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CAJ Eng 11 Vocab 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| espouse | to adopt or support a belief or a cause |
| esteem | to value highly, respect or admire |
| ethereal | extremely delicate and light; highly refined |
| eulogy | a speech or piece of writing that praises someone, typically someone who has died |
| euphemism | a mild or indirect word/phrase used in place of one considered too harsh, blunt or rude |
| euphoria | a feeling or state of extreme excitement |
| exacerbate | to make a problem or situation worse |
| exacting | very precise or accurate |
| exalt | to hold something in very high regard, to think or speak very highly of |
| execute | to put to death; to carry out or accomplish |
| exemplary | so good or admirable that others would do well to copy |
| exemplify | to give an example of, to show something by being a model example of it |
| exhilarating | something that makes you feel very happy and excited |
| exonerate | to officially declare that someone is not to blame or not guilty |
| expedient | appropriate, advisable or useful in a situation that requires action |
| expedite | to make happen sooner or accomplish more quickly |
| expunge | to erase, delete or remove completely something unwanted or unpleasant |
| tangible | able to be touched or understood by the sense of touch |
| tangential | with only slight relevance or relating to a tangent |
| taint | to pollute or contaminate with something undesirable or dangerous |