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55 Cards in this Set
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Existential |
Having to do with existence; having to do with the body of thought called existentialism, which basically holds that human beings are responsible for their own actions but is otherwise too complicated to summarize in a single sentence. |
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Epitome |
A brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; the perfect example of something; a paradigm |
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Efface |
To erase; to rub away the features of |
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Exacerbate |
To make worse |
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Elliptical |
Oval; missing a word or words; obscure |
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Endemic |
Native; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous |
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Erudite |
Scholarly; deeply learned |
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Encroach |
To make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass. |
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Expedient |
Providing an immediate advantage; serving one's immediate self-interest; practical |
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Eccentric |
Not conventional; a little kooky; irregular |
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Extrovert |
An open, outgoing person; a person whose attention is focus on others rather than on himself or herself |
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Expedite |
To speed up or ease to progress of |
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Edify |
to enlighten; to instruct; especially in moral or religious matters |
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Expatriate |
To throw (someone) out of his or her native land; to move away from one's native land; to emigrate |
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Evanescent |
Fleeting; vanishing; happening only for the briefest period |
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Emulate |
To strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation |
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Engender |
To bring into existence; to create; to cause |
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Exasperate |
To annoy thoroughly; to make very angry; to try the patience of |
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Extol |
To praise highly; to laud |
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Effusion |
A pouring forth |
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Enervate |
To reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually |
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Esoteric |
Hard to understand; understood by only a few; peculiar |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting a very short time |
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Enormity |
Extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity |
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Exigency |
An emergency, an urgency |
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Emigrate |
To leave a country permanently; to expatriate |
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Ethereal |
Heavenly; as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether |
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Extraneous |
Unnecessary; irrelevant; extra |
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Equivocal |
Ambiguous; intentionally confusing |
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Elicit |
To bring out; to call forth |
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Exhort |
To urge strongly; to give a serious warning to |
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Exemplify |
To illustrate by example; to serve as a good example |
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Exhaustive |
Thorough; rigorous; complete; painstaking |
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Enfranchise |
To grant privileges of citezenship, especially the right to vote |
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Equitable |
Fair |
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Egregious |
Extremely bad; flagrant |
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Exonerate |
To free completely from blame; to exculpate |
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Exacting |
Extremely demanding; difficult; requiring great skill or care |
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Elusive |
Hard to pin down; evasive |
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Egalitarian |
Believing in the social and economic equality of all people |
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Epigram |
A brief and usually witty or satirical saying |
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Empirical |
Relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical |
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Eclectic |
Choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources |
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Enigma |
A mystery |
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Equanimity |
Composurel calm |
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Eminent |
Well-known and respected; standing out from all others in quality or accomplishment; outstanding |
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Espouse |
To support; to advocate |
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Euphemism |
A pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one |
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Exult |
To rejoice; to celebrate |
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Exalt |
To raise high; to glorify |
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Extricate |
To free from difficult |
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Explicit |
Clearly and directly expressed |
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Egocentric |
Selfish; believing that one is the center of everything |
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Ebullient |
Boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant |
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Extrapolate |
To project or deduce from something known; to infer |
