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Vocab 4-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Deride | to mock or ridicule |
| Desiccated | dried up |
| Despicable | contemptible, hateful |
| Desultory | wandering from subject to subject |
| Deviate | to turn aside |
| Diadem | a crown |
| Diaphanous | very sheer and light |
| Dichotomy | division into two parts |
| Ebullient | enthusiastic |
| Eclectic | choosing from various sources |
| Edify | improve someone morally |
| Effete | worn out; barren |
| Egregious | remarkably bad; outrageous |
| Elegy | a sad or mournful poem |
| Elicit | to draw forth; to call forth |
| Elixir | a supposed remedy for all ailments |
| Elucidate | to make clear |
| Emanate | to come forth; to send forth |
| Emendation | a correction |
| Empathy | an understanding of another's feelings |
| Empirical | based on practical experience |
| Endemic | confined to a particular country or area |
| Enervate | to weaken |
| Ennui | boredom; weariness resulting from lack of interest |
| Ephemeral | lasting only a brief time; short-lived |
| Epitome | a typical example |
| Ergo | therefore |
| Erotic | pertaining to sexual love |
| Eschew | to keep away from; to avoid; to shun |
| Facetious | comical; jocular; flippant |
| Factious | causing disagreement |
| Fastidious | hard to please; fussy |
| Fatuous | foolish; inane |
| Fecund | fertile; productive |
| Ferret | to search or drive out |
| Fervent | eager, earnest |
| Fetish | an object that receives special respect or devotion |
| Finesse | diplomacy; tact; artful management |
| Fiscal | pertaining to finances |
| Fissure | an opening; a groove; a split |
| Flaccid | flabby |
| Flagellate | to whip; to lash |
| Flaunt | to show off |
| Flout | to ridicule, to show contempt for |
| Foment | to stir up; to incite |
| Fop | an excessively fashion-conscious man |
| Fortuitous | lucky; by chance |
| Gambol | to frolic; to romp around playfully |
| Garish | tastelessly gaudy |
| Garner | to gather; to acquire |
| Garrulous | talkative |
| Germane | relevant; fitting |
| Gibe | to scoff, to ridicule |
| Gloat | to look at or think about with great satisfaction |
| Glower | to stare angrily |
| Grandiose | impressive, showy, magnificent |
| Gratuitous | unnecessary or uncalled for |
| Grotesque | absurd; distorted |
| Gumption | courage and initiative; common sense |
| hackneyed | commonplace; overused |