Vocab 4-8 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Deride | to mock or ridicule |
Desiccated | dried up |
Despicable | contemptible, hateful |
Desultory | wandering from subject to subject |
Deviate | to turn aside |
Diadem | a crown |
Diaphanous | very sheer and light |
Dichotomy | division into two parts |
Ebullient | enthusiastic |
Eclectic | choosing from various sources |
Edify | improve someone morally |
Effete | worn out; barren |
Egregious | remarkably bad; outrageous |
Elegy | a sad or mournful poem |
Elicit | to draw forth; to call forth |
Elixir | a supposed remedy for all ailments |
Elucidate | to make clear |
Emanate | to come forth; to send forth |
Emendation | a correction |
Empathy | an understanding of another's feelings |
Empirical | based on practical experience |
Endemic | confined to a particular country or area |
Enervate | to weaken |
Ennui | boredom; weariness resulting from lack of interest |
Ephemeral | lasting only a brief time; short-lived |
Epitome | a typical example |
Ergo | therefore |
Erotic | pertaining to sexual love |
Eschew | to keep away from; to avoid; to shun |
Facetious | comical; jocular; flippant |
Factious | causing disagreement |
Fastidious | hard to please; fussy |
Fatuous | foolish; inane |
Fecund | fertile; productive |
Ferret | to search or drive out |
Fervent | eager, earnest |
Fetish | an object that receives special respect or devotion |
Finesse | diplomacy; tact; artful management |
Fiscal | pertaining to finances |
Fissure | an opening; a groove; a split |
Flaccid | flabby |
Flagellate | to whip; to lash |
Flaunt | to show off |
Flout | to ridicule, to show contempt for |
Foment | to stir up; to incite |
Fop | an excessively fashion-conscious man |
Fortuitous | lucky; by chance |
Gambol | to frolic; to romp around playfully |
Garish | tastelessly gaudy |
Garner | to gather; to acquire |
Garrulous | talkative |
Germane | relevant; fitting |
Gibe | to scoff, to ridicule |
Gloat | to look at or think about with great satisfaction |
Glower | to stare angrily |
Grandiose | impressive, showy, magnificent |
Gratuitous | unnecessary or uncalled for |
Grotesque | absurd; distorted |
Gumption | courage and initiative; common sense |
hackneyed | commonplace; overused |
Created by:
Lena.Woodridge
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