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Vocab I H (13)
Week 13
| Vocabulary Word | Part of Speech | Definition | Antonym |
|---|---|---|---|
| effrontery | noun | audacity, impudence, nerve | modesty, shyness |
| egregious | adj | flagrant, outrageously bad | discreet, minor |
| elicit | verb | evoke, to draw forth, extract | hide, suppress |
| elixir | noun | panacea, cure-all, medicine | ----- |
| emaciated | adj | abnormally thin, cadaverous | obese, ruddy, healthy |
| emanate | verb | originate, stem, spring, derive | retreat |
| emolument | noun | gain, salary, payment | debt |
| emulate | verb | copy, mimic, rival | innovate |
| enhance | verb | to improve, make better | detract, debase, disparage |
| enigma | noun | puzzle (person or thing) | simpleton, solution |
| epicure | noun | gourmet, gastronome, connoisseur | charlatan, dilettante |
| epitaph | noun | inscription on a tomb or gravestone | ------ |
| epithet | noun | nickname, sobriquet, label | ----- |
| epitome | noun | archetype, essence, quintessence | non-example |
| equitable | adj | fair, just, unbiased, impartial | unfair, unjust, biased |
| equivocal | adj | unclear, vague, ambiguous | explicit, straightforward |
| erode | verb | to wear away, to wear down, corrode | augument, enhance |
| erudite | adj, noun | scholarly, well-educated; a scholar | obtuse; simpleton, charlatan |
| esoteric | adj | obscure, abstruse, cryptic | understandable, clear |
| estrange | verb | separate, break up, divide (as in family) | reunite, reconcile |