Vocab 2(Q3)

Cards (15)

  • Engender (verb) - to cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition
  • Ephemeral (adjective) - lasting for a very short time
  • Epistolary (adjective) - relating to or contained in letters
  • Equanimity (noun) - mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation
  • Equivocal (adjective) - open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
  • Espouse (verb) - to adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life
  • Evanescent (adjective) - soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
  • Evince (verb) - to reveal the presence of a quality or feeling
  • Exacerbate (verb) - to make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse
  • Exhort (verb) - to strongly encourage or urge someone to do something
  • Execrable (adjective) - extremely bad or unpleasant
  • Exigent (adjective) - requiring immediate attention or action; pressing or demanding
  • Expedient (adjective) - convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral
  • Expiate (verb) - to atone for guilt or sin
  • Expunge (verb) - to erase or remove completely something unwanted or unpleasant