WorksheetsEng. 9 - E words
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
eavesdrop
a)
listen without the speaker's knowledge
b)
flying or able to fly
c)
an act or exercise of will
d)
having great fluency in speaking
2.
egregious
a)
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
b)
deserving of censure
c)
of or pertaining to the act of calling
d)
to endow with life or energy
3.
emerge
a)
come out into view, as from concealment
b)
without resolute purpose or energy
c)
a performer of moral and social duties
d)
to diminish in size and brilliancy
4.
engross
a)
devote fully to
b)
after which
c)
the necessary means or resources
d)
in prosperous circumstances
5.
exasperation
a)
actions that cause great irritation
b)
thin, but tough and sinewy
c)
to make more keen or eager
d)
to utter with complaining tone
6.
exhilarate
a)
fill with sublime emotion
b)
to become or cause to become withered or dry
c)
a witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment
d)
foolish, indiscreet, or silly
7.
exult
a)
feel extreme happiness or elation
b)
to inflict, as a revenge or punishment
c)
to maintain by noisy argument or dispute
d)
one who earns his bread by manual labor
8.
exponent
a)
a notation of how many times to multiply a number by itself
b)
the intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch
c)
extreme misery or unhappiness
d)
deviating from that which is proper or right
9.
enthusiastic
a)
having or showing great excitement and interest
b)
not relating to a particular person or thing
c)
any soft, gentle wind
d)
the culminating-point of prosperity, influence, or greatness
10.
embargo
a)
a government order imposing a trade barrier
b)
that can not be perfected
c)
insisting on obedience
d)
not permissible
11.
ellipse
a)
a closed plane curve with an oval shape
b)
to be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of
c)
to drive or urge forward
d)
to be imminent
12.
eclectic
a)
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
b)
that can not be passed through or over
c)
unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling
d)
having no money
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