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NM_Week_10
E & PO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| earnest | sincere or serious |
| earthy | realistic; coarse |
| ebb | to slowly decrease |
| ebullient | enthusiastic |
| eccentric | unusual; odd; weird |
| ecclesiastical | pertaining to the church |
| echelon | level of power |
| eclectic | choosing from various sources |
| eclipse | to outshine |
| edifice | structure; building |
| edify | to improve someone morally; to instruct |
| eerie | mysterious |
| efface | to wipe out |
| effectual | effective; adequate |
| effeminate | unmanly; womanly; soft and weak |
| effervescent | bubbly; spirited |
| effete | worn-out; barren |
| efficacy | power to produce an effect |
| effigy | a likeness |
| effluent | flowing out |
| effrontery | shameful boldness |
| effusion | an uncontrolled display of emotion |
| egalitarian | belief in the equality of all men |
| egregious | very bad; outrageous |
| egress | exit |
| elaborate | to give details; complex |
| elapse | to pass |
| electrify | to thrill |
| elegy | a sad poem or speech |
| elicit | to cause to be revealed |
| elixir | remedy |
| ellipsis | the omission in a sentence of a word or words |
| eloquent | articulate; speaking well |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| elude | to avoid |
| elusive | difficult to grasp |
| elysian | blissful |
| emaciated | abnormally thin |
| emanate | to come forth; to send forth |
| emancipate | to set free |
| embank | to put a wall around |
| embellish | to decorate; to add details; to exaggerate |
| embezzle | to steal |
| embroil | to involve in trouble |
| embryo | in an early stage |
| emetic | causing vomiting |
| eminent | famous |
| emissary | one sent on a special mission |
| emit | to send out |
| emollient | something that soothes or softens |
| empathy | understanding another’s feelings |
| empirical | based on experience rather than theory |
| emulate | to imitate |
| enamored | in love with |
| enclave | a country, or part of a country, surrounded by another country |
| encompass | to include |
| encore | a repeat performance |
| encroach | to intrude |
| encumbrance | hindrance or obstruction |
| endemic | confined to a particular area |
| endorse | to support |
| enduring | forever; lasting |
| enervate | to weaken |
| enfranchise | to give the right to vote |
| engender | to produce; to create |
| engross | completely absorbed in |
| engulf | to overwhelm |
| enhance | to increase in value or beauty; to improve |
| enigmatic | mysterious |
| enlighten | to inform |
| ennui | boredom |
| enormity | an outrageous and immoral act |
| enrapture | to delight beyond measure |
| ensconce | to hide; to conceal |
| ensue | to follow |
| enthrall | to charm |
| entice | to attract |
| entity | independent being |
| entourage | a group of followers |
| entreaty | a request; a plea |
| entrenched | firmly established |
| entrepreneur | a businessman; promoter |
| enunciate | to pronounce clearly |
| environs | surroundings |
| envisage | to imagine |
| envoy | messenger |
| eon | extremely long period of time |
| ephemeral | temporary; short-lived |
| epic | a long poem |
| epicure | one who seeks pleasure in fine foods |
| epigram | witty saying |
| epilogue | closing part of a speech or literary work |
| epiphany | appearance of a deity (god); revelation |
| epistle | a letter |
| epitaph | inscription on a tomb |
| epithet | a descriptive word or phrase |
| epitome | a typical example or a summary |
| epoch | particular period of history |
| equanimity | calmness; evenness of temperament |
| equestrian | a horseback rider |
| equilibrium | balanced |
| equine | pertaining to horses |
| equinox | the time when day and night are of equal length |
| equivocal | doubtful |
| eradicate | to wipe out |
| erode | to wear away |
| err | to make a mistake |
| erratic | irregular; without direction |
| erroneous | mistaken |
| ersatz | inferior substitute |
| erstwhile | in the past |
| erudite | scholarly |
| escalate | to grow rapidly |
| escapade | a reckless adventure |
| escarpment | steep cliff |
| eschew | to avoid |
| esoteric | known only to a few |
