Study 110 SAT vocabulary words beginning with E, with definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and contextual examples.
flow back, flow out; flow back or recede
enthusiastic; joyously unrestrained
drawn from many different sources; selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
cover; one celestial body obscures another
enthusiasm; the process of bubbling as gas escapes
effectiveness; capacity or power to produce a desired effect
shameless boldness
overly enthusiastic
selfishness; an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
excessively self centered
very bad; conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
add detail or complexity
make happy; fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
lament; a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
evoke; call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
completely remove or get rid of
believing in superiority of few
fluency; powerful and effective language
expressive and persuasive in speech
clarify; make clear and (more) comprehensible
difficult to capture or define
come from; proceed or issue forth, as from a source
liberate; give equal rights to; of women and minorities
a feeling of shame or discomfort
decorate or add extra detail
accept willingly or include fully
come out; come out into view, as from concealment
showing understanding of others
understanding others' feelings
importance; special importance or significance
practical; derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
adopt as a role model; strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
meeting; come together
coated; form a crust or a hard layer
burden; hold back
a burden or hindrance
local; a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree
support; be behind; approve of
suffer; put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stimulate; cause to be alert and energetic
weaken; weaken mentally or morally
carry out; ensure observance of laws and rules
cause; call forth
something mysterious or puzzling
give knowledge or understanding
hostility; a state of deep-seated ill-will
huge; extraordinarily large in size or extent
active and adventuresome; marked by initiative and readiness to undertake new projects
captivate or fascinate
establish firmly
count; specify individually
articulate; speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
fleeing; lasting a very short time
heroic poem; a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
conclusion; a short speech addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
calmness; steadiness of mind under stress
consider equal; consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
make ready; provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
conflicting; open to two or more interpretations
use ambiguous language; be deliberately unclear in order to mislead
completely destroy or eliminate
wear away; become ground down or deteriorate
unpredictable in behavior
containing mistakes or errors
scholarly; having or showing profound knowledge
deep scholarly knowledge
avoid; avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
understood by a small group
adopt; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
respect; the condition of being honored, esteemed, or well regarded
alienate; remove from customary environment or associations
delicate; characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
moral principle; the principles of right and wrong
cultural; distinctive of the ways of living of a particular group of people
a speech praising the dead
substitution of a more polite expression
expected; expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating
obvious; clearly revealed to the mind or senses
suggestive; serving to bring to mind
develop; work out
make a problem worse
praise; praise, glorify, or honor
short selection; take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
exonerate; pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
kill; kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
model; worthy of imitation
be example; be characteristic of
thorough; performed comprehensively and completely
thrill; fill with sublime emotion
urgent situation; a pressing or urgent situation
acquit; pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
foreign; being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
useful, practical; serving to promote your interest
rush; speed up the progress of; facilitate
done quickly and efficiently
testing ideas through trials
explain; make plain and comprehensible
expressed; precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
use something for personal gain
reveal; expose or make accessible to some action or influence
cleanse; edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
praise; praise, glorify, or honor
pull out with effort or force
inessential; not pertinent to the matter under consideration
prediction; an inference about the future based on known facts and observations
excessive and unrestrained
a farthest point or condition
disentangle; release from entanglement of difficulty
enthusiasm; joyful enthusiasm
full of enthusiasm