Vocabulary List 11: 41-81

Question 1

Euphonious

Answer 1

Adj.

Pleasing in sound

Question 2

Evanescent

Answer 2

Adj.

Fleeting; vanishing

Question 3

Evasive

Answer 3

Adj.

Not frank; eluding

Question 4

Evince

Answer 4

V.

Show clearly

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Evoke

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V.

Call forth

Question 6

Ewer

Answer 6

N.

Water pitcher

Question 7

Exaction

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N.

Exorbitant demand; extortion; [ the crime of getting money from someone using force ]

Question 8

Exasperate

Answer 8

V.

Vex

Question 9

Exchequer

Answer 9

N.

Treasury

Question 10

Exculpate

Answer 10

V.

Clear from blame

Question 11

Execrable

Answer 11

Adj.

Very bad

Question 12

Exemplary

Answer 12

Adj.

Serving as a model; outstanding

Question 13

Exertion

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N.

Effort; expenditure of much physical work

Question 14

Exhort

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V.

Urge

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Exhume

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V.

Dig out of the ground; remove from a grave

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Exigency

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N.

Urgent situation

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Exiguous

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Adj.

Small; minute

Question 18

Exodus

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N.

Departure

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Exonerate

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V.

Acquit; exculpate; [ absolve someone from blame ]; [ release someone from a duty or obligation ]

Question 20

Exorbitant

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Adj.

Excessive

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Exotic

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Adj.

Not native; strange

Question 22

Expatiate

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V.

Talk at length

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Expatriate

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N.

Exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land

Question 24

Expediency

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N.

That which is advisable or practical; [ gain ]; [ benefit ]

Question 25

Expeditiously

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Adv. Rapidly and efficiently

Question 26

Expiate

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V. Make amends for (a sin)

Question 27

Expostulation

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N. Remonstrance; [ a protest or complain about something ]

Question 28

Expunge

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V. Cancel; remove

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Expurgate

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V. Clean; remove offensive parts of a book

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Extant

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Adj. Still in existence

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Extemporaneous

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Adj. Not planned; impromptu

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Extenuate

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V. Weaken; mitigate

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Extirpate

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V. Root up; [ destroy ]; [ eradicate ]

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Extol

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V. Praise; glorify

Question 35

Extort

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V. Wrong from; get money by threats, etc.

Question 36

Extradition

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N. Surrender of prisoner by one state to another; [ banishment ] Extradite - hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed

Question 37

Extraneous

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Adj. Not essential; external

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Extricate

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V. Free; disentangle

Question 39

Extrinsic

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Adj. External; not inherent; foreign; [ superficial ]

Question 40

Extrovert

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N. Person interested in mostly external objects and actions

Question 41

Euphemism

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N. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one