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Academic Vocabulary6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dulcet (adj) | Melodious; soothing; sweet |
| Duplicity (n) | deception; dissimulation |
| Ebullience (n) | Exuberance; enthusiasm |
| Effete (adj) | Exhausted; out-dated; effeminate |
| Egregious (adj) | Conspicuously bad; flagrant |
| Empirical (adj) | Experimental; demonstrable |
| Emulate (vt) | Imitate; strive to equal or excel |
| Enervate (vi) | Weaken; unnerve |
| Enigmatic (adj) | Puzzling; inexplicable |
| Ennui (n) | Boredom; tedium |
| Ephemeral (adj) | Transient; short-lived |
| Epitome (n) | Ideal example or embodiment |
| Equanimity (n) | Serenity; calmness; balance |
| Equivocal (adj) | Ambiguous; obscure |
| Eschew (vt) | Shun; avoid; abstain from |
| Esoteric (adj) | Abstruse; private; confidential |
| Esthetic (adj) | Artistic; appreciative of beauty |
| Ethereal (adj) | Celestial; intangible; spiritual |
| Eulogy (n) | Tribute; high praise; panegyric |
| Euphemism (n) | Substitution of a pleasant phrase for something unpleasant |