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/> employees disdained the recently hired ones, who were young and capable.) 2. (n.)
scorn, low esteem (After learning of his immoral actions, Justine held Lawrence in
disdain.)
disgruntled (adj.) upset, not content (The child believed that his parents had unjustly
grounded him, and remained disgruntled for a week.)
disheartened (adj.) feeling a loss of spirit or morale (The team was disheartened after
losing in the finals of the tournament.)
disparage (v.) to criticize or speak ill of (The saleswoman disparaged the competitor’s
products to persuade her customers to buy what she was selling.)
disparate (adj.) sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements (Having
widely varying interests, the students had disparate responses toward the novel.)
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dispatch (v.) to send off to accomplish a duty (The carpenter dispatched his assistant to
fetch wood.)
dispel (v.) to drive away, scatter (She entered the office as usual on Monday, dispelling
the rumor that she had been fired.)
disperse (v.) to scatter, cause to scatter (When the rain began to pour, the crowd at the
baseball game quickly dispersed.)
disrepute (n.) a state of being held in low regard (The officer fell into disrepute after it
was learned that he had disobeyed the orders he had given to his own soldiers.)
dissemble (v.) to conceal, fake (Not wanting to appear heartlessly greedy, she
dissembled and hid her intention to sell her ailing father’s stamp collection.)
disseminate (v.) to spread widely (The politician disseminated his ideas across the town
before the election.)
dissent 1. (v.) to disagree (The principal argued that the child should repeat the fourth
grade, but the unhappy parents dissented.) 2. (n.) the act of disagreeing
(Unconvinced that the defendant was guilty, the last juror voiced his dissent with
the rest of the jury.)
dissipate 1. (v.) to disappear, cause to disappear (The sun finally came out and
dissipated the haze.) 2. (v.) to waste (She dissipated her fortune on a series of bad
investments.)
dissonance (n.) lack of harmony or consistency (Though the president of the company
often spoke of the company as reliant solely upon its workers, her decision to increase
her own salary rather than reward her employees revealed a striking dissonance
between her alleged beliefs and her actions.)
dissuade (v.) to persuade someone not to do something (Worried that he would catch a
cold, she tried to dissuade him from going out on winter nights.)
distend (v.) to swell out (Years of drinking beer caused his stomach to distend.)
dither (v.) to be indecisive (Not wanting to offend either friend, he dithered about
which of the two birthday parties he should attend.)
divine (adj.) godly, exceedingly wonderful (Terribly fond of desserts, she found the rich
chocolate cake to be divine.)
divisive (adj.) causing dissent, discord (Her divisive tactics turned her two friends
against each other.)
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divulge (v.) to reveal something secret (Pressured by the press, the government finally
divulged the previously unknown information.)
docile (adj.) easily taught or trained (She successfully taught the docile puppy several
tricks.)
dogmatic (adj.) aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles (His
dogmatic claim that men were better than women at fixing appliances angered
everyone.)
dormant (adj.) sleeping, temporarily inactive (Though she pretended everything was
fine, her anger lay dormant throughout the dinner party and exploded in screams of
rage after everyone had left.)
dour (adj.)stern, joyless (The children feared their dour neighbor because the old man
would take their toys if he believed they were being too loud.)
dubious (adj.) doubtful, of uncertain quality (Suspicious that he was only trying to get a
raise, she found his praise dubious.)
duplicity (n.) crafty dishonesty (His duplicity involved convincing his employees to let
him lower their salaries and increase their stock options, and then to steal the money
he saved and run the company into the ground.)
duress (n.) hardship, threat (It was only under intense duress that he, who was
normally against killing, fired his gun.)
dynamic (adj.) actively changing (The parents found it hard to keep up with the
dynamic music scene with which their children had become very familiar.)
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ebullient (adj.) extremely lively, enthusiastic (She became ebullient upon receiving an
acceptance letter from her first-choice college.)
eclectic (adj.) consisting of a diverse variety of elements (That bar attracts an eclectic
crowd: lawyers, artists, circus clowns, and investment bankers.)
ecstatic (adj.) intensely and overpoweringly happy (The couple was ecstatic when they
learned that they had won the lottery.)
edict (n.) an order, decree (The ruler issued an edict requiring all of his subjects to bow
down before him.)
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efface (v.) to wipe out, obliterate, rub away (The husband was so angry at his wife for
leaving him that he effaced all evidence of her presence; he threw out pictures of her
and gave away all her belongings.)
effervescent (adj.) bubbly, lively (My friend is so effervescent that she makes everyone
smile.)
efficacious (adj.) effective (My doctor promised me that the cold medicine was
efficacious, but I’m still sniffling.)
effrontery (n.) impudence, nerve, insolence (When I told my aunt that she was boring,
my mother scolded me for my effrontery.)
effulgent (adj.) radiant, splendorous (The golden palace was effulgent.)
egregious (adj.) extremely bad (The student who threw sloppy joes across the cafeteria
was punished for his egregious behavior.)
elaborate (adj.) complex, detailed, intricate (Dan always beats me at chess because he
develops such an elaborate game plan that I can never predict his next move.)
elated (adj.) overjoyed, thrilled (When she found out she had won the lottery, the
writer was elated.)
elegy (n.) a speech given in honor of a dead person (At the funeral, the widow gave a
moving elegy describing her love for her husband.)
elicit (v.) to bring forth, draw out, evoke (Although I asked several times where the exit
was, I elicited no response from the stone-faced policeman.)
eloquent (adj.) expressive, articulate, moving (The priest gave such an eloquent sermon
that most churchgoers were crying.)
elucidate (v.) to clarify, explain (I didn’t understand why my friend was so angry with
me, so I asked Janine to elucidate her feelings.)
elude (v.) to evade, escape (Despite an intense search, the robber continues to elude the
police.)
emaciated (adj.) very thin, enfeebled looking (My sister eats a lot of pastries and
chocolate but still looks emaciated.)
embellish 1. (v.) to decorate, adorn (My mom embellished the living room by adding
lace curtains.) 2. (v.)to add details to, enhance (When Harry told me that he had
“done stuff” on his vacation, I asked him to embellish upon his account.)
