Word List 6 E-I

Question 1

ebullient

Answer 1

bubbly, high-spirited

Question 2

edifying

Answer 2

enlightening, uplifting

Question 3

enthrall

Answer 3

to fascinate

Question 4

equanimity

Answer 4

calmness

Question 5

eschew

Answer 5

to avoid

Question 6

ethos

Answer 6

values of a culture

Question 7

expatriate

Answer 7

to remove one from his/her homeland

Question 8

extemporize

Answer 8

to perform without rehearsal

Question 9

facade

Answer 9

1. the front of a building

2. surface appearance

Question 10

feint

Answer 10

an action intended to mislead an opponent

Question 11

finesse

Answer 11

skill, gracefulness

Question 12

flippant

Answer 12

joking disrespectfully

Question 13

furrow

Answer 13

1. ditch or hole in the ground

2. to wrinkle (as in one’s brow)

Question 14

gambol

Answer 14

to jump or dance playfully

Question 15

gratuitous

Answer 15

uncalled for, unnecessary

Question 16

hack

Answer 16

1. a writer for hire; anyone with low professional standards

2. to cup, to chop

Question 17

hedonist

Answer 17

one who loves physical pleasures

Question 18

heretofore

Answer 18

until now

Question 19

impalpable

Answer 19

unable to be touched or understood

Question 20

implacable

Answer 20

incapable of being soothed or changed

Question 21

impudence

Answer 21

rudeness

Question 22

incantation

Answer 22

magical chant or spell

Question 23

incisive

Answer 23

sharp, cutting

Question 24

incorporeal

Answer 24

without physical existence, not of the body

Question 25

infinitesimal

Answer 25

extremely small

Question 26

insidious

Answer 26

dangerous in a way that is difficult to see

Question 27

intemperate

Answer 27

1. extreme | 2. violent

Question 28

intransigent

Answer 28

stubborn, refusing to compromise

Question 29

irate

Answer 29

very angry