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Ebullient: MEANING: Energetic and full of cheer
SENTENCE: Fatima sounded ebullient and
happy when she got very high
exam score.
Eccentric: MEANING: Odd; deviating from normal, unusual
SENTENCE: Her parents were eccentric but very lovable.
Eclectic: MEANING: Selecting what seems best from various styles or
ideas
SENTENCE: The government applied a set of bipartisan and eclectic
policies.
Efficacy : MEANING: The quality of being
able to produce the intended
effect
SENTENCE: The efficacy of your preparation of the exam depends on
your devotion and hard work.
Effrontery: MEANING: Rude or impertinent behaviour
SENTENCE: The teacher condones no effrontery in her classroom.
Egregious: MEANING: Extremely bad to such an extent that it becomes
shocking
SENTENCE: The prime minister’s abuse of power was so egregious that
even his own family deserted him and asked
the international courts to
take action against him.
Elegy : MEANING: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
SENTENCE: An example of an elegy is a poem written to honour a
deceased man
Elicit: MEANING: Draw out a reaction, answer, or fact
SENTENCE: I tried to elicit a smile from Joanna.
Eloquence : MEANING: Persuasive speech or writing
SENTENCE: She spoke with such eloquence at the meeting.
Embellish: MEANING: Decorate and adorn; add
details to a story that
may not be accurate
SENTENCE: My mother-in-law's stories about her journey from Russia
made us laugh because she embellished the bare facts of her travels with
humorous anecdotes.
Empirical: MEANING: Based on experience or experimentation
SENTENCE: He distrusted hunches and intuitive flashes; he placed his
reliance entirely on empirical data.
Emulate: MEANING: Imitate; match
or surpass by imitation
SENTENCE: Many singers wished to emulate Elvis Presley.
Endemic: MEANING:) Regularly found among particular people or in a
certain area (of a disease or condition)
SENTENCE: Is surging inequality endemic to capitalism?
Enervate: MEANING: To weaken physically, mentally or morally
SENTENCE: The long suffering from paralysis has enervated him.
Engender: MEANING: Give rise to, cause (a feeling,
situation, or
condition)
SENTENCE: The issue of race raised by the politician has engendered
continuing controversy.
Enhance: MEANING: Further improve the quality, value, or extent of;
intensify, increase
SENTENCE: His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation.
Ephemeral : MEANING: Lasting
only a short time
SENTENCE: The mayfly is an ephemeral creature; it only lives for a
couple of hours.
Equanimity: MEANING: Calmness and composure,
especially in difficult
situations
SENTENCE: She accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity.
Equitable: MEANING: Impartial or fair
SENTENCE: The mediator suggested an equitable solution for both
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