Set: Kaplan SAT Word List: "E" Words

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Term Definition
effluvia Waste; odor given off by waste
elegy A mournful, sad poem, usually about the deceased
elude To cleverly avoid; to evade; to escape the detection of
emoillent Soothing, esp. to skin
emulate To strive to equal or excel something; to imitate
encumber To weigh down with; to burden
enjoin To direct or impose with urgency; to order with emphasis; to strongly forbid
epochal Momentous; very significant
eponymous Dedicating one's name to a book, place, or restaurant
equivocate To avoid following or commiting to one's orders; to be deliberately disobedient or unclear of direction
ersatz Being an artificial or horrible substitute or imitation
eschew To shun or avoid, considering it wrong or distasteful
espouse To support as a cause; to marry
espy To catch sight of; to glimpse
euphenism An inoffensive, agreeable expression that is said in place of a statement that is deemed offensive
euthanasia The practice of puposely ending the life of the terminally ill; assisted suicide
excoriate To express strong disapproval of; to react scathingly
exponent A person or thing that is a representative or a symbol of something
expound To explain in detail; to elaborately describe
expunge To erase or eliminate completely
extirpate To root out; to demolish; to destroy utterly
extrapolation Using known data and information to draw conclusions or make a hypothesis
extrinsic External; secondary; unessential
extrude To form or shape something by pushing or forcing it out, esp. through a small opening

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ngngmaiphuong : euphenism should be euphemism
ngngmaiphuong : emollient instead of emoilent
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  1. epochalMomentous; very significant - 20 misses
  2. extirpateTo root out; to demolish; to destroy utterly - 16 misses
  3. euphenismAn inoffensive, agreeable expression that is said in place of a statement that is deemed offensive - 15 misses
  4. expungeTo erase or eliminate completely - 14 misses
  5. extrinsicExternal; secondary; unessential - 13 misses
  6. equivocateTo avoid following or commiting to one's orders; to be deliberately disobedient or unclear of direction - 12 misses
  7. excoriateTo express strong disapproval of; to react scathingly - 10 misses