Vocab List 7

Question 1

Engulf

Answer 1

engross fully
flow over and cover completely

Question 2

enigma

Answer 2

something that baffles understanding and can not be explained
a difficult person

Question 3

enmity

Answer 3

a state of deep-seated ill will
the feeling of a hostile person
a feeling of hatred; animosity

Question 4

entice

Answer 4

provoke someone to do something through persuasion

Question 5

entrepreneur

Answer 5

someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it

Question 6

enumerate

Answer 6

specify individally
determine the number or amount of

Question 7

envelop

Answer 7

enclose or enfold comepletely with or as if with a convering
a folded paper used in mail something

Question 8

eon

Answer 8

the longest division of geological
an immeasurable long period of time

Question 9

ephemeral

Answer 9

enduring a very short time
short lived

Question 10

epic

Answer 10

a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deed
surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale

Question 11

epigram

Answer 11

a witty saying

Question 12

epitaph

Answer 12

steadiness of mind under stress
compsure

Question 13

era

Answer 13

a period marked by distinctive charter

Question 14

eradicate

Answer 14

kill in large numbers
destroy completely
to put to an end

Question 15

erode

Answer 15

become ground down or deteriorate
remove soil or rock as of wind or water

Question 16

erratic

Answer 16

having no fixed course
liable to sudden unpredictable change
diffrent from what is normally exspectedd

Question 17

erudite

Answer 17

having or showing profound knowledge
scholarly

Question 18

eschew

Answer 18

avaoid and stay away
to avoid

Question 19

espouse

Answer 19

choose and follow
take in marrige
give loyalty or support

Question 20

essay

Answer 20

put to the test
a short writen report

Question 21

esteem

Answer 21

the condition of being
regared high
a feeling of delighted approval and liking

Question 22

eternal

Answer 22

a period of time that lasts forever and will never end

Question 23

ethereal

Answer 23

characterized by lightness and instability
of heaven or the spirit
celestial