Barron's Word List 18

Front 1

euphony

Back 1

sweet sound

Front 2

evanescent

Back 2

fleeting, vanishing

Front 3

evasive (adj)

Back 3

not frank, eluding

Front 4

evenhanded (adj)

Back 4

impartial, fair

Front 5

evoke (v)

Back 5

call forth

Front 6

ewe (n)

Back 6

female sheep

Front 7

exacting (adj)

Back 7

extremely demanding

Front 8

exalt (v) (2)

Back 8

(1) praise

(2) raise in dignity or rank

"this exults the peasant's rank in society"

Front 9

exasperate (v)

Back 9

vex

Front 10

exceptionable (adj)

Back 10

Open to objection; causing disapproval or offense

"his drawings are almost the only exceptionable part of his work"

Front 11

excise (v)

Back 11

cut away, cut out

Front 12

excoriate (v) (2)

Back 12

(1) censure/criticize severely

(2) damage/remove part of the surface/skin

Front 13

execrate (v)

Back 13

curse, express abhorrence for

Front 14

exegesis (n)

Back 14

explanation, especially of biblical passages

Front 15

exempt (adj)

Back 15

not subject to a duty or obligation

Front 16

exertion (n)

Back 16

effort, expenditure of much physical work

Front 17

exhume (v)

Back 17

dig out of the ground; remove from the grave

Front 18

exiguous (adj)

Back 18

small, minute

Front 19

exodus (n)

Back 19

departure

Front 20

exonerate (v)

Back 20

acquit; exculpate

Front 21

exotic

Back 21

strange, not native

Front 22

expansive (adj)

Back 22

outgoing and sociable, broad and extensive, able to increase in size

Front 23

expedient (adj)

Back 23

suitable; practical; politic

Front 24

expedite

Back 24

hasten

Front 25

expletive (n)

Back 25

interjection; profane oath

Front 26

exploit (n)

Back 26

deed or action, particularly a brave deed

Front 27

exploit (v)

Back 27

make use of, sometimes unjustly

Front 28

expostulation (n)

Back 28

protest, remonstrance

Front 29

exposure (n)

Back 29

risk, esp. of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open

Front 30

expropriate (v)

Back 30

take possession of

Front 31

expunge (v)

Back 31

Erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant)

* - I’ve kind of expunged that period from my CV

Front 32

expurgate (v)

Back 32

clean, remove offensive parts of a book

Front 33

extant (adj)

Back 33

still in existence

Front 34

extenuate (v)

Back 34

weaken, mitigate

make (a guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable

Front 35

extirpate

Back 35

root up and destroy

Front 36

extort (v)

Back 36

wring from, get money by threats

Front 37

extradition (n)

Back 37

surrender of prisoner by one state to another

Front 38

extrapolation (n)

Back 38

projection, conjecture

Front 39

extricate

Back 39

free, disentangle

Front 40

extrinsic (adj)

Back 40

external, not essential, extraneous

Front 41

extrovert (n) (2)

Back 41

preson interested mostly in external objects and actions

social person

Front 42

extrude (v)

Back 42

force or push out

lava was extruded from the volcano

Front 43

exude (v)

Back 43

discharge, give forth

Front 44

exult (v)

Back 44

rejoice

Front 45

fabricate (2)

Back 45

(1) build

(2) lie

Front 46

facade (n) (2)

Back 46

front (of building), superficial or false appearance

Front 47

facet (n)

Back 47

small plane surface (of a gem); a side

Front 48

facile (adj) (2)

Back 48

(1) easily accomplished

(2) superficial (appearing neat/comprehensive only by ignoring the real depth of the issue)

Front 49

facsimile

Back 49

copy

Front 50

faction (n) (2)

Back 50

(1) small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, esp. in politics

(2) disagreement that leads to discord (dissension)

Front 51

factious (adj)

Back 51

inclined to form factions, causing dissension

Front 52

factitious (adj)

Back 52

artificial, sham

Front 53

faculty (n) (2)

Back 53

(1) mental or bodily powers

(2) teaching staff