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July 6
Vocabulary Words
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affected (adj.) | pretentious, phony |
| Affluent | rich, abundant |
| Affront (n.) | personal offense, insult |
| Alacrity | cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed |
| Allegory | symbolic representation |
| Alleviate | to relieve, improve partially |
| Allusion | indirect reference |
| Ambiguous | uncertain; subject to multiple interpretations |
| Ambivalence | attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions |
| Ameliorate | to make better, improve |
| Amenable | agreeable, cooperative |
| Amenity | pleasantness; something increasing comfort |
| Amicable | friendly, agreeable |
| Amoral | unprincipled, unethical |
| Amorphous | having no definate form |
| Ebullient | exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits |
| Eclectic | selecting from various sources |
| Edict | law, command, official public order |
| Edifice | building |
| Edify | to instruct morally and spiritually |
| Efface | to erase or make illegible |
| Effervescent | bubbly, lively |
| Effrontery | impudent boldness; audacity |
| Effulgent | brilliantly shining |
| Effusive | expresssing emotion without restraint |
| Egregious | conspicuously bad |
| Elegy | mournful poem |
| Elicit | to draw out, provoke |
| Emaciated | skinny, scrawny, gaunt, especially from hunger |
| Embellish | to ornament; make attractive with decoration or details; add details to a statement |