sat vocab day 4

emulate

to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation

encroach

to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass

endemic

native; restricted to a particular region; indigenous

enervate

to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually

enfranchise

to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote

engender

to bring into existence, create; to cause

enigma

a mystery

enormity

extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity

immensity

extremely large scale of smth

ephemeral

lasting a very short time

epigram

a brief and usually witty or satirical saying

epitome

a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; the perfect example of smth

equanimity

composure, calm

equitable

fair

equivocal

ambiguous, confusing

erudite

scholarly, deeply learned

esoteric

hard to understand; peculiar

espouse

to support

ethereal

heavenly, as light and insubstantial as gas

euphemism

a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of unpleasant or offensive one

evanescent

fleeting, vanishing

exacerbate

to worsen

exacting

extremely demanding, requiring a great skill or care

exalt

to raise high; to glorify

exasperate

to annoy thoroughly, make angry

exemplify

to illustrate by example

exhaustive

thorough, painstaking, complete

exhort

to urge strongly; to give a serious warning to

exigency

an emergency

existential

having to do with existence

exonerate

to free completely from blame

exculpate

to declare that smone is not guilty of sm wrongdoing

expatriate

to throw smone out of their native land; to emigrate

expedite

to speed up or ease the process of

expedient

providing an immediate advantage, practical

explicit

clearly and directly expressed

extol

to praise highly, laud

extraneous

unnecessary, extra

extrapolate

to infer

extricate

to free from difficulty

extrovert

an open, outgoing person

exult

to rejoice, celebrate

fabrication

a lie, smth made up

facetious

humorous, not serious

facile

fluent; skillful in superficial way

faction

a group, usually small part of large group, united around sm cause; disagreement within organization

farcical

absurd

fastidious

meticulous, demanding

fatalist

someone who believes that future events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them

fatuous

foolish

fauna

animals

fecund

fertile, productive

felicity

happiness; skillfulness, especially at expressing things

fervor

great warmth or earnestness; ardor

ardor

enthusiasm

fetter

to restrain; to hamper

fidelity

faithfulness, loyalty

figurative

based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually for something else, metaphorical

finesse

skillful maneuvering

flagrant

glaringly bad, notorious

flaunt

to show off

flout

to disregard something out of disrespect

foible

a minor character flaw

foment

to stir up, instigate

forbear

to refrain from

forgo

to do without

fortuitous

accidental, occurring by chance

founder

to fail; to sink

fraternal

like brothers

frenetic

frantic, frenzied

frugal

economical, penny-pinching

furtive

secretive; sly

futile

useless; hopeless

garrulous

talkative, chatty

genre

a type or category, especially of art or writing

genteel

refined; polite; aristocratic

gesticulate

to make gestures, especially when speaking

glut

surplus; overabundance

grandiloquent

pompous, using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive

grandiose

absurdly exaggerated

gratuitous

given freely (said of smth bad); unjustified, unprovoked

gravity

seriousness

gregarious

sociable; enjoying the company of others

guile

cunning; duplicity, artfulness

hackneyed

overused

hapless

unlucky

harbinger

a forerunner; a signal of

hedonism

the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life

hegemony

leadership, especially of one nation over another

heresy

이단

hermetic

impervious to external influence; airtight

impervious

not allowing fluid to pass through

heyday

golden age, prime

hiatus

a break or interruption, often from work

hierarchy

계급제도

histrionic

overly dramatic, theatrical

homily

a sermon

homogenous

uniform

husbandry

절약; livestock farming

hyperbole

an exaggeration used as a figure of speech