| espouse | to support |
| essay | to try |
| esteem | high regard |
| estival | pertaining to summer |
| estranged | separated |
| ethereal | spiritual |
| ethnic | pertaining to a particular race |
| etymology | the origin and development of words |
| eugenics | science of improving the human race |
| euphemism | substitution of one expression for another |
| euphonious | having a pleasant sound |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being |
| euthanasia | mercy killing |
| evanescent | temporary; fleeting |
| eventuate | to happen |
| evince | to show clearly |
| evoke | to produce |
| exacerbate | to aggravate |
| exact | accurate; to require |
| exasperate | to irritate or to annoy |
| excise | to cut out or off |
| excruciating | unbearably painful |
| exculpate | to free from blame |
| execrate | to curse |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation; outstanding |
| exhaustive | thorough; complete |
| exhilaration | liveliness |
| exhort | to warn or urge |
| exhume | to bring out of the ground |
| exigent | urgent |
| exodus | a going out |
| exonerate | to free from guilt or blame |
| exorcise | to drive out an evil spirit |
| exotic | foreign; strange |
| expatiate | to enlarge upon |
| expatriate | a person who leaves his native country |
| expedient | practical |
| expedite | to make easy; to make faster |
| exemplify | to make an example of |
| expiate | to atone for |
| explicate | make clear |
| expound | to explain |
| expunge | to erase |
| expurgate | to remove |
| extant | still in existence or stand above |
| extemporaneous | done without preparation |
| extenuating | less serious |
| extirpate | to destroy |
| extol | to praise |
| extort | to obtain by force |
| extraneous | not essential |
| extrapolate | to estimate; to infer |
| extricate | to set free; to disentangle |
| extrinsic | external; coming from outside |
| extrovert | an outgoing person |
| exuberant | full of enthusiasm |
| exude | to spread out or to give off |
| exult | to rejoice |
| patronage | the power to make appointments to government jobs |
| patronize | to be a customer or to talk down to |
| paucity | scarcity; lack of |
| peccadillo | a minor offense |
| pectoral | pertaining to the chest |
| peculate | to steal |
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| pedagogue | a schoolteacher |
| pedantic | to show off one’s knowledge |
| pedestrian | ordinary; common; banal |
| pedigree | a record of ancestors |
| peer | an equal or to look at closely |
| peerless | without equal |
| peevish | hard to please |
| pejorative | insulting |
| pellucid | transparent |
| pelt | skin of an animal; to throw |
| penal | pertaining to punishment |
| penchant | a strong liking for |
| penitent | expressing sorrow for a wrongdoing |
| pensive | thoughtful |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| peon | common worker |
| perceive | to observe or understand |
| perceptible | recognizable |
| perceptive | quick witted; keen |
| perdition | damnation |
| peregrinate | to travel; journey |
| peremptory | decisive or final |
| perennial | lasting for a long time; perpetual |
| perfidious | deceitful; unfaithful |
| perforce | of necessity |
| perfunctory | routine |
| perigee | point nearest to the earth |
| periphery | outside boundary; unimportant area of a subject |
| permeate | to spread throughout |
| pernicious | destructive |
| peroration | the concluding part of a speech |
| perpetrate | to be guilty of |
| perpetuate | cause to continue |
| perplex | confuse |
| perquisite | something additional to regular pay |
| persevere | to endure |
| personification | giving human qualities to a non-human being or to abstract ideas |
| perspicacity | sharp insight |
| perspicuity | clearness |
| pert | bold; lively |
| pertinent | to the point |
| perturb | to disturb |
| peruse | to read carefully |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| perverse | contrary; stubborn |
| pervert | to corrupt |
| pessimist | one who sees the worst |
| petrify | to paralyze with fear |
| petrology | study of rocks |
| petty | unimportant |
| petulant | irritable |
| phalanx | compact group of people |
| phenomenon | extraordinary (fact or occurrence) |
| philander | to engage in many love affairs |
| philanthropy | generosity to mankind |
| philately | stamp collecting |
| philippic | a verbal attack |
| philistine | uncultured |
| phlegmatic | unemotional |
| phobia | intense fear |
| phoenix | a bird symbolizing immortality |
| picaresque | adventurous scoundrel |
| piddling | petty |
| piecemeal | bit by bit |
| pied | many-colored; variegated |
| piety | devotion |
| pigment | dye |
| pilgrimage | a journey to a holy place |
| pillage | to loot |
| pillory | to expose to public ridicule |
| pinnacle | highest point |
| pious | religious; deeply devoted to religion |
| piquant | stimulating to the taste; exciting |
| pique | to irritate |
| piscine | of or like a fish |
| pithy | to the point |
| pittance | small amount |
| pivotal | crucial; critical; important |
| placard | small poster |
| placate | to calm |
| placebo | harmless, phony medicine |
| placid | calm |
| plague | a contagious disease; to trouble |
| plaintive | sorrowful |
| platitude | a dull or trite remark |
| platonic | spiritual; free from sensual desire |
| plaudit | applause; any expression of approval |
| plausible | apparently true; reasonable |
| plebeian | pertaining to the lower classes |
| plenary | complete or absolute |
| plethora | abundance |
| pliant | easily bent |
| plight | a sad situation |
| ploy | a trick |
| pluck | to pull at; courage |
| plumb | to measure |
| plutocracy | rule by the wealthy class |
| poach | hunt or fish illegally |
| podium | a platform |
| poignant | distressing; affecting the emotions |
| polarize | to separate into opposing groups |
| polemic | a controversy |
| politic | diplomatic |
| poltroon | a coward |
| polychromatic | many-colored |
| polyglot | speaking or writing several languages |
| polymorphic | having many forms |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| pomp | show or display |
| ponder | to think deeply |
| ponderous | heavy |
| porcine | like a pig |
| portable | capable of being carried |
| portal | door or entrance |
| portentous | warning |
| portly | large |
| posterity | future generations |
| posthumous | after death |
| postulate | to assume |
| potable | drinkable |
| potent | powerful |
| potentate | ruler |
| potential | capacity or ability |
| potion | a drink |
| potpourri | a mixture |
| pragmatic | practical |
| prate | to talk long and pointlessly |
| precarious | uncertain or risky |
| precedent | an act used as an example |
| precept | a rule of conduct |
| precipice | cliff |
| precipitate | to bring about an action |
| precipitous | extremely steep |
| précis | brief summary |
| preclude | to shut out; prevent |
| precocious | prematurely developed |
| precursor | a forerunner |
| predecessor | one who comes before another |
| predicate | to declare |
| predilection | a liking; preference; inclination |
| predispose | inclined in advance |
| preeminent | standing out above all others |
| preen | to dress |
| prehensile | adapted for grasping something |
| premeditate | to plan beforehand |
| premier | first in importance |
| premise | statement made as a basis for an argument |
| premonition | forewarning |
| preponderance | superiority in quantity; dominance |
| preposterous | ridiculous |
| prerogative | privilege |
| presage | to indicate or warn in advance |
| prescience | knowledge of things before they happen |
| presentiment | anticipation, especially of something evil |
| prestige | importance |
| presumptuous | boldly assuming |
| pretentious | showy; self-important; pompous |
| preternatural | abnormal |
| pretext | a false reason |
| prevail | to succeed |
| prevaricate | to lie |
| prim | formal; proper |
| primeval | of the earliest times |
| primogeniture | state of being the first born |
| primordial | original |
| primp | to dress up in a fussy way |
| prismatic | many-colored |
| pristine | uncorrupted; in its original state |
| privation | loss of something essential |
| privy | having knowledge of something private |
| probe | to investigate or examine |
| probity | honesty |
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