SSAT Words 141-160

SSAT Prep not SAT

egress

the action of going out of or leaving a place:

EXIT

elegy

1. (in modern literature) a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

elongate

make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width:

elucidate

make (something) clear; explain:

emaciated

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food:

encumber

restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult:

entice

attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage:

entity

a thing with distinct and independent existence:

existence; being:

entourage

a group of people attending or surrounding an important person:

enunciate

say or pronounce clearly:

express (a proposition, theory, etc.) in clear or definite terms:

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time:

epitome

a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type

a summary of a written work; an abstract.

equitable

fair and impartial:

valid in equity as distinct from law:

eradicate

destroy completely; put an end to:

erratic

not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable:

erudite

having or showing great knowledge or learning:

esoteric

intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest:

ethereal

extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world: heavenly or spiritual:
(of a solution) having diethyl ether as a solvent:

euphoric

characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness:

evanescent

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

denoting a field or wave which extends into a region where it cannot propagate and whose amplitude therefore decreases with distance.