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| drivel (n) | foolish, witless talk |
| effrontery (n) | unlimited boldness; insolence, temerity, chutzpah |
| enigma (n) | a thing hard to understand or fathom; conundrum, riddle, mystery |
| esoteric (adj) | of knowledge belonging to certain initiated people only |
| expatriate (n) | one living outside his or her native country, often voluntarily |
| disparage (v) | to belittle, downgrade, decry |
| facile (adj) | easily done, thefore maybe done superficially; eady, fluent |
| flaccid (adj) | without customary firmness, flabby, limp |
| fractious (adj) | difficult to discipline; unruly, troublesome |
| gibe (v) | to make fun of or tease with rude remarks; to scoff, deride |
| expatriate (v) | to order out of the country; to leave one's native country or renounce it |
| dilettante (n) | a dabbler of superficial knowledge/interest |
| dour (adj) | harsh or stubborn; sometimes gloomy, sullen |
| effete (adj) | no longer useful, nonproductive; outmoded |
| engender(v) | to cause to exist, sponsor; to beget; to produce, originate |
| erudite (adj) | possessing great knowledge, therefore learned |
| expatiate (v) | to write or speak lengthily, with detail; to expound |
| facetious (adj) | humorous, but sometimes awkardly so; jocose, witty |
| filch (v) | to steal in a sneaky way |
| fortuitous (adj) | happening by change; accidental |
| germane (adj) | fitting and appropriate; pertinent, relevant |
| dilatory (adj) | causing delay; tardy; putting off |
| dogmatic (adj) | strongly opinionated; dictatorial |
| eclectic (adj) | carefully selected; chosen from the best or from various sources |
| emulate (v) | to try to equal (or even exceed) an example; to imitate |
| garrulous (adj) | extremely talkative; loquacious; gabby, verbose |
| exorcise (v) | to get rid of something terrible (as an evil spirit) by formal prayer, |
| extraneous (adj) | of extra, nonessential parts; irrelevant; extrinsic as opposed to intrinsic |
| fetid (adj) | stinking, malodorous |
| fortnight (n) | tow weeks |
| equivocal (adj) | open to two interpretations; therefore unclear & misleading; undecided, obscure, evasive |
| diffident (adj) | lacking self-confidence; unassertive and shy |
| dissipate (v) | to thin out or to drive away to the point that almost nothing is left; to use up in a worthless, foolish way; waste |
| duress (n) | restraint by force; forcing by threat |
| emanate (v) | to seep forth (as smells or ideas); to emit |
| gambol (v) | to frolic about like lambs in a pasture; to frisk about |
| exigent (adj) | demanding; extremely necessary |
| expiate (v) | to make up for, in the sense of atoning; to make ammends |
| feral (adj) | fierce, wild, savage |
| forte (n) | special strength or skill; what you're known for |
| epithet (n) | an expression representative of a person or place |
| didactic (n) | instructive, designed to teach; offering moral preachments; pedantic |
| disseminate (v) | to disperse or spread all over almost as though sowing seeds |
| duplicity (n) | double-dealing in a contradictory way; deception |
| eloquent (adj) | moving and forcefully phrased; memorable because of verbal skill |
| epicure (n) | person of discriminating taste; a perfectionist regarding food and drink; gourmet |
| goad (v) | to urge onward; to spur |
| expediate (v) | to cause to move along at a desirable rate; facilitate |
| felicitous (adj) | fortunate or apt (as a remark); pleasant, fit, suitable |
| foible (n) | a minor fault or shortcoming; weakness |
| furtive (adj) | a sly or secretive behavior; surreptitious, even stolen (as furtive goods) |
| euphemism (n) | use of carefully chosen acceptable words in place of those that may insult, offend, or be too honest |
| disparity (n) | difference in type or quality |
| droll (adj) | humorous; distinct in an appealing way |
| egregious (adj) | profoundly noticeable in a negative way; flagrant; outstandingly bad |
| ephemeral (adj) | of brief duration, therefore fleeting, transient, short-lived |
| estrange (v) | to set apart or at odds that which had been closely attuned; to alienate |
| dichotomy (n) | division into two groups or ideas at odds with one another |
| expedient (adj) | suitable, practical; advisable, opportunistic |
| fastidious (adj) | demanding the utmost, persnickety; showing meticulous workmanship or care |
| florid (adj) | very flowery (as writing style); high-colored, ruddy |
| fulsome (adj) | flattering to the point of annoyance or embarrassment; overdone; obsequious or servile |
| exonerate (v) | to free from blame or guilt; to exculpate, absolve |
