E Flashcards
Ebullient
exhilarated; full of enthusiasm & high spirits
-ardent, avid, bubbly, zestful
Eclectic
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
-broad, catholic
Edify
to instruct morally and spiritually
-educate, enlighten, guide, teach
Efficacy
effectiveness
-dynamism, efficiency, force, power, proficiency, strength
Effigy
a stuffed doll; a likeness of a person
-dummy, figure, image
Effrontery
impudent boldness; audacity
-brashness, gall, nerve, presumption
Elegy
a sorrowful poem or speech
-dirge, lament
Eloquent
persuasive and moving, especially in speech
-articulate, expressive, fluent, meaningful
Embellish
to add ornamental or fictitious details
-adorn, bedeck, elaborate, enhance, exaggerate
Emulate
to copy; to try to equal or excel
-ape, imitate, stimulate
Encomium
warm praise
-citation, eulogy, panegyric, salutation, tribute
Endemic
belonging to a particular area; inherent
-indigenous, local, native
Enervate
to reduce in strength
-debilitate, enfeeble, sap, weaken
Engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
-beget, generate, spawn
Enigma
a puzzle; a mystery
-conundrum, perplexity
Enumerate
to count, list, or itemize
-catalog, index, tabulate
Ephemeral
lasting a short time
-evanescent, fleeting, momentary, transient
Epicure
a person with refined taste in food and wine
-bon vivant, connoisseur, gastronome, gourmet
Equivocate
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
-ambiguous, evasive, waffling
Erratic
wandering and unpredictable
-capricious, inconstant, irresolute, whimsical
Ersatz
fake
-artificial, dummy, false, imitation, mock, sham, spurious, substitute
Erudite
learned; scholarly; bookish
-wise, scholastic
Eschew
to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
-elude, escape, evade, shy
Esoteric
known or understood only by a few
-abstruse, arcane, obscure