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Vocabulary Flashcard: Letter E 21 Flashcards 
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extremely lively, enthusiastic Example: She became ebullient upon receiving an acceptance letter from her first-choice college. |
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intensely and overpoweringly happy Example: The couple was ecstatic when they learned that they had won the lottery. |
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to wipe out, obliterate, rub away Example: The husband was so angry at his wife for leaving him that he effaced all evidence of her presence; he threw out pictures of her and gave away all her belongings. |
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effective Example: My doctor promised me that the cold medicine was efficacious, but I’m still sniffling. |
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radiant, splendorous Example: The golden palace was effulgent. |
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complex, detailed, intricate Example: Dan always beats me at chess because he develops such an elaborate game plan that I can never predict his next move. |
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a speech given in honor of a dead person Example: At the funeral, the widow gave a moving elegy describing her love for her husband. |
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expressive, articulate, moving Example: The priest gave such an eloquent sermon that most churchgoers were crying. |
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to evade, escape Example: Despite an intense search, the robber continues to elude the police. |
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to steal money by falsifying records Example: The accountant was fired for embezzling $10,000 of the company’s funds. |
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to express emotion Example: The director told the actor he had to emote, or else the audience would have no idea what his character was going through. |
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to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by “of” or “with” Example: I grew enamored of that boy when he quoted my favorite love poem. |
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to weigh down, burden Example: At the airport, my friend was encumbered by her luggage, so I offered to carry two of her bags. |
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to grant the vote to Example: The Nineteenth Amendment enfranchised women. |
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mystifying, cryptic Example: That man wearing the dark suit and dark glasses is so enigmatic that no one even knows his name. |
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boredom, weariness Example: I feel such ennui that I don’t look forward to anything, not even my birthday party. |
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to charm, hold spellbound Example: The sailor’s stories of fighting off sharks and finding ancient treasures enthralled his young son. |
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relating to or contained in letters Example: Some people call me “Auntie’s boy,” because my aunt and I have such a close epistolary relationship that we write each other every day. |
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composure Example: Even though he had just been fired, Mr. Simms showed great equanimity by neatly packing up his desk and wishing everyone in the office well. |
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learned Example: My Latin teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated some of the most difficult and abstruse ancient poetry. |
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 Completed! Keep practicing to master all of them. |
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