eulogy : expression of praise, at someone's funeral
euphemism : mild expression instead of an unpleasant one,
"he passed away" is an euphemsim for "he died"
euphonious : sounding sweet
euthanasia : mercy killing
evanescent : fleeting, vanishing
evince : show clearly
evocative : tending to call up memories/emotions
ewe : female sheep
exacerbate : worsen, embitter
the latest bombing exacerbated England's already existing bitterness
exacting : demanding
exalt : praise
exasperate : annoy, vex
Johnny often exasperates his mother with his pranks
exceptionable : objectionable
excise : cut out; cut away
excoriate : scold with biting harshness; strip away the skin
his mother excoriated him for ruining new clothes; the tight collar excoriated his neck
exculpate : clear from blame
execrable: very bad
the anecdote was in such execrable taste that ..
execrate : curse, express abhorrence for
exegesis : explanation, for biblical passages
exhilarating : refreshing and invigorating
exhortation : urge
exhume : dig out of the ground
exigency : urgent situation pressing needs/demands
The exigencies of war gave impetus o development of code-breaking machines
exiguous : small; minute
existential : pertaining to philosophy of existentialism
exodus : departure
The exodus from the hot stuffy city was noticeable on Friday evening
exonerate : acquit; exculpate
exorcise : drive out evil spirit
expatiate : talk at length
Please submit a brief resume, we shall allow to expatiate later
expatriate : exile
An American expatriate who settled in England
expedient : suitable; practical; politic
A pragmatic politician, she was guided by what was expedient than by what was ethical.
expedite : hasten
expiate : make amends for a sin
expletive : interjection; profane oath
explicate : explain; interpret; clarify
expository : explanatory; serving to explain
expostulate : protest; remonstrance
Despite the teacher's expostulates, the class remained unruly
expropriate : take possession of
he questioned the govt's right to expropriate his lands for a sanctuary
expunge : cancel; remove
expurgate : clean; remove offensive parts of a book
extant : still in existence
though the book is out of print, a few copies are extant
extemporaneous : not planned; impromptu
extenuate : weaken; mitigate
It is easier for us to extenuate our own shortcomings than those of others
extirpate : root out
The Romans attempted to extirpate the Celtic religion
extol : praise
extort : get money by threats; wring from
extraneous : not essential; superfluous
an issue extraneous to the debate, the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play
extricate : free; disentangle
extricated herself from an embarrassing situation
extrode : force; push out
exuberance : overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; lavishness; flamboyance
exude : discharge; give forth
We get maple syrup from the sap the trees exude in the spring
exult : rejoice
We exulted when your team won.
facade : front (of a building) ; superficial or false appearance
facet : small plane surface (of a gem) ; a side
facetious : joking (inappropriately) ; humorous
We dont need any facetious, smart-alecky cracks about this project
facile : easily accomplished; ready/fluent; superficial
Words came to him easily, he was a facile speaker
N: facility
facilitate : help bring about; make less difiicult
facsimile : copy
faction : party; clique; dissension
the bickering of the two small factions in the club
factious : inclined to form factions; causing dissensions
Do not confuse factious with fractious(unruly; unmanageable) or with factitious(not natural; bogus)
factotum : handyman; who does all kinds of work
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Word List 18
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