Ebullience
enthusiastic
Example:-
His natural ebullience began to return after he succeeded in the exams.
Mnemonic:-
Concentrate on BULL in ebullient! Bull fight will be very exciting...
Eccentric
departing from norms or convention
Example:-
The lady down the street had a very eccentric taste for furniture.
Mnemonic:-
ec(x)-centric(normal): going away from the center that is departing from the norms
Eclectic
composed of elements drawn from various sources.
Example:-
His style of decoration was eclectic; bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods,
strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique decor.
Mnemonic:-
sounds like "election" and in election, different ministers are chosen from different parties.
Effrontery
extreme boldness
Example:-
When the boss told Frank she was firing him for laziness and insubordination he had the effrontery
to ask her for a letter of recommendation.
Mnemonic:-
If you comes in front of every one, then you are extremely bold.
Eloquent
well spoken; expressive.
Example:-
Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for your extremely eloquent depiction of the global view.
Mnemonic:-
E + LOG + FLUENT hain .... these people are fluent.
Emollient
soothing esp. to the skin.
Example:-
Aloe Vera is considered to be a good emollient for softening rough hands.
Mnemonic:-
Mall soothen the people in the summer because of its centralized AC.
Endemic
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region or people; native to or confined to a certain region
Example:-
Certain categories of diseases are endemic to the tropical regions like Malaria, yellow fever, etc.
Mnemonic:-
simple think of epidemic as an epidemic desease that spreads a vast area and endemic disease as a disease that spreads only a confined area
Enervate
weaken mentally or morally
Example:-
The wrestler's plan was to deliver a crushing blow which would enervate his opponent.
Mnemonic:-
Enervate --> Energy + waste
you waste your energy, you get weaken.
Enigma
a mystery.
Example:-
The crossword puzzle was nothing but an enigma for the confused student.
Mnemonic:-
Enigma...EGG ? REMEMBER EGG..An example of an enigma is the question "Which came
first, the chicken or the egg?"
Ennui
the feeling of being bored by something tedious.
Example:-
Change to a more exciting career if you have an ennui for working at your current job.
Mnemonic:-
It sounds like "nini aayi" which means feeling sleepy in Hindi.
Ephemeral
anything short lived; lasting a very time.
Example:-
The mayfly is an ephemeral creature; its adult life lasts little more than day.
Mnemonic:-
sounds like e-funeral. Electrical funeral is short.
Equivocate
to use unclear language especially to deceive or mislead someone
Example:-
When things are not going Margie’s way, she will often twist the truth and equivocate to put the
things in her favour.
Mnemonic:-
Equi(equal) + vocal(sound) ---- If we make similar sounds, then it would be ambiguous(unclear)
to distinguish.
erudite
very learned and scholarly.
Example:-
Unlike much scholarly writing, Huizinger's prose was entertaining as well erudite, lively as well
as learned.
Mnemonic:-
erudite--- > people who are very learned and scholarly are very rude (like a topper in a class)
Esoteric
understood by few.
Example:-
a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories
Mnemonic:-
HISTORIC things are known to few people
eulogy
a speech honoring the dead.
Example:-
Instead of delivering a spoken eulogy at Genny's memorial service, Jeff sang
a song he did written in her honor.
Mnemonic:-
end(end) - u - log(people)
When a person ends(dies), u log(people) give a good speech honoring the dead.
Evanescent
tending to evaporate like vapour
Example:-
There is nothing more glorious than the evanescent beauty of a sunset.
Mnemonic:-
Remember it as "I want scent. Scent evaporates like vapour.
Exacerbate
to make worse or severe
Example:-
He chose not to participate in the game as he was afraid he might exacerbate his old knee injury.
Mnemonic:-
Latin ex+acerb+ate; Latin acerb- means bitter, harsh; So exacerbate means to make bittter, to worsen.
Exculpate
to clear of blame.
Example:-
The jury had to exculpate the defendant due to lack of evidence.
Mnemonic:-
Exculpate sounds like Ex-culprit = culprit, but now he has been cleared of charges.
Exigent
urgent; pressing; requiring immediate
Example:-
Exigent circumstances requiring a return of the attached funds, maintaining
the attachment would not be inequitable.
Mnemonic:-
Ex-tremely ur-gent
Exonerate
to remove blame.
Example:-
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I am confident the evidence will exonerate my client.
Mnemonic:-
break it as EX(gone) HONOUR(pride) ~~ to bring back your gone honor, you need to get the
blame off on you.
extemporaneous
done without preparation
Example:-
Because her extemporaneous remarks were misinterpreted, she decided to write all her speeches in advance.
Mnemonic:-
EXecuted TEMPORArily...coz its not planned...!!!
enthusiastic
Example:-
His natural ebullience began to return after he succeeded in the exams.
Mnemonic:-
Concentrate on BULL in ebullient! Bull fight will be very exciting...
Eccentric
departing from norms or convention
Example:-
The lady down the street had a very eccentric taste for furniture.
Mnemonic:-
ec(x)-centric(normal): going away from the center that is departing from the norms
Eclectic
composed of elements drawn from various sources.
Example:-
His style of decoration was eclectic; bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods,
strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique decor.
Mnemonic:-
sounds like "election" and in election, different ministers are chosen from different parties.
Effrontery
extreme boldness
Example:-
When the boss told Frank she was firing him for laziness and insubordination he had the effrontery
to ask her for a letter of recommendation.
Mnemonic:-
If you comes in front of every one, then you are extremely bold.
Eloquent
well spoken; expressive.
Example:-
Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for your extremely eloquent depiction of the global view.
Mnemonic:-
E + LOG + FLUENT hain .... these people are fluent.
Emollient
soothing esp. to the skin.
Example:-
Aloe Vera is considered to be a good emollient for softening rough hands.
Mnemonic:-
Mall soothen the people in the summer because of its centralized AC.
Endemic
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region or people; native to or confined to a certain region
Example:-
Certain categories of diseases are endemic to the tropical regions like Malaria, yellow fever, etc.
Mnemonic:-
simple think of epidemic as an epidemic desease that spreads a vast area and endemic disease as a disease that spreads only a confined area
Enervate
weaken mentally or morally
Example:-
The wrestler's plan was to deliver a crushing blow which would enervate his opponent.
Mnemonic:-
Enervate --> Energy + waste
you waste your energy, you get weaken.
Enigma
a mystery.
Example:-
The crossword puzzle was nothing but an enigma for the confused student.
Mnemonic:-
Enigma...EGG ? REMEMBER EGG..An example of an enigma is the question "Which came
first, the chicken or the egg?"
Ennui
the feeling of being bored by something tedious.
Example:-
Change to a more exciting career if you have an ennui for working at your current job.
Mnemonic:-
It sounds like "nini aayi" which means feeling sleepy in Hindi.
Ephemeral
anything short lived; lasting a very time.
Example:-
The mayfly is an ephemeral creature; its