click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
vocabulary 61-75
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ephemeral | Lasting a very short time; transient; temporary |
| erudition | extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books; learning |
| eschatological | relating to beliefs concerning the end of the world or the events associated with it |
| eschew | to shun or avoid |
| estrangement | arouse indifference where there had been love, affection, or friendliness; alienate |
| evanescence | tending to vanish like vapor; transient |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of; to censure scathingly |
| exemplum | an anecdote or short narrative used to point a moral or sustain an argument model |
| exonerate | relieve of responsibility, obligation, or hardship; to clear from accusation or blame |
| facetious | humorous; witty |
| fallibility | liable to err |
| farce | a ridiculous or empty show; marked by satirical, improbable plot |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression; passion |
| foible | minor flaw or shortcoming in personal character or behavior; weakness; fault |
| exorcise | to free of an evil spirit |