The E’s Flashcards
Effacement
Thinning of the cervix
Elated
“I was so elated on my wedding day.”
To be delighted
Emetic
Medicine that induces vomiting
Emit
“The bird will emit a loud screeching noise when it is attacked.”
Discharge
Enervating
“The wrestler’s plan was to deliver a crushing blow which would enervate his opponent”
To lack strength or weakened
Ephemeral
“The thunderstorm was ephemeral, starting suddenly and gone within seconds”
Lasting for a short period of time
Exemplary
“Because Jim’s website is exemplary, I used it as a template for my own site.”
To be worthy of imitation
Extenuating
“While there may be extenuating circumstances, there is no excuse for murder”
To diminish the seriousness of something
Extirpate
“Hopefully the pesticides will extirpate the insects from my garden.”
To remove or eliminate
Eradicate
“A vaccine was created to eradicate the deadly disease and stop its spreading once and for all.”
To destroy completely
Etiology
The origin and cause of a disease or condition
Euphemism
“When I was a kid, my mother described sexual intercourse using a euphemism so I would not be shocked by her words.”
a word or expression used to talk about something unpleasant, blunt or offensive without mentioning the thing itself
Euphoric
“Because he had been expecting a low grade, Kurt was euphoric to find out that he had done much better on his test than he had predicted.”
To be extremely happy or excited
Exacerbate
“Cora chose to exacerbate the argument by throwing a lamp at Mark’s head.”
To make worse
Expectorate
“When the baby has eaten too much, she will occasionally expectorate some of her food.”
To expel from the mouth