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embezzle (v.) to steal money by falsifying records (The accountant was fired for
embezzling $10,000 of the company’s funds.)
emend (v.) to correct or revise a written text (If my sentence is incorrect, the editor will
emend what I have written.)
eminent 1. (adj.) distinguished, prominent, famous (Mr. Phillips is such an eminent
scholar that every professor on campus has come to hear him lecture.) 2. (adj.)
conspicuous (There is an eminent stain on that shirt.)
emollient (adj.) soothing (This emollient cream makes my skin very smooth.)
emote (v.) to express emotion (The director told the actor he had to emote, or else the
audience would have no idea what his character was going through.)
empathy (n.) sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own (I feel such
empathy for my sister when she’s in pain that I cry too.)
empirical 1. (adj.) based on observation or experience (The scientist gathered empirical
data on the growth rate of dandelions by studying the dandelions behind his house.)
2. (adj.) capable of being proved or disproved by experiment (That all cats hate
getting wet is an empirical statement: I can test it by bathing my cat, Trinket.)
emulate (v.) to imitate (I idolize Britney Spears so much that I emulate everything she
does: I wear her outfits, sing along to her songs, and date a boy named Justin.)
enamor (v.) to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by “of” or
“with” (I grew enamored of that boy when he quoted my favorite love poem.)
encore (n.) the audience’s demand for a repeat performance; also the artist’s
performance in response to that demand (At the end of the concert, all the fans
yelled, “Encore! Encore!” but the band did not come out to play again.)
encumber (v.) to weigh down, burden (At the airport, my friend was encumbered by
her luggage, so I offered to carry two of her bags.)
enervate (v.) to weaken, exhaust (Writing these sentences enervates me so much that I
will have to take a nap after I finish.)
enfranchise (v.) to grant the vote to (The Nineteenth Amendment enfranchised
women.)
engender (v.) to bring about, create, generate (During the Olympics, the victories of
U.S. athletes engender a patriotic spirit among Americans.)
enigmatic (adj.) mystifying, cryptic (That man wearing the dark suit and dark glasses is
so enigmatic that no one even knows his name.)
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enmity (n.) ill will, hatred, hostility (Mark and Andy have clearly not forgiven each
other, because the enmity between them is obvious to anyone in their presence.)
ennui (n.) boredom, weariness (I feel such ennui that I don’t look forward to anything,
not even my birthday party.)
entail (v.) to include as a necessary step (Building a new fence entails tearing down the
old one.)
enthrall (v.) to charm, hold spellbound (The sailor’s stories of fighting off sharks and
finding ancient treasures enthralled his young son.)
ephemeral (adj.) short-lived, fleeting (She promised she’d love me forever, but her
“forever” was only ephemeral: she left me after one week.)
epistolary (adj.) relating to or contained in letters (Some people call me “Auntie’s boy,”
because my aunt and I have such a close epistolary relationship that we write each
other every day.)
epitome (n.) a perfect example, embodiment (My mother, the epitome of good taste,
always dresses more elegantly than I do.)
equanimity (n.) composure (Even though he had just been fired, Mr. Simms showed
great equanimity by neatly packing up his desk and wishing everyone in the office
well.)
equivocal (adj.) ambiguous, uncertain, undecided (His intentions were so equivocal
that I didn’t know whether he was being chivalrous or sleazy.)
erudite (adj.) learned (My Latin teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated
some of the most difficult and abstruse ancient poetry.)
eschew (v.) to shun, avoid (George hates the color green so much that he eschews all
green food.)
esoteric (adj.) understood by only a select few (Even the most advanced students
cannot understand the physicist’s esoteric theories.)
espouse (v.) to take up as a cause, support (I love animals so much that I espouse animal
rights.)
ethereal (adj.) heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined (In her flowing silk gown and
lace veil, the bride looked ethereal.)
etymology (n.) the history of words, their origin and development (From the study of
etymology, I know that the word “quixotic” derives from Don Quixote and the
word “gaudy” refers to the Spanish architect Gaudí.)
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euphoric (adj.) elated, uplifted (I was euphoric when I found out that my sister had
given birth to twins.)
evanescent (adj.) fleeting, momentary (My joy at getting promoted was evanescent
because I discovered that I would have to work much longer hours in a less friendly
office.)
evince (v.) to show, reveal (Christopher’s hand-wringing and nail-biting evince how
nervous he is about the upcoming English test.)
exacerbate (v.) to make more violent, intense (The gruesome and scary movie I saw last
night exacerbated my fears of the dark.)
exalt (v.) to glorify, praise (Michael Jordan is the figure in basketball we exalt the most.)
exasperate (v.) to irritate, irk (George’s endless complaints exasperated his roomate.)
excavate (v.) to dig out of the ground and remove (The pharaoh’s treasures were
excavated by archeologists in Egypt.)
exculpate (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate (My discovery of the ring behind
the