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Word List 7
ELA Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Distribute | To separate something into part and give a share to each person |
| Diurnal | Of daytime |
| Diverge | To go or move in different directions; Deviate |
| Divergent | Diverging from each other |
| Diverse | Different; Dissimilar; Diversified |
| Diversify | To give variety to |
| Divert | To turn from one course to another; To entertain |
| Dividend | Bonus |
| Divisive | Creating disunity or dissension |
| Divulge | To make known; Disclose |
| Docile | Of a person or an animal; Easy to control |
| Doctrinaire | One who attempts to put into effect an abstract doctrine; Stubbornly adhering to a doctrine |
| Doctrine | A set of beliefs held by a church, political party, group, etc. |
| Document | An original or official paper |
| Dogged | Stubborn; Tenacious |
| Dogma | Doctrine; Principle |
| Dogmatist | One who dogmatizes |
| Domain | Territory; Dominion; Field or sphere of activity or influence |
| Domesticated | Of an animal, tame and kept as a pet or on a farm |
| Dominate | To control, govern or rule |
| Domination | Exercise of mastery or ruling power |
| Domineer | To exercise arbitrary or overbearing control; Tyrannize over |
| Dormant | Torpid in winter; Quiet; Still |
| Dorsal | Of, on, or near the back |
| Dose | An exact amount of a medicine |
| Dossier | A collection of documents and reports |
| Down | A covering of soft fluffy feathers; Fine soft hair |
| Downfall | A sudden fall |
| Downplay | To belittle |
| Drab | Of a dull yellowish brown; Not bright or lively; Monotonous |
| Draft | Preliminary written version of something; Written order to a bank to pay money to somebody |
| Dramatic | Of or relating to the drama; Striking in appearance or effect; Of an opera singer |
| Drastic | Strong; Violent and severe |
| Drizzly | Characterized or marked by fine rain |
| Drollery | Quaint or wry humor |
| Drone | To make monotonous humming or buzzing sound; to speak in a monotonous tone; A bass voice |
| Drowsy | Ready to fall asleep |
| Drudgery | Dull and fatiguiging work |
| Dual | Having or composed of two parts |
| Dubious | Slightly suspicious about; Questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality |
| Ductile | Capable of being stretched; Easily molded; Pliable |
| Dull | Not bright; Mentally slow; To become dull |
| Dumbbell-like | A physical object resembling a dumbbell, or a metaphorical term used to describe a person perceived as unintelligent |
| Dumbfound | To astonish |
| Dupe | A person easily tricked or fooled |
| Duplicate | Consisting of or existing in two corresponding or identical parts or examples; To make double; An additional copy of something already in a collection; Counterpart |
| Duplicity | Hypocritical cunning or deception |
| Durable | Lasting; Able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration |
| Dutiful | Filled with a sense of duty |
| Dwindle | To diminish; Shrink; Decrease |
| Dynamic | Opposed to static; Energetic; Vigorous |
| Dysfunctional | Functioning abnormally |
| Earnest | Showing deep sincerity or seriousness |
| Earthiness | The state of earth |
| Ebb | To recede from the flood; To decline; Wane |
| Eccentric | Deviating from the norm; Unconventional; An eccentric person |
| Echo | The repetition of sound caused by reflection of sound waves; Reflection, repercussion, result, response; A sympathetic response; To resound with echoes; to repeat; Imitate |
| Eclectic | Selecting the best from various systems, doctrines, or source |
| Eclipse | A fall into obscurity or disuse; A decline |
| Ecological | Relating to or concerned with the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings |
| Economize | To save |
| Economy | Thrifty and efficient use of material resources; The structure or conditions of economic life; Designed to save money |
| Edifice | A large, imposing building |
| Edify | To enlighten, or uplift morally or spiritually |
| Efface | To wipe out; Erase |
| Effective | Producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect; Impressive; Striking |
| Effervescence | Bubbling, hissing, and foaming as gas escapes; Liveliness or exhilaration |
| Effete | Spent and sterile; Lacking vigor |
| Efficacious | Producing the desired result |
| Efficacy | The power to produce an effect |
| Egalitarian | Advocating the belief that all people should have equal rights |
| Egocentric | Self-centered |
| Egoist | A believer in egoism |
