Deck 18 Flashcards
1
Q
envision
A
to imagine, to foresee
2
Q
epicure
A
- a person with refined taste in wine and food
- adjective form is EPICUREAN
3
Q
epitome
A
brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole, the perfect example of something, a paradigm (model)
4
Q
epoch
A
an era, a distinctive period of time
5
Q
equanimity
A
composure, calm
6
Q
equitable
A
fair
7
Q
equivocal
A
ambiguous, intentionally confusing
8
Q
erudite
A
scholarly, deeply learned
9
Q
esoteric
A
hard to understand, understood only by a few, peculiar
10
Q
espouse
A
to support, to advocate
11
Q
estimable
A
worthy of admiration, capable of being estimated
12
Q
estrange
A
to make unfriendly or hostile, to cause to feel removed from
13
Q
eulogy
A
a spoken or written tribute to a person, esp. a person who has just died
14
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evanscent
A
fleeting, vanishing, happening for only the briefest period
15
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exacerbate
A
to make worse
