Vocab E Flashcards
Ebullient
Lively, enthusiastic
Earmark
Mark of identification or quality that shows what something is; to designate something to be used or treated in a specific way
Echelon
Level in an organization; group of individuals at a particular level or grade in an organization
Eclectic
Including things taken from many different sources
Efficacy
The power to produce a desired result or effect
Egalitarian
Aiming for equal wealth,status,etc for all people
Egregious
Very bad and easily noticed
Emeritus
One retired from professional life but permitted to keep as an honorary title the rank of the highest held office
Encompass
To include something as a part,cover or surround
Endemic
Existing in a certain place or region, common to a certain area
Ensconced
Firmly placed or hidden
Ephemeral
Lasting a very short time
Eponymous
Named after a particular person
Equanimity
Mental/emotional stability/composure especially under strain
Ersatz
Copied from something else and usually not as good as the original
Eschew
To avoid something especially because you do not think it’s right or proper
Espouse
To express support for a cause or belief
Ethnocentric
Having or based on the idea that your own group or culture is better or more important than others
Excruciating
Very painful/severe
Execrable
Very bad,detestable
Exegesis
An exposition,explanation or critical interpretation of a text
Expostulate
To disagree with something or argue against it
