Review Lessons 17 through 20   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
disseminate
dissent
dissociate
distaste
distinct
distinction
distinctive
diurnal
diverge
divert
divulge
domestic
domineer
dormant
droll
drowsy
dunce
dune
duplicity
durable
duration
dutiful
dwindle
dynamic
eccentric
eclipse
ecstasy
edifice
effervescent
eject
element
elementary
elicit
eloquent
elucidate
elusive
embark
embellish
embezzle
embody
emission
emulate
enact
encompass
encore
encounter
endanger
endeavor
endow
engender
engulf
enigma
enmity
entice
entrepreneur
enumerate
envelop
eon
ephemeral
epic
epigram
epitaph
equanimity
era
eradicate
erode
erratic
erudite
eschew
esoteric
espouse
essay
esteem
eternal
ethereal
eulogy
euphemism
evacuate
evaporate
evasive
evoke
evolve
exacerbate
exact
exalt
excavate
excerpt
excise
excursion
exemplary
exemption
exhort
exhume
exonerate
exorcise
exotic
expedite
expel
explicit
exquisite


Matching

Match each definition with a word.

      ephemeral 1. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory; fugitive; passing; momentary
___________________________ 2. hard to define or express; elusory
___________________________ 3. to expel (a demon or evil spirit).
___________________________ 4. a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.
___________________________ 5. to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid; double
___________________________ 6. to spread widely, as though scattering seed; diffuse; circulate; strew
___________________________ 7. a mark or feature that distinguishes or sets apart; difference; dissemblance; alterity; divergence
___________________________ 8. a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt; dodo; chowderhead
___________________________ 9. not easily worn out; long-lasting; sturdy; stable; perdurable
___________________________ 10. the act of emitting.
___________________________ 11. the substitution of a milder, vaguer, or pleasanter word or expression for one considered to be offensive or unpleasant; nice; nice-nellyism
___________________________ 12. admitting of no irregularity; undeviating; wrest; wrench; extort
___________________________ 13. nearly asleep; slumberous; slumbery; somnolent
___________________________ 14. dislike; disinclination; disfavor; displeasure
___________________________ 15. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate; embitter
___________________________ 16. once more; again (as a call by an audience for a continuation of a performance).
___________________________ 17. to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize; predominate; preponderate
___________________________ 18. deceitful speech or action; guile; dissimulation
___________________________ 19. to dig out, esp. from a grave; disinter; exhumate; disinhume
___________________________ 20. to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently; prompt; prod
___________________________ 21. to cover, wrap, enclose, or surround; veil; enwrap
___________________________ 22. to disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view; differ
___________________________ 23. to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn; dress; trim; deck
___________________________ 24. Geom. not having the same center; not concentric: used esp. of two circles or spheres at least one of which contains the centers of both.
___________________________ 25. wryly amusing or humorous; comical; funny; farcical