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vocab week 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 101. esoteric | adj. understood by only a select few. |
| 102. eulogy | n. high praise for a deceased person. |
| 103. euphemism | n. use of an indirect expression in place of one that is harsh. |
| 104. evanescent | adj. gradually disappearing; fleeting. |
| 105. exacerbate | v. to make a situation worse; to irritate. |
| 106. exemplary | adj. serving as a model. |
| 107. expedient | adj. useful; advantageous; based on self-interest. (When expedient is used as a noun, it is, "a means of bringing about a desired result.") |
| 108. expedite | v. to make easy and quick; to speed up. |
| 109. expunge | v. to erase; to remove completely. |
| 110. extol | v. to praise highly. |
| 111. facilitate | v. to make easy; to help bring about. |
| 112. fallacy | n. false idea; mistaken belief. |
| 113. fastidious | adj. hard to please; dainty in taste. |
| 114. fervor | n. intense emotion; great warmth of feeling. |
| 115. fitful | adj. spasmodic; intermittent. |
| 116. flagrant | adj. outrageous; glaringly offensive. |
| 117. fledgling | adj. newly developed; little known. (When fledgling is used as anoun, it refers to a young bird or an inexperienced person.) |
| 118. forlorn | adj. deserted; left alone and neglected; unhappy. |
| 119. formidable | adj. hard to overcome; to be dreaded. |
| 120. fortuitous | adj. happening by chance. |