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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |