Difficult Words- E Flashcards
Ebullient
Boiling ,bubbling with excitement ,exuberant .
He was so ebullient during the presentation that no one noticed the gaps in his research
Eccentric
strange or unusual
Eclectic
Choosing the best from many sources ,drawn from many sources .
His taste in art was eclectic .
Edify
To enlighten in moral or religious matters ,instruct
The teachers goal was to edify students and not to force them a handful of facts .
Efface
To erase ,rub away
The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship.
Effusion
an instance of giving off something such as a liquid or gas.
“a massive effusion of poisonous gas”
an act of talking or writing in anunrestrainedorheartfeltway.
“literary effusions”
Egalitarian
following the principle that everyone should have equal right
Egregious
Outstandingly bad ,extremely bad
Elicit
to manage to get information, facts, a reaction, etc. from somebody
Elliptical
Oval and obscure
An elliptical statement
Elusive
not easy to catch, find or remember
Emigrate
To move to a new place
Eminent
famous and important
Empirical
based on experiments and practical experience, not on ideas and theory
Huey’s idea about the moon being made of pizza dough was not empirical .
Emulate
to try to do something as well as, or better than, somebody ,imitate
Encroach
to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another
To trespass
Endemic
Native ,restricted to particular region
Enervate
To reduce the strength and energy of
En franchise
give somebody the right to vote in an election
Disfranchise
to take away somebody’s rights, especially their right to vote
Engender
To bring into existence ,to create
My winning lottery engendered a great deal of envy among others