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Question | Answer |
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eccentric | deviates from norm |
eclectic | combining elements from many different sources or styles |
effrontery | presumptuous behavior |
egalitarian | equal standards for all |
egregious | noticeable bad or offensive |
elegy | mournful poem or song |
eloquent | very clear and precise |
elucidate | clarify |
emaciated | undernourished |
emancipation | act of freeing or liberating |
emollient | softening or soothing |
empirical | proven by observation and experiment |
emulate | follow admirable example; imitate |
encomium | warm praise; tribute |
endorse | support or sign |
enervate | weaken or deprive of strength |
engender | to give rise to; originate |
enigmatic | unexplainable, puzzling |
entity | discrete unit or being |
enumerate | state things in a list |
ephemeral | temporary; fleeting |
epicure | person with refined tatste |
equivocal | uncertain or ambiguous |
erosion | wearing away |
erudite | learned; having great knowledge |
esoteric | understood by few; mysterious |
espouse | choose to follow or support |
estimable | admirable; deserving of esteem |
ethical | in line with the principles of right and wrong |
eulogy | high praise; funeral speech |
euphemism | inoffensive expression substituted for on that is deemed offensive |
exacerbate | intesify bitterness or violence |
exceptional | uncommonly great qualities |
excoriate | chafe; denounce |
exculpate | remove blame; acquit |
exhort | urge or provoke |
exigent | demanding immediate attention; urgent |
explicate | explain or make comprehensible |
expunge | get rid of or erase |
extant | currently existing |
extenuating | partially justifiable |
extol | praise or glorify |
extrovert | concern with things outside of himself or herself |
extricable | capable of being freed |
exultant | gleeful because of success |