SAT 1 Vocab: E (Earnest - Exult)
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- earnest
- sincere; serious
- earthly
- realistic; coarse
- ebb
- to slowly decrease
- ebullient
- enthusiastic
- eccentric
- odd; out of the ordinary
- ecclesiastical
- pertaining to the church
- echelon
- rank of authority; level of power
- éclat
- brilliance; fame
- eclectic
- selecting from various sources
- eclipse
- to overshadow or outshine
- ecology
- study of the environment
- ecstatic
- extremely happy
- edifice
- structure; building
- edify
- to improve someone morally; to instruct
- educe
- to draw or bring out
- eerie
- weird; mysterious
- efface
- to erase
- effectual
- effective; adequate
- effeminate
- womanly
- effervescent
- spirited; bubbly
- effete
- worn-out; barren
- efficacy
- power to produce an effect
- effigy
- a likeness
- efflorescent
- blossoming
- effluent
- flowing out
- effrontery
- shameful boldness
- effulgent
- radiant
- effusion
- a pouring out; an uncontrolled display of emotion
- egalitarian
- pertaining to belief in the equality of all men
- ego
- a feeling of self-importance
- egotism
- selfishness; boasting about oneself
- egregious
- remarkably bad; outrageous
- egress
- exit
- ejaculation
- an exclamation
- eject
- to throw out
- elapse
- to slip away
- elated
- overjoyed
- electrify
- to thrill
- elegy
- a mournful poem
- elicit
- to cause to be revealed
- elite
- the best of a group of persons
- elixir
- remedy
- ellipsis
- the omission in a sentence of a word or words
- eloquent
- convincing or forceful in speech
- elucidate
- to make clear
- elude
- to avoid
- elusive
- difficult to grasp
- elysian
- blissful; heavenly
- emaciated
- abnormally thin
- emanate
- to come or send forth
- emancipate
- to set free
- embark
- to begin a journey or an endeavor
- embellish
- to decorate
- embezzle
- to steal
- embroil
- to involve in trouble; to complicate
- embryonic
- undeveloped; in an early stage
- emendation
- correction
- emetic
- causing vomiting
- eminent
- famous; renowned
- emissary
- one sent on a special mission
- emit
- to send out
- emollient
- something that soothes or softens
- emolument
- profit; gain
- empathy
- understanding another's feelings
- empirical
- based on experience rather than theory
- emulate
- to imitate
- emulous
- jealous
- enamored
- (of) in love with
- enclave
- a country, or part of a country, surrounded by another country
- encomium
- an expression of high praise
- encompass
- to include; to surround
- encore
- a repeat performance
- encroach
- (upon)to trespass
- encumbrance
- obstruction
- encyclopedic
- filled with knowledge
- endearment
- an expression of affection
- endemic
- confined to a particular country or area
- energize
- to rouse into activity
- enervate
- to weaken
- enfranchise
- to give the right to vote
- engender
- to promote
- engrossed
- completely absorbed in
- engulf
- to overwhelm
- enhance
- to increase in value or beauty; to improve
- enigma
- a puzzling situation; a dilemma
- enigmatic
- mysterious; puzzling
- enlighten
- to inform; to reveal truths
- enmity
- hostility
- ennui
- boredom
- enormity
- an outrageous and immoral act
- enrapture
- to delight beyond measure
- ensconce
- to hide; to settle comfortably
- ensue
- to follow
- enthrall
- to captivate; to charm
- entice
- to attract; to tempt
- entity
- independent being
- entomology
- study of insects
- entourage
- a group of personal attendants
- entranced
- filled with delight or wonder
- entreaty
- a request
- entrenched
- firmly established
- entrepreneur
- successful businessman
- enunciate
- to pronounce words clearly
- environs
- surroundings
- envisage
- to form a mental picture
- envoy
- a messenger or agent
- eon
- extremely long period of time
- ephemeral
- temporary
- epic
- a long poem about heroic occurrences
- epicure
- one who seeks pleasure in fine foods
- epigram
