Vocabulary List 11: 1-40

Question 1

Enormity

Answer 1

N.

Hugeness

Question 2

Enrapture

Answer 2

V.

Please intensely

Question 3

Ensconce

Answer 3

V.

Settle comfortably

Question 4

Enthrall

Answer 4

V.

Capture; enslave

Question 5

Entity

Answer 5

N.

Real being

Question 6

Entree

Answer 6

N.

Entrance

Question 7

Entrepreneur

Answer 7

N.

Businessman; contractor

Question 8

Environ

Answer 8

V.

Enclose; surround

Question 9

Ephemeral

Answer 9

Adj.

Short-lived; fleeting

Question 10

Epicure

Answer 10

N.

Connoisseur of food and drink

Question 11

Ennui

Answer 11

N.

Boredom

Question 12

Epicurean

Answer 12

N.

Person who devotes himself to pleasures of the senses, especially to food

Question 13

Epigram

Answer 13

N.

Witty thought or saying, usually short

Question 14

Epilogue

Answer 14

N.

Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

Question 15

Epitaph

Answer 15

N.

Inscription in memory of a dead person

Question 16

Epithet

Answer 16

N.

Descriptive word or phrase

Question 17

Epitome

Answer 17

N.

Summary; concise abstract

Question 18

Epoch

Answer 18

N.

Period of time

Question 19

Equable

Answer 19

Adj.

Tranquil; steady; uniform

Question 20

Equanimity

Answer 20

N.

Calmness of temperament

Question 21

Equestrian

Answer 21

N.

Rider on horseback

Question 22

Equinox

Answer 22

N.

Period of equal days and nights; the beginning of Spring and Autumn

Question 23

Equipage

Answer 23

N.

Horse-drawn carriage

Question 24

Equity

Answer 24

N.

Fairness; justice

Question 25

Equivocal

Answer 25

Adj.

Doubtful; ambiguous

Question 26

Equivocate

Answer 26

V.

Lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

Question 27

Erode

Answer 27

V.

Eat away

Question 28

Errant

Answer 28

Adj.

Wandering

Question 29

Erudite

Answer 29

Adj.

Learned; scholarly

Question 30

Escapade

Answer 30

N.

Prank; flighty conduct

Question 31

Eschew

Answer 31

V.

Avoid

Question 32

Escutcheon

Answer 32

N.

Shield-shaped surface on which coat of arms is placed

Question 33

Esoteric

Answer 33

Adj.

Known only to the chosen few

Question 34

Espionage

Answer 34

N.

Spying

Question 35

Esprit de corps

Answer 35

N.

Comradeship; spirit

Question 36

Estranged

Answer 36

Adj.

Separated

Question 37

Ethereal

Answer 37

Adj.

Light; heavenly; fine

Question 38

Ethnic

Answer 38

Adj.

Relating to races

Question 39

Eulogistic

Answer 39

Adj.

Praising

Question 40

Eulogy

Answer 40

N.

Praise