"E" Vocab
To remove.Our team lost the match and was ____________from the competition.
eliminated
A select, above-average group.The__________ detective team were also sent for when there were big crimes.
elite
Moving speech or writing.Her __________ writing has gained her many fans.
eloquent
To give special point of importance to when speaking or writing.The teacher ___________ the due date of the project.
emphasized
To suffer through something difficult with patience.He has _________ four knee operations so far.
endured
To intensify or magnify.The falling snow ___________the beauty of the small village.
enhanced
A perfect example of something. The duchess is the _____________ of class.
epitome
Equal.Twenty-four is___________ to two dozen.
equivalent
Incorrect.He apologized for his ____________ statement.
erroneous
An approximate value.Try to get an____________ of the number of people attending the concert.
estimate
To assess.At the end of the class, every student will _______________ how well the professor taught.
evaluate
Facts or information that help prove or disprove something.These fossils are _____________ of evolution.
evidence
To gradually change.The small school ___________ into a world-class institution.
evolved
Worthy of imitation.She is an ____________ student, and you should copy her study habits.
exemplary
To leave out.The young boy was ___________ from his friends’ soccer game.
excluded
Not admitting the majority.We may not be able to get in since that club is very ___________
exclusive.
To increase in size.Adding air to bike tires will cause them to _______.
expand
Expert knowledge or skill in a particular field.The surgeon’s _________ is knee surgeries.
expertise
To use selfishly.The company ___________ its workers by making them work long hours.
exploited
To reveal or unmask.The emails presented ___________the company’s corruption.
exposed
An act of making something longer.If you’re sick on the day the paper is due, the teacher may give you an __________ on the due date.
extension
To get or remove something.The dentist __________one of my teeth.
extracted
A time when there is an extreme lack of food.Millions of children in Ethiopia died due to the_________there.
famine
A sharp criticism or attack.The politician went into a ____________against her opponent.
diatribe