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Vocab Lessons #11-15

WordDefinition
dogmatic positive and emphatic in asserting opinions
dormant lying asleep; in a state of rest
duplicity deceitfulness
ebb to decline; recede, as the tide
eclectic consisting of selections from various sources
efface to wipe out; to erase
effervescent lively; giving off bubbles
egregious extrodinarily bad
elucidate to make clear
elusive hard to grasp; baffling
embellish to elaborate on; to decorate
embroil to involve in a quarrel
emulate to try to equal or surpass
enervate to weaken; to lessen the strength of
engender to cause, produce, or bring into being
enhance to add to: to make greater in value
enigma a puzzle; a baffling situation
ephemeral lasting for only a short time
equanimity evenness of temper; a balanced disposition
equivocate to use double meanings in order to mislead; to be shifty; to quibble
esoteric understood by only a select few
eulogy high praise for a deceased person (often as a funeral speech)
euphemism use of an indirect expression in place of one that is harsh
evanescent gradually disappearing; fleeting
exacerbate to make a situation worse; to irritate
exemplary serving as a model
expedient useful; advantageous; based on self-interest
expedite to make easy and quick; to speed up
expunge to erase; to remove completely
extol to praise highly
facilitate to make easy; to help bring about
fallacy false idea; mistaken belief
fastidious hard to please; dainty in taste
fervor intense emotion: great warmth of feeling
fitful spasmodic; intermittent
flagrant outrageous; glaringly offensive
fledgling newly developed; little known
forlorn deserted; left alone and neglected; unhappy
formidable hard to overcome; to be dreaded
fortuitous happening by chance
furtive done quickly and with stealth to avoid being noticed; secret
galvanize to arouse suddenly; to startle
garbled confused; mixed up
garner to gather and store away; to collect
garrulous talkative
gratuitous freely given; unnecessary; uncalled-for
guile crafty deceit; cunning
gullible easily deceived
hackneyed used too often; trite; commonplace
haphazard not planned; random
Created by: hoopgrly22
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