Vocabulary: E-words Flashcards
Exonerate
To clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame
Ersatz
[er-zahts, -sahts, er-zahts, -sahts]
Serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial. A situation in which one thing is pretending to be another
Elicit
To draw or bring out or forth; to elicit the truth.
Edify
To instruct or benefit, to morally or spiritually uplift.
ef·fete
[ih-feet]
Lacking in wholesome vigor; worn out. Unable to produce.
(of a person) Affected, overrefined, and ineffectual: “effete trendies from art college”.
No longer capable of effective action.
e·man·ci·pate
[ih-man-suh-peyt]
to free from restraint, influence, or the like. To free (a slave) from bondage.
es·pouse
[ih-spouz, ih-spous]
to make one’s own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.
ex·pe·dite
[ek-spi-dahyt]
to speed up the progress of; hasten: to expedite shipments.
Eclectic
2.
made up of what is selected from different sources.
3.
not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems.
Extenuating
1.
to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime.
2.
to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
3.
to underestimate, underrate, or make light of: Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
Enigma
1.
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation.
2.
a person of puzzling or contradictory character: To me he has always been an enigma, one minute completely insensitive, the next moved to tears.
3.
a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle.
Elusive
1.
eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept.
2.
cleverly or skillfully evasive: a fish too elusive to catch.
Expedient
1.
tending to promote some proposed or desired object fit or suitable for the purpose proper under the circumstances it is expedient that you go
2.
conducive to advantage or interest as opposed to right
4.
a means to an end the ladder was a useful expedient for getting to the second floor
Enmity(n-mu-tea)
A feeling or condition of hostility;hatred, ill will.
Euphemism
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be to harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. Ex. “To pass”away would be a euphemism for “to die”.
Exorbitant
(a price or amount charged) Unreasonably high
Entrench
Establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is difficult or unlikely.
e·lu·ci·date
[ih-loo-si-deyt]
1.
to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.
2.
to provide clarification; explain.
en·sconce
[en-skons]
1.
to settle securely or snugly: I found her in the library, ensconced in an armchair.
2.
to cover or shelter; hide securely: He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.
ex·hort
[ig-zawrt]
1.
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
- verb (used without object)
2.
to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings.
Eviscerate
to deprive of vital or essential parts: The censors eviscerated the book to make it inoffensive to the leaders of the party.
Enamored
1.
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and fol. by of or sometimes with ): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
2.
to charm or captivate.
Exasperate
Irritate intensely; infuriate.
ex·ac·er·bate
[ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas-]
to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
ec·u·men·i·cal
[ek-yoo-men-i-kuh l or, especially British, ee-kyoo-]
including or containing a mixture of diverse elements or styles; mixed: an ecumenical meal of German, Italian, and Chinese dishes.
Expostulate
1.
to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.
e·nu·mer·ate
[ih-noo-muh-reyt, ih-nyoo-]
1.
to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis.
e·phem·er·on
[ih-fem-uh-ron, -er-uh n]
1.
anything short-lived or ephemeral.
2.
ephemera, items designed to be useful or important for only a short time, especially pamphlets, notices, tickets, etc.
Expunge
Erase or remove completely(something unwanted or unpleasant). Blot out.
ed·i·fice
[ed-uh-fis]
A complex system of beliefs.
a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
2.
any large, complex system or organization.
ep·i·thet
[ep-uh-thet]
1.
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I.
2.
a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name, title, or the like, as “man’s best friend” for “dog.”
en·dow
[en-dou]
to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip: Nature has endowed her with great ability.
e·go·cen·tric
[ee-goh-sen-trik, eg-oh-]
1.
having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things: an egocentric philosophy that ignores social causes.
2.
having little or no regard for interests, beliefs, or attitudes other than one’s own; self-centered: an egocentric person; egocentric demands upon the time and patience of others.
Erudite
(Air-you-dite)
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly: an erudite professor; an erudite commentary.
espesh
Abridged version of especially.
Es-trange-ment
estrangement
The fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group.
The fact of no longer living with one’s spouse; separation.
enigmatic
perplexing; mysterious. difficult to interpret or understand.
extant
in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost: There are only three extant copies of the document.
