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SAT 800 II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| esoteric | hard to understand, known only to the chosen |
| espouse | to adopt, suppert |
| esteem | to respect, value, judge |
| ethereal | light, heavenly, unusually refined |
| eulogy | an expression of praise at funeral |
| euphemism | a mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one |
| euphomious | pleasing in sound |
| euphoria | feeling of great happiness and well-being |
| evanescent | fleeting, vanishing |
| exacerbate | to worsen, embitter |
| exacing | extremely demanding |
| execute | put into effect, carry out |
| exemplary | serving as a model |
| exhaustive | thorough, comprehensive |
| exhilarating | invigorating, refreshing, cheering |
| exonerate | to acquit, exculpate |
| expedient | suitable to achieve a particular end, practical |
| expedite | to hasten |
| explicit | totally clear, definite |
| exploit | a brave deed or action, to make use of (sometimes unjustly) |
| expository | explanatory, intended to explain |
| extol | to praise, glorify |
| extraneous | not essential, superfluous |
| exticate | to free, disentagle |
| exuberance | overflowing abundance, joyful enthusiasm |
| facile | easily accomplished, ready or fluent, superficial |
| facilitate | to help bring about, make less difficult |
| falacious | false, misleading |
| fanaticism | an excessiv zeal, extreme devotion to a belief |
| fastidious | difficult to please, squeamish |
| feasible | practical |
| fervor | glowing ardor, intenmsity of feeling |
| fickle | changeable, faithless |
| figuaritve | not literal |
| glagrant | consipicuously wicked, blatant, outrageous |
| flippant | lacing proper seriousness |
| florid | ruddy, reddish, flowering |
| fluctuate | to waver, shift |
| foolhardy | rash, heedless |
| foresight | prudence |
| forestall | to prevent by taking action in advance |
| forthright | outspoken, frank |
| fortuitous | accidental, by chance |
| foster | to rear, encourage, nurture |
| founder | to fail completely, skin, an establisher |
| frivolous | lacking in seriousness, self-indulgently carefree |
| frugality | thrift, economy |
| furtive | stealty, sneaky |
| futile | ineffective, fruitless |
| galvanize | to stimulate by shock |
| garbled | mixed up, jumbled, distorted |
| discredcit | to defame, destroy confidence |
| discrepancy | lack of consistency, difference |
| discursive | digressing, rambling |
| disdain | to view with scorn or comtempt |
| disinclination | unwillingness |
| disinterested | unprejudiced |
| dismantle | to take apart |
| dismiss | to put away from consideration |
| disparage | to belittle |
| disparity | difference, condition of inequality |
| dispassionate | calm, impartial |
| dispel | to drive away, scatter |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| disseminate | to distribute, spread |
| dissent | to disagree |
| dissipate | to squander, waste, scatter |
| dissonance | cacophony |
| dissuade | to advise against |
| divergent | differin, diviating |
| divulge | to reveal |
| dogmatic | opinionated, arbitrary, doctinal |
| dutiful | respectful, obedient |
| ebb | to recede, lessen |
| eccentric | odd, shimsical, irregular |
| eclectic | selective in choosing from the variety of sources |
| eclipse | to darken, extinguish, surpass |
| effervescent | exuberant, bubbly, and excited |
| egotistical | excessively self-centered, conceited |
| elated | overjoyed, in high spirit |
| eloquence | expressiveness, persuasive speech |
| elusive | evasive, baffling, hard to grasp |
| emulate | to imitate, rival |
| enervate | to weaken |
| endorse | to approve, support |
| engender | to cause, produce |
| enhance | to advance, improve |
| ephmeral | short-lived |
| epicure | connoisseur of food and drink |
| equanimity | calmness of temerament, composure |
| erratic | odd, unpredictable, wandering |
| erudite | learned, scholarly |
| confound | to confuse, puzzle |
| conscientious | scrupulous, careful |
| consensus | a general agreement |
| constraint | a compulsion, repression of feelings |
| contagion | an infection |
| contend | to struggle, compete, assert earnestly |
| contentious | quarrelsome |
| contract | to compress or shrink, make a pledge, catch a disease |
| converge | to approach, tend to meet, come together |
| conviction | strongly held belief |
| cordial | gracious, hearfelt |
| corroborate | to confirm, support |
| corrosion | a destruction by chemical reaction |
| credibility | a believability |
| credulity | a belief on sight evidence, gullibility, naivete |
| criterion | a standard used in judging |
| cryptic | mysterious, hidden,secret |