Unit 26-30

Question 1

eulogy

Answer 1

high praise; especially of a person who has recently died

Question 2

euphemism

Answer 2

use of agreeable or unoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language

Question 3

exacerbate

Answer 3

to aggravate; make worse

Question 4

exculpate

Answer 4

to clear of blame; vindicate

Question 5

exigency

Answer 5

crisis; urgent requirement

Question 6

efficacy

Answer 6

efficiency; effectiveness

Question 7

effrontery

Answer 7

shameless boldness; presumtuousness

Question 8

elegy

Answer 8

poem or song expressing lamentation (passionate expression of grief or sorrow)

Question 9

elicit

Answer 9

to provoke; draw out

Question 10

embellish

Answer 10

to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details

Question 11

empirical

Answer 11

derived from observation or experiment; experience is the only source of knowledge

Question 12

emulate

Answer 12

to imitate; copy

Question 13

endemic

Answer 13

inherent; belonging to an area

Question 14

enervate

Answer 14

to weaken; don’t confuse with innervate (means to stimulate)

Question 15

engender

Answer 15

to cause; produce

Question 16

ephemeral

Answer 16

short-lived; fleeting

Question 17

equanimity

Answer 17

composure; calmness

Question 18

eqivocate

Answer 18

to intentionally use vague language

Question 19

erudite

Answer 19

learned; scholary

Question 20

esoteric

Answer 20

hard to understand; known only to a few

Question 21

sagacious

Answer 21

showing keen mental discerment

Question 22

Equivocal

Answer 22

Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous