Vocabulary: E-words

Question 1

Exonerate

Answer 1

To clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame

Question 2

Ersatz
[er-zahts, -sahts, er-zahts, -sahts]

Answer 2

Serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial. A situation in which one thing is pretending to be another

Question 3

Elicit

Answer 3

To draw or bring out or forth; to elicit the truth.

Question 4

Edify

Answer 4

To instruct or benefit, to morally or spiritually uplift.

Question 5

ef·fete
[ih-feet]

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

e·man·ci·pate
[ih-man-suh-peyt]

Answer 6

to free from restraint, influence, or the like. To free (a slave) from bondage.

Question 7

es·pouse
[ih-spouz, ih-spous]

Answer 7

to make one’s own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.

Question 8

ex·pe·dite
[ek-spi-dahyt]

Answer 8

to speed up the progress of; hasten: to expedite shipments.

Question 9

Eclectic

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

Extenuating

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

Enigma

Answer 11

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.

Question 12

Elusive

Answer 12

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.

Question 13

Expedient

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Enmity(n-mu-tea)

Answer 14

A feeling or condition of hostility;hatred, ill will.

Question 15

Euphemism

Answer 15

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”.

Question 16

Exorbitant

Answer 16

(a price or amount charged) Unreasonably high

Question 17

Entrench

Answer 17

Establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is difficult or unlikely.

Question 18

e·lu·ci·date
[ih-loo-si-deyt]

Answer 18

1.
to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.
2.
to provide clarification; explain.

Question 19

en·sconce
[en-skons]

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

ex·hort
[ig-zawrt]

Answer 20

1.
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
- verb (used without object)
2.
to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings.

Question 21

Eviscerate

Answer 21

to deprive of vital or essential parts: The censors eviscerated the book to make it inoffensive to the leaders of the party.

Question 22

Enamored

Answer 22

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.

Question 23

Exasperate

Answer 23

Irritate intensely; infuriate.

Question 24

ex·ac·er·bate
[ig-zas-er-beyt, ek-sas-]

Answer 24

to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.

Question 25

ec·u·men·i·cal
[ek-yoo-men-i-kuh l or, especially British, ee-kyoo-]

Answer 25

including or containing a mixture of diverse elements or styles; mixed: an ecumenical meal of German, Italian, and Chinese dishes.

Question 26

Expostulate

Answer 26

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.

Question 27

e·nu·mer·ate
[ih-noo-muh-reyt, ih-nyoo-]

Answer 27

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.

Question 28

e·phem·er·on
[ih-fem-uh-ron, -er-uh n]

Answer 28

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.

Question 29

Expunge

Answer 29

Erase or remove completely(something unwanted or unpleasant). Blot out.

Question 30

ed·i·fice
[ed-uh-fis]

Answer 30

A complex system of beliefs.

a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
2.
any large, complex system or organization.

Question 31

ep·i·thet
[ep-uh-thet]

Answer 31

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.”

Question 32

en·dow
[en-dou]

Answer 32

to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip: Nature has endowed her with great ability.

Question 33

e·go·cen·tric
[ee-goh-sen-trik, eg-oh-]

Answer 33

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.

Question 34

Erudite

(Air-you-dite)

Answer 34

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly: an erudite professor; an erudite commentary.

Question 35

espesh

Answer 35

Abridged version of especially.

Question 36

Es-trange-ment

estrangement

Answer 36

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.

Question 37

enigmatic

Answer 37

perplexing; mysterious. difficult to interpret or understand.

Question 38

extant

Answer 38

in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost: There are only three extant copies of the document.