| A | B |
|---|
| Extrapolation | projection; conjecture |
| Exigency | urgent state; demand or requirement |
| Exculpate | clear from blame |
| Exacerbate | worsen; embitter |
| Euphemism | mild expression in place of an unpleasant one |
| Esoteric | hard to understand; known only to a chosen few |
| Erudite | scholarly; learned |
| Equivocate | intentionally mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
| Equanimity | calmness of temperament |
| Ephemeral | short-lived; fleeting |
| Enhance | increase; improve |
| Engender | cause; produce |
| Enervate | weaken |
| Endemic | prevailing among a specific group |
| Emulate | imitate; rival |
| Empirical | based on experience |
| Embellish | adorn; ornament; enhance a story |
| Elicit | draw out by discussion |
| Elegy | poem or song expressing lamentation |
| Effrontery | insolent boldness; temerity |
| Efficacy | power to produce the desired effect |
| Ecletic | selective; composed of elements from disparate sources |
| Dupe | someone easily fooled |
| Dormant | sleeping; lethargic; latent |
| Ebullient | showing excitement; overflowing w/ enthusiasm |
| Dogmatic | opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal |
| Divest | strip; deprive |
| Diverge | vary; go in different directions from the same point |
| Distill | purify; refine; concentrate |
| Distend | expand; swell out |
| Dissonance | discord; opposite of harmony |
| Dissolution | breaking of a union |
| Disseminate | distribute; spread; scatter |
| Disparate | basically different; unrelated |
| Disparage | belittle; a doting mother |
| Dismiss | eliminate from consideration |
| Disjointed | disconnected |
| Disinterested | unprejudiced |
| Disingenuous | lacking genuine candor; insincere |
| Discrete | separate; unconnected |
| Discrepancy | lack of consistency; difference |
| Discredit | defame; destroy confidence in |
| Discordant | not harmonious; conflicting |
| Discerning | mentally quick and observant |
| Disabuse | correct a false impression |
| Dirge | lament with music |
| Digression | wandering away from the subject |
| Diffuse | wordy; rambling; spread out (like gas) |
| Diffidence | shyness |
| Dichotomy | split; branching into two parts |
| Diatribe | bitter scolding; invective |
| Deterrent | something that discourages |
| Desultory | aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
| Desiccate | dry up |
| Derivative | unoriginal; obtained from another source |
| Deride | ridicule; make fun of |
| Denigrate | belittle or defame; blacken |
| Delineate | portray; depict; sketch |
| Deference | courteous respect for another’s wish |
| Default | failure to act |
| Decorum | propriety |
| Daunt | intimidate; frighten |
