Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
35 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
environs
|
surroundings
|
Growing up in the continue environs of elves' presence can affect one's behavior.
|
|
|
envisage
|
to imagine; to form a mental picture
|
It wasn't hard for anyone who knew the two friend to envisage what would happen during this harmless little hunting trip.
|
|
|
envoy
|
messenger; agent
|
King Thranduil again had to send an envoy to Lord Elrond with the message that his sons are found.
|
|
|
eon
|
extremely long period of time
|
It has been an eon since the last time Legolas had left Mirkwood.
|
|
|
ephemeral
|
temporary; short-lived
|
There remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript" Irving R. Kaufman
|
|
|
epic
|
a long poem about heroic occurrences
|
The Odyssey and Iliad are two classical epics.
|
|
|
epicure
|
one who seeks pleasure in fine foods
|
The hobbits are all epicures.
|
|
|
epigram
|
witty saying
|
The playwright Oscar Wilde was noted for his epigrams.
|
|
|
epilogue
|
closing part of a speech or literary work
|
The epilogue of Twilight was really long.
|
|
|
epiphany
|
appearance of a deity (god); revelation
|
"I experienced an epiphany, a spiritual flash that would change the way I viewed myself" Frank Maier.
|
|
|
epistle
|
a letter
|
King Thranduil received an epistle from Lord Elrond informing him that Legolas is going to stay in Rivendell for a little while .
|
|
|
epitaph
|
inscription of a tomb
|
In the Great Expectations, Pip was reading the epitaph of his dead parents when the convict found him.
|
|
|
epithet
|
a descriptive word of phrase
|
The young elves had plenty of epithet for the orcs and non and complementary.
|
|
|
epitome
|
a typical example; a summary or condensed account
|
"He is seen . . . as the epitome of the hawkish, right-of-center intellectual" Paul Kennedy.
|
|
|
epoch
|
particular period of history
|
Estel was learning about the epoch of the Great Alliance.
|
|
|
equanimity
|
calmness; evenness of temperament
|
Lord Elrond possessed a great amount of dignity and equanimity.
|
|
|
equestrian
|
a horseback rider
|
The people of Rohan are great equestrians.
|
|
|
equilibrium
|
balance; stability
|
During an equilibrium, the combined force acting on an object is zero.
|
|
|
equine
|
pertaining to horses
|
ostled, but obstinate, he would remain there, trying to express the view newly opened to his sympathies of the human and equine misery in close association.
|
|
|
equinox
|
the time when day and night are of equal length.
|
There are only two equinox ever year.
|
|
|
equipoise
|
balance
|
The elves held a perfect equipoise on the thin branch.
|
|
|
equitable
|
fair; just
|
Lord Elrond is an equitable ruler.
|
|
|
equity
|
fairness; justice; impartiality
|
Equity is an important characteristics for a good ruler.
|
|
|
equivocal
|
doubtful; ambiguous
|
Because this question was equivocal, many students misinterpreted it.
|
|
|
equivocate
|
to confuse by speaking in ambiguous terms
|
The Maia and elves are very fond of equivocating the humans.
|
|
|
eradicate
|
to erase; to wipe out
|
The government tried to eradicate poverty.
|
|
|
ergo
|
therefore
|
Since I had than two more thousand years of experience than you, ergo you must listen to me.
|
|
|
erode
|
to wear away
|
The water eroded away the rough edges on the rocks.
|
|
|
erotic
|
pertaining to sexual love
|
In health class, people learn how to deal with erotic desire.
|
|
|
err
|
to make a mistake
|
People can learn best from their own err.
|
|
|
errant
|
wandering (insearch of adventure); straying from what is right
|
What is your errant to the land of Mark?
|
|
|
erratic
|
irregular; abnormal
|
Legolas grew increasing worried when Aragorn's pulse became erratic.
|
|
|
erroneous
|
mistaken; wrong
|
The soldiers reached the erroneous conclusion that Legolas was a traitor.
|
|
|
ersatz
|
artificial; inferior substitute
|
Ersatz coffee are made mostly of chicory.
|
|
|
erstwhile
|
formerly; in the past
|
We have parted with our erstwhile companions who are heading toward Lorien while we are heading for Mirkwood.
|
