High School Level Vocab (E-I)

elucidate (verb)

to clarify or make something easier

Eminent (adjective)

successful and respected

ephemeral (adjective)

very short-lived

equable (adjective)

having a tendency to stay calm

erratic (adjective)

Moving or changing unexpectedly

esoteric (adjective)

only understood by a certain number of people

étude (noun)

a piece of music that helps practice a technique

exalt (verb)

to raise in rank

exhume (verb)

to remove a body from somewhere

exonerate (verb)

to relieve of responsibility or to acquit

expunged (verb)

to destroy, erase or get rid of

fallow (adjective)

not active; not used for crop growth

fastidious (adjective)

hard to please; having high standards; being very selective

flighty (adjective)

not serious and easily forgetting

florid (adjective)

overly fancy

foible (noun)

a minor fault or weakness

foment (verb)

to cause something harmful to grow

frugal (adjective)

very careful about spending

futile (adjective)

useless; having no effect

gainsay (verb)

to disagree with or to declare untrue

garrulous (adjective)

overly talkative

genteel (adjective)

aristocratic; having great manners and being very graceful

glib (adjective)

nonchalant; done to easily

grandiose (adjective)

seeming impressive but is impractical

gratuitous (adjective)

given without return expected, or unnecessary

gregarious (adjective)

extremely outgoing and enjoying the company of others

guileless (adjective)

very naive or innocent

gyrate (verb)

to move back and forth circularly

hallow (adjective)

highly respected and holy

harbinger (noun)

a predictor, or something that shows what is coming

hardy (adjective)

able to withstand difficult conditions

herald (verb)

to be a sign of something that will happen; to give notice of

highwayman (noun)

a robber, usually referring to the past

homogenize (verb)

to make something similarly sized and evenly distributed

humus (noun)

a brown or black material that is made by decomposition of an organism and forming the organic part of topsoil

hydrate (noun)

a substance formed when something is combined with water

ignoble (adjective)

not noble or honorable

imbue (verb)

to be deeply affected by a feeling

impassive (adjective)

not showing emotion

imperative (adjective)

very important and necessary

imperious (adjective)

commanding and expecting obedience

impotent (adjective)

lacking power

inane (adjective)

very silly and not having a point

incorrigible (adjective)

cannot be corrected or changed

indefatigable (adjective)

can work for a while without getting tired

industrious (adjective)

working very hard and extremely diligent

inextricable (adjective)

cannot be separated; closely related

inhibit (verb)

to prevent

innocuous (adjective)

unlikely to bother others; harmless

inopportune (adjective)

not happening at the right time

insipid (adjective)

very boring and lacking flavor or excitement

insolvent (adjective)

not having enough money

intrepid (adjective)

very brave and fearless

inundate (verb)

to overflow

ire (noun)

intense anger

itinerant (adjective)

traveling from place to place; not staying somewhere for long

fulsome (adjective)

very abundant, often referring to a harvest or a supply of something

epithet (noun)

a label or name for someone or something

elegy (noun)

a lament or a sad speech

ingenuous (adjective)

innocent and naive; synonym of guileless

fallacy (noun)

delusion or imperfection in one's opinions

eddy (noun)

a whirlpool or vortex

enervate (verb)

to weaken and take away energy from someone

invidious (adjective)

unfairly discriminatory and unjust

iconoclastic (adjective)

very rebellious and acts out often

felicity (noun)

happiness

fervent (adjective)

very passionate and caring about something

fickle (adjective)

happening with inconsistence

grotesque (adjective)

very ugly and repulsive

hovel (noun)

a small, cramped, and hastily built home

imminent (adjective)

very close to happening

espy (verb)

to see or catch sight of

espouse (verb)

to support or encourage

germane (adjective)

relevant to the conversation or matter at hand

eloquent (adjective)

fluent or persuasive

equanimity (noun)

mental composure

emboss (verb)

to mold, put into, or carve

epaulette (noun)

a shoulder accessory on a jacket or military uniform

extol (verb)

to strongly praise

indelible (adjective)

cannot be removed or erased

hedonistic (adjective)

pursuing happiness; indulgent