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Building and Enriched Vocabulary. Lesson 14. Lesson 14 Vocabulary. Eclectic Elite Empathy Effete Emaciated Emulate Efficacious Emanate Enclave Effrontery Embellish Endemic Elicit Eminent Enigma. Eclectic. Adjective and Noun Definition:
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Building and Enriched Vocabulary Lesson 14
Lesson 14 Vocabulary Eclectic Elite Empathy Effete Emaciated Emulate Efficacious Emanate Enclave Effrontery Embellish Endemic Elicit Eminent Enigma
Eclectic Adjective and Noun Definition: • Adjective: Choosing what seems best from various sources. • Noun: One whose opinions and beliefs are drawn from various sources.
Effete Adjective Definition: Worn out or exhausted; marked by weakness, self-indulgence or decadence
Efficacious Adjective Definition: Capable of producing the desired effect.
Effrontery Noun Definition: Shameless boldness
Elicit Verb Definition: To draw out or call forth
Emaciated Adjective Definition: Wasted or reduced by starvation, disease, or the like.
Emanate Verb Definition: • To flow out of. • To send forth.
Embellish Verb Definition: To decorate or enhance.
Eminent Adjective Definition: • High in rank; distinguished • Outstanding; conspicuous.
Empathy Noun Definition: A sympathetic understanding of, or identification with, the feelings, thoughts, and attitudes of someone or something else.
Emulate Verb Definition: To try to equal or excel the excellence of.
Enclave Noun Definition: • A country or area lying wholly within the boundaries of another country or area. • A separate group or community within a larger group or community.
Endemic Adjective Definition: Peculiar to a particular locality or group of people.
Enigma Noun Definition: • An intentionally obscure statement; a riddle. • Someone or something that is puzzling or mysterious.