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Vocab test 11-20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| elocution | the art of public speaking; style or manner of public speaking or reading |
| emaciate | to make unnaturally thin; to waste away |
| emanate | to issue from; to originate from |
| empirical | based on experiment and observation; based entirely on practical experience rather than theory |
| engender | to bring into being; to produce; to cause |
| enigma | a riddle; something puzzling or unexplainable |
| ennui | discontent and listlessness from lack of occupation or interest; boredom |
| epitome | a person or thing typical of an entire class; an ideal example; a summary |
| equanimity | eveness of mind or temper; calmness; composure |
| erudite | having or displaying much knowledge; learned |
| esoteric | intended for or understood by only a few; confidential |
| espouse | to adopt or support a cause; to take up; to marry |
| ethereal | very light and airy; delicate; unearthly; celestial |
| ethnology | the branch of anthropology that deals with various races of people, their origins, distribution, characteristics, and culture |
| eulogy | a speech or piece or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially to honor one who has recently died; a tribute |
| euphemism | a mild expression used in place of one considered harsh or crude |
| euphony | agreeableness of sound |
| evanescent | tending to disappear or fade away; fleeting |
| exhilaration | high spirits; invigoration; excitement |
| exhort | to urge strongly; to advase or warn earnestly |
| extraneous | coming from outside; foreign; not necessary; irrelevant |
| expatriate | v. to banish from one's native country; to withdraw from one's native land; n. one who is exiled or who has withdrawn from his or her native land |
| expound | to interpret; to set forth or explain in detail |
| extant | still in existance; not extinct or destroyed |
| exentuate | to excuse in part; to make the magnitude of guilt, fault, or offense seema less |
| extol | to praise highly |
| extort | to obtain by threats of force |
| extricate | to release from an entanglement |
| facetious | joking; said in fun; meant to be amusing |
| facile | easily done; performing or working with ease; adroit; not sincere or profound; superficial |
| farcical | ridiculous; like a farce; extravagantly and exuberantly comical |
| feign | to pretend; to make up |
| festoon | n. a string of flowers, paper, etc. hung as a decoration; v. to decorate with such adornment |
| fiasco | a complete or ridiculous failure |
| finesse | delicate skill; subtlety |
| firmament | the expanse fo the heavens; the sky |
| fissure | n. a narrow split, crack, or opening; v. to split or break open |
| foible | a minor weakness or fault; a minor but persistent personal failing; a shortcoming |
| foment | to foster trouble, rebellion, or strife; to stir up; to incite |
| fortuitous | occuring by chance; accidental |
| fresco | the art of painting with watercolors on wet plaster; a picture so painted |
| frugal | avoiding waste; thrifty; economical |
| gambol | v. tor run and jump in play; to frolic; n. a skipping or running about |
| gauntlet | a long, heavy, protective glove; a metal-plated glove, part of a knight's armour |
| germane | closely related to the matter at hand; pertinent |
| glib | easily spoken; speaking too smoothly to be sincere |
| gratuitous | freely given or obtained; unearned; uncalled-for |
| gregarious | outgoing; sociable |
| guffaw | n. a loud or coarse burst of laughter; a horse-laugh; v. to laugh loudly or coarsely |
| guile | craftiness; deceit; cunning |
| hackneyed | used too often; stale from overuse; trite; cliched |
| harbinger | n. a forerunner; a precursor; v. to announce; to herald |
| herculean | extremely demanding or difficult; requiring or having great courage or strength |
| hiatus | a space where something is missing; any break in continuity |
| homily | a sermon, especially on something in the Bible; a long, moralizing talk |
| homogenous | of the same kind or nature; composed of similar or identical parts or elements; uniform |
| humdrum | without variety or excitement; monotonous; dull; commonplace |
| hyberbole | an obvious exaggeration, made for effect |
| idiosyncrasy | a personal peculiarity that is an identifying trait; a quirk |
| ignominy | public disgrace; public dishonor |
| illicit | forbidden by law; improper |
| immutable | never changing; unchangeable; unalterable |
| impair | to make worse; to damage or weaken |
| impassive | without feeling or emotion |
| impeccable | faultless; without flaw |
| incarcerate | to imprison; to confine |
| incognito | adj. disguised; using a false name; adv. in disguise; under a fictitious name; n. an assumed name; one who is in disguise |
| inconsequential | unimportant; petty |
| incorrigible | adj. incapable of being corrected or reformed; persistently bad; n. a person who will not be reformed |
| indigent | poor; needy |
| indulgent | very lenient; not strict enough; making allowances |
| inexorable | unalterable; relentless; inevitable |
| infringe | to violate or disregard an agreement or a law; to trespass |
| ingenuous | lacking sophistication; innocent; naive |
| iniquity | sin; wickedness; injustice |
| inordinate | much too great; excessive; immoderate |
| inscrutable | mysterious or obscure; hard to grasp |
| intercede | to plead or petition on another's behalf; to act as a mediator in a dispute |
| introvert | a person who looks inward; a shy, quiet person |
| inundate | to cover by overflowing; to flood; to overwhelm (as if by a flood) |
| inveigle | to win over with trickery or flattery; to entice; to coax with deceitful talk; to dupe |
| iridescent | showing the colors of the rainbow in a changing pattern |
| irrevocable | not capable of being retracted, recalled, or withdrawn; irreversible |
| lampoon | n. a piece of strongly satirical writing; v. to ridicule or satirize |
| litigation | a form of legal action: the carrying on of a lawsuit |
| longevity | long life; length of life |
| loquacious | fond of talking; talkitive |
| ludicrous | amusingly absurd; ridiculous |
| lugubrious | sad or mournful, often to an exaggerated degree; doleful |
| magnanimous | noble in spirit; generous in forgiving; unselfish |
| maim | to wound or injure seriously; to disable in some way; to mutilate; to cripple |
| malign | adj. evil; injurious; v. to speak evil of |
| malinger | to pretend to be sick to escape work or duty |
| maudlin | excessively sentimental |
| menial | adj. of or suited to a servant; n. a domestic servant |
| mercurial | unpredictably changeable; quick and changeable in character |
| mesmerism | hypnotism; hypnotic appeal; intense fascination |
| mete | to give according to measure or one's judgement; to allot or distribute |
| misnomer | a wrong name; an error in naming a person, place, or thing |
Created by:
Chelsea10
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