| Egoistical | Of or relating to the self |
| Egregious | Conspicuously bad; Flagrant |
| Elaborate | Marked by complexity, fullness of detail or ornateness; To describe in detail |
| Elapse | To pass; Go by; Passage |
| Elate | To fill with joy or pride |
| Electromagnetic | Of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism |
| Elegiac | Of, relating to, or involving elegy or mourning or expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past; Elegy |
| Elementary | In the beginning stages of a course of study |
| Elicit | To draw forth or bring out |
| Eligible | Qualified to be chosen; Suitable |
| Eliminate | To remove; Eradicate |
| Elite | The group regarded as the best and most powerful |
| Elongate | To extend the length of |
| Eloquent | Marked by forceful and fluent expression |
| Elucidate | To give a clarifying explanation |
| Elude | To avoid adroitly; To escape the perception or understanding |
| Elusive | Hard to comprehend or define tending to evade grasp or pursuit |
| Emanipate | To free from restraint |
| Embed | To set or fix firmly in a surrounding mass; Wedge |
| Embellish | To make beautiful with ornamentation; Decorate |
| Ebellishment | Ornament |
| Embezzlement | Act of using money that is placed in one's care in a wrong way to benefit oneself |
| Emblematic | Symbolic; Representative |
| Embrace | To take a person into one's arms as a sign of affection; To take in or include as a part |
| Embroider | To ornament with needlework; To provide embellishments |
| Embryological | A branch of biology dealing with embryos and their development; The features and phenomena exhibited in the formation and development of an embryo |
| Embryonic | Incipient; Rudimentary |
| Emend | To make scholarly corrections |
| Eminence | A position of prominence or superiority |
| Eminent | Prominent; Conspicuous |
| Empathy | The mental ability of sharing other people's ideas and feelings |
| Emphatic | Showing or using emphasis |
| Empirically | In an empirical matter |
| Empiricism | The practice of relying on observation and experiment |
| Empty | Containing nothing; Null; Hollow; To make empty; Become empty |
| Emulate | To strive to equal or excel |
| Enamored | Inflamed with love; Fascinated |
| Encapsulation | Packing |
| Encounter | To come upon face-to-face |
| Encroach | The enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| Encumber | To impede or hamper |
| Endear | To cause to become beloved or admired |
| Endemic | Restricted to a locality or region; Native |
| Endorese | To approve openly; To write one's name on the back |
| Endow | To give money or property to; To equip or supply with a talent or quality |
| Endure | To suffer something painful or uncomfortable patiently |
| Enduring | Lasting |
| Energize | To make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| Enervate | To lessen the vitality or strength of |
| Engage | To involve; To hire; To induce to participate; Participate; To hold the attention of |
| Engender | To produce; Beget |
| Engrave | To cut or carve words or designs on a hard surface; To impress something deeply on the memory or mind |
| Enigma | Something hard to understand or explain; An inscrutable or mysterious person |
| Enmity | Hostility; Antipathy |
| Enormous | Shockingly large |
| Enrage | To make somebody very angry |
| Entangle | To involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation |
| Enterprise | Business company or firm; Willingness to take risks and do difficult or new things |
| Entertain | To show hospitality to; to provide entertainment for |
| Enthral | To hold spellbound |
| Entice | To attract artfully or adroitly; Lure |
| Entitle | To give somebody the right to do something |
| Entrenched | Strongly established and not likely to change |
| Enumerate | To name one by one |
| Enviable | Highly desirable |
| Envision | To picture to oneself |
| Enzyme | Biochemical catalyst |
| Ephemeral | Lasting only for a day; Transitory; Transient |
| Epic | A long narrative poem; Of great size |
| Epidemic | Prevalent and spreading rapidly in a community |
| Episodic | Occurring irregularly |
| Epitome | Somebody/Something showing all the typical qualities of something; Abstract; Summary; Abridgment |
| Epoch | The beginning of a new and important period in history; A noteworthy and characteristic event |
| Equate | To consider something as equal to something else |
| Equation | Two expressions connected by the sign "=" ; Action of making equal |
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