W and P (Part 7) Flashcards
eminent/ immanent/imminent
noteworthy/ inherent/impending
empathy/sympathy
if you think you just feel like another person, you are feeling empathy/ if you feel sorry for another person, you’re feeling sympathy
endemic/ epidemic
an endemic disease is one that is maintained locally without the need for outside influence/ an epidemic condition is widespread, or rampant
enormous / enormity
bug things are enormous/a heinous or atrocious thing has enormity
ensure/ insure
make certain/indemnify
envelop/envelope
to wrap up in a covering is to envelop it. /the specific wrapping you put around a letter is an envelope.
envious/jealous
you are envious of others have that you lack/ Jealousy, on the hand, involves wanting to hold on to what you do have.
epic/ epochs
an epoch is a long period of time, like the Pleistocene Epoch. / An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details a heroic deeds and events
Epigram/ Epigraph/epithet
an epigram is a pithy saying, usually humorous. / An epigraph is a brief quotation used to introduce a piece of writing or the inscription on a statue or building. / An epithet is a term that replaces or is added to the name of a person.
etymology/entomology
it is the study of the origins of words. / it is the study of insects.
everyday/ every day
ordinary/ each day
everyone / every one
every person in a group/ each person and is always followed by ‘of’
evoke/invoke
often used to mean “suggest”/ ‘to appeal to’ or ‘to cite’
exalt/ exult
when you celebrate joyfully, you exult. /When you raise something high (even if only in your opinion), you exalt it.
exasperate/ exacerbate
irritated/made worse
