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PHarris list
Ms. Harris vocab words 51-75
| Word | definition |
|---|---|
| dispassionate | Devoid or unaffected by passion or emotion |
| dissonant | harsh and inharmonious in sound |
| dissuade | To deter a person from a course of action by persuasion |
| divination | The art or act of foretelling future events or revealing occult knowledge. |
| dotard | A person who is senile or deteriorating in mental faculties--NOT Ms. Harris |
| duplicity | Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; two-facedness |
| egregious | Conspicuously bad or offensive |
| elegiac | Relating to mourning or expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past. |
| elucidate | To make clear by explanation |
| emanate | To come or send forth as from a source |
| emulate | To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation |
| enigmatic | puzzling or hard to explain; mysterious |
| ennui | Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom. |
| ephemeral | Lasting for a markedly brief time. |
| epicure | A person with refined taste, especially in food and wine; gourmet |
| equivocate | To avoid making an explicit statement; making statements intentionally designed to mislead. |
| erudition | Deep, wide learning |
| esoteric | Meant for or understood by only a specific group |
| espouse | to give one's loyalty or support to (a cause) |
| ethereal | Light and insubstantial; intangible; heavenly |
| extol | to praise highly; exalt |
| fatuous | unconsciously foolish or senseless |
| fecund | Productive of offspring or vegetation; fruitful, or intellectually productive |
| felicity | Great happiness; bliss |
| fetid | Having an offensive odor |