Everyday Barron's wordlist 1376-1400
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effervescence adj. inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce
effete adj. having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
efficacy N. power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual
effigy N. dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President
dummy N. imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy
effluvium N. noxious(harmful) smell
effrontery N. rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
effulgent adj. shining brightly; brilliant
effusion N. pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing
gush (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.
egoism N. excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical
ego one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem
egotistical adj. egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited
egotism N. tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance
egregious adj. notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
egress N. exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
ejaculation N. exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate
elaboration N. addition of details; intricacy
elaborate ADJ. work out carefully; add more detail or information;
elated adj. filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation
elegy N. poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac
elicit V. draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
elixir N. cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
ellipsis N. omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
elliptical adj. elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
eloquence N. expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced
