efg vocab

ebullient

extremely lively, enthusiastic

eclectic

consisting of diverse variety of elements

ecstatic

intensely and overpoweringly happy

edict

order, decree

efface

to wipe out, obliterate, rub away

effervescent

bubbly, lively

efficacious

effective

effrontery

impudence, nerve, insolence

effulgentr

radiant, splendorous

egregious

extremely bad

elaborate

complex, detailed, intricate

elated

overjoyed, thrilled

elegy

speech given in honor of a dead person

elicit

to bring forth, draw out, evoke

eloquent

expressive, articulate, moving

elucidate

clarify, explain

elude

evade, escape

emaciated

very thin, enfeebled looking

embellish

decorate, adorn, add details to

embezzle

steal money by falsifying records

emend

correct or revise a written text

eminent

distinguished, prominent famous

emollient

soothing

empirical

based on observation or experience

emulate

imitatee

enamor

fill with love, fascinate

encumber

weigh down, burden

enervate

to weaken, exhaust

enfranchise

to grant the vote to

engender

to bring about, crate, generate

enigmatic

mystifying, cryptic

enmity

ill will, hatred

ennui

boredom, weariness

entail

include as a necessary step

enthrall

to charm, hold spellbound

ephemeral

short-lived, fleeting

epistolary

relating to or contained in letters

epitome

perfect example, embodiment

equanimity

composure

equivocal

ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

erudite

learned

eschew

to shun, avoid

esoteric

understood only by few

espouse

to take up as a cause, support

etymology

history of words

evanescent

fleeting, momentary

evince

to show, reveal

exacerbate

to make more violent, intense

exalt

to glorify, praise

exasperate

to irritate, irk

exculpate

free from guilt or blame

excursion

tripe or outinge

execrable

loathsome, detestable

exhort

to urge, prod, spur

exigent

urgent, critical

exonerate

free from guilt or blame, exculpate

exorbitant

excessive

expedient

advisable, advantageous

expiate

make amends, atone

expunge

obliterate, eradicate

expurgate

remove incorrect part of a book

extant

existing, not destroyed

extol

praise, revere

extricate

disentangle

exult

rejoice

facade

wall of a building, deceptive appearance

facile

easy, requiring little effort; superficial, achieved with minimal thought or care

fallacious

incorrect, misleading

fastidious

meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

fathom

understand, comrehend

fatuous

silly, foolish

fecund

fruitful, fertile

felicitous

well-suited, apt; delightful, pleasing

feral

wild, savage

fervent

ardent, passionate

fetid

having a foul odor

fetter

to chain, restrain

fickle

shifting in character, inconstant

fidelity

loyalty, devotion

flaccid

limp, not firm

flagrant

offensive, egregious

florid

flowery, ornate

flout

disregard or disobey openly

foil

thwart, frustrate, defeat

forage

graze, rummage for food

forbearance

patience, restraint, toleration

forestall

prevent, thwart, delay

forlorn

lonely, abandoned, hopeless

forsake

give up, renounce

fortitude

strength, guts

fortuitous

happening by chance, often lucky

foster

stimulate, encourage

fractious

troublesome or irritable

fraught

filled or accompanied with

frenetic

frenzied, hectic, frantic

frivolous

of little importance, trifling

furtive

secretive, sly

garish

gaudy, in bad taste

garrulous

talkative, wordy

genial

friendly, affable