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Ebullient
exhilarated; enthusiastic
Ecectic
selecting from various sources
Effervescence
state of high spirits or liveliness; the process of bubbling as gas escapes
Effete
depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent
Efficacy
efficiency; effectiveness
Effrontery
shameless boldness; presumpruousness
Egoism
the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; seof-centeredness
Egotistical
excessively self-centered; conceited
Elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
Elicit
to provoke; draw out
Elixir
a substance believed to have the power to cure ills
Elysian
blissful; delightful
Emaciated
thin and wasted
Embellish
to adrorn; decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details
Emollient
soothing; mollifying
Empirical
derived from observation that soothes or makes more acceptable
Entomology
the scientific study of insects
Ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
Epistemology
branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge
Equable
steady; unvarying; serene
Equanimity
composure; calmness
Equivocate
intentionally use of vague language
Errant
mistaken; straying formt he proper course
Erudite
learned; scholarly
Esoteric
hard to understand; known to only few
Essay
to omake an attempt; subject to a test
Estimable
admirable; possible to estimate
Ethnocentric
based on the attitude that ons's group is superior
Etionlogy
causes of origins
Etymology
origin and history of a word
Eugenics
study of factors that influences the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve these qualities
Euphemism
use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language
Euphoria
feeling extreme happiness
Evince
to show plainly; be an indication of
Evocative
tending to call to mind or produce a reation
Exacerbate
to aggravate; make worse
Exact
to forsce the payment of; demand and abtain by authority
Exculpate
to clear of blame; vindicate
Execrable
detestable; abhorrent
Exhort
to urge by stong appeals
Exigency
crisis; urgent requirements
Existential
having to do with existence; based on experience; having to do with the philosophy of exisentialism
Exorcise
to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences
Expatiate
to speak or write at length
Expetriate
to send into exile
Expiate
to atone for
Explicate
to explain; interpret; clarify
Expository
explanatory
Extant
in existence; not lost
Extemporaneous
unrehearsed
Extirpate
to root up; to detroy
Extraneous
not essential
Extrapolation
the act of estimation by projecting known information
Extrinsic
not inherent or essential
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