashcards
eloquent
A
expressive, articulate, moving
elucidate
V
to clarify, explain
elude
V
to evade, escape
emaciated
A
very thin, enfeebled looking
embellish
V
to decorate, adorn
embezzle
V
to steal money by falsifying records
emend
V
to correct or revise a written text
eminent
A
distinguished, prominent, famous
emollient
A
soothing
emote
V
to express emotion
empathy
N
sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own
empirical
A
based on observation or experience
emulate
V
to imitate
enamor
V
to fill with love, fascinate
encore
N
the audience’s demand for a repeat performance; also the artist’s performance in response to that demand
encumber
V
to weigh down, burden
enervate
V
to weaken, exhaust
enfranchise
V
to grant the vote to
engender
V
to bring about, create, generate
enigmatic
A
mystifying, cryptic
enmity
N
ill will, hatred, hostility
ennui
N
boredom, weariness
entail
V
to include as a necessary step
enthrall
V
to charm, hold spellbound
ephemeral
A
short-lived, fleeting
epistolary
A
relating to or contained in letters
epitome
N
a perfect example, embodiment
equanimity
N
composure
equivocal
A
ambiguous, uncertain, undecided
erudite
A
learned
eschew
V
to shun, avoid
esoteric
A
understood by only a select few
espouse
V
to take up as a cause, support
ethereal
A
heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined
etymology
N
the history of words, their origin and development
euphoric
A
elated, uplifted
evanescent
A
fleeting, momentary
evince
V
to show, reveal
exacerbate
V
to make more violent, intense
exalt
V
to glorify, praise