- witty saying
- epilogue
- closing part of a speech or literary work
- epiphany
- appearance of a deity; a revelation
- epistle
- a letter
- epitaph
- inscription on a tomb
- epithet
- a descriptive word or phrase
- epitome
- a typical example; a summary or condensed account
- epoch
- particular period of history
- equanimity
- calmness; evenness of temperament
- equestrian
- a horse-back rider
- equilibrium
- balance; stability
- equine
- pertaining to horses
- equinox
- the time when day and night are of equal length
- equipoise
- balance
- equitable
- fair; just
- equity
- fairness; justice
- equivocal
- ambiguous; doubtful
- equivocate
- to confuse by speaking in ambiguous terms
- eradicate
- to wipe out
- ergo
- therefore
- erode
- to wear away
- erotic
- pertaining to sex
- err
- to make a mistake
- errant
- wandering (in search of adventure); straying from what is right
- erratic
- abnormal; irregular
- erroneous
- wrong
- ersatz
- inferior substitute
- erstwhile
- in the past
- erudite
- scholarly; learned
- escalate
- to increase or intensify
- escapade
- a reckless adventure
- escarpment
- steep cliff
- eschew
- to avoid
- escrow (preceded by "in")
- money deposited with a third person pending fulfillment of a condition
- esoteric
- for a select few; not generally known
- espionage
- spying
- espouse
- to support (a cause)
- essay
- (verb) to attempt
- estival
- pertaining to summer
- estranged
- separated
- ethereal
- spiritual
- ethnic
- pertaining to a particular race or culture
- etymology
- the origin and development of words
- eugenics
- science of improving the human race
- eulogy
- praise for a dead person
- euphemism
- substitution of a pleasant expression for an unpleasant one
- euphonious
- having a pleasant sound; harmonious
- euphoria
- a feeling of well-being
- euthanasia
- mercy killing
- evanescent
- temporary
- evasive
- not straightforward; tricky
- eventuate
- to happen finally
- evict
- to expel
- evince
- to show clearly
- evoke
- to call forth
- evolve
- to develop gradually
- exacerbate
- to aggravate
- exact
- accurate; to demand or require
- exalt
- to raise in position; to praise
- exasperate
- to irritate or annoy extremely
- excise
- a tax on liquor, tobacco, etc.; to cut out of off
- excoriate
- to scrape the skin off; to criticize sharply
- excruciating
- unbearably painful
- exculpate
- to free from blame
- execrate
- to curse
- exemplary
- worthy of imitation
- exhilaration
- liveliness; high spirits
- exhort
- to warn
- exhume
- to reveal; to bring out of the earth
- exigent
- urgent
- exiguous
- scanty; small in quantity
- exodus
- a departure
- exonerate
- to free from guilt or blame
- exorbitant
- excessive; unreasonable
- exorcise
- to drive out an evil spirit
- exotic
- foreign; excitingly strange
- expatiate
- to enlarge upon; to speak or write at length
- expectorate
- to spit out
- expatriate
- a person who is banished from, or leaves, his native country
- expedient
- practical; advantageous
- expedite
- to speed up; to make easy
- expendable
- replaceable
- expiate
- to atone for
- explicate
- explain in detail; to make clear
- explicit
- clear; direct
- exploit
- to use for one's own advantage
- expound
- to explain; to interpret
- expressly
- especially; particularly
- expunge
- to erase
- expurgate
- to remove offensive passages; to cleanse
- extant
- still in existence
- extemporaneous
- offhand; done without preparation
- extenuation
- less serious
- extinct
- no longer in existence
- extirpate
- to remove completely
- extol
- to praise
- extort
- to obtain by force
- extradite
- to give up a prisoner to another authority
- extraneous
- unrelated; not essential
- extrapolate
- to estimate; to infer
- extricate
- to disentangle; to set free
- extrinsic
- external
- extrovert
- an outgoing person
- exuberant
- full of enthusiasm
- exude
- to discharge; to ooze
- exult
- to rejoice