Vocab 14-15

Question 1

eclectic

Answer 1

adj: choosing what seems best from various sources
n: one who draws from various sources
n: eclecticism

Question 2

effete

Answer 2

adj: worn-out, marked by weakness/self-indulgence
n: effeteness

Question 3

efficacious

Answer 3

adj: capable of producing the desired effect
n: efficacy adv: efficaciously

Question 4

effrontery

Answer 4

n: shameless boldness

Question 5

elicit

Answer 5

v: to draw out/call forth

Question 6

elite

Answer 6

n: highly select group of superior individuals
adj: select/superior
n: elitism
adj: elitist

Question 7

emaciated

Answer 7

adj: wasted/reduced by starvation
n: emaciation
v: emaciate

Question 8

emanate

Answer 8

v: to flow out of/to send forth
n: emanation

Question 9

embellish

Answer 9

v: to decorate/enhance
n: embellishment

Question 10

eminent

Answer 10

adj: distinguished/outstanding
n: eminence
adv: eminently

Question 11

empathy

Answer 11

n: understanding of/identification with someone else’s feelings
adj: empathic, empathetic
v: empathize

Question 12

emulate

Answer 12

v: to try to equal/excel the excellence of
n: emulation, emulator

Question 13

enclave

Answer 13

n: country/area w/in the borders of another country/area; separate group/community w/in larger group/community

Question 14

endemic

Answer 14

adj: peculiar to a locality/group of people
adj: endemical

Question 15

enigma

Answer 15

n: intentionally obscure statement; something that is puzzling
adj: enigmatic, enigmatical

Question 16

entice

Answer 16

v: to lead on by arousing hope/desire
n: enticement adj: enticing

Question 17

entreat

Answer 17

v: to ask/petition earnestly
n: entreaty

Question 18

envisage

Answer 18

v: to have mental image of something, esp when it doesn’t exist yet

Question 19

ethical

Answer 19

adj: in accordance w/ principles of right and wrong
n: ethicalness, ethics
adj: unethical

Question 20

ethnic

Answer 20

adj

n: ethnicity, ethnology

Question 21

euphemism

Answer 21

n: substitution of inoffensive term for a bad one
adj: euphemistic

Question 22

exacerbate

Answer 22

v: to increase the bitterness/severity of
n: exacerbation

Question 23

exalt

Answer 23

v: to elevate in power
adj: exalted n: exaltation

Question 24

exemplary

Answer 24

adj: worthy of imitation; serving as a model/illustration/warning
n: exemplar

Question 25

exigency

Answer 25

n: state of urgency/situation demanding immediate attention

Question 26

epithet

Answer 26

n: term of abuse/contempt; word used to characterize someone

Question 27

equanimity

Answer 27

n: calmness/evenness of temper

Question 28

equitable

Answer 28

adj: fair/just adj: inequitable n: equity

Question 29

erudite

Answer 29

adj: deeply learned n: erudition adv: eruditely

Question 30

esoteric

Answer 30

adj: understood by/intended for a select few; difficult to understand adv: esoterically