Vocab list 4

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Efface

To erase, to wipe out

Egregious

Flagrant, obviously bad

Elucidate

To explain, to make clear

Elusive

Hard to understand, baffling

Embroil

To involve in a quarrel, to entangle

Emulate

To rival, to try to equal or excel

Enervate

To sap energy from, to weaken

Engender

To cause, to make happen

Enigma

A mystery, a puzzle

Ephemeral

Short lived, lasting a short time

Equanimity

Composure, calmness

Euphemism

a nice way of saying something harsh

Evanescent

Short lived, fleeting

Exacerbate

To make worse, to irritate

Expedient

Useful, practical

Expedite

To accelerate, to speed up

Expunge

To erase, to wipe out

Extol

To praise highly

Facilitate

To make easier, to help make happen

Fallacy

A false idea, an erroneous belief

Fastidious

Overly neat, finicky

Fervor

Passion, intense emotion, zeal

Flagrant

Glaringly bad, obviously offensive, outrageous

Formidable

Dreaded, hard to overcome, frightful

Fortuitous

Accidental, occurring by chance