Vocabulary Quizs E

evidence

• facts or details that support a position or claim

• a type of scientific theory

• a personal opinion or belief

• a random guess or assumption

elucidate

• to confuse; make unclear

• to explain; make clear

• to ignore; overlook

• to complicate; make difficult

eyewitness

• someone who has firsthand experience of an event.

• a person who hears about an event from others.

• a bystander who observes an event without participating.

• a journalist reporting on an event.

exposition

• writing or speech that explains or shows

• a type of narrative that tells a story

• a persuasive argument meant to convince

• a brief summary of a longer text

elation

• great happiness and excitement

• a state of confusion

• a feeling of sadness

• a sense of anger

entranced

• in a state of wonder or amazement

• feeling bored and uninterested

• experiencing confusion and doubt

• in a state of anger and frustration

endure

• to give up

• to last; continue; put up with

• to ignore

• to destroy

empathic

• characterized by empathy, the ability to identify with the feelings or thoughts of others

• lacking emotional understanding

• focused solely on one's own feelings

• able to manipulate others' emotions

eternal

• timeless; everlasting

• temporary; fleeting

• momentary; transient

• ephemeral; short-lived

establishing shot

• A shot that shows the context of a scene in a film or video

• A close-up shot of a character's face

• A shot that focuses on the background music

• A shot that captures the climax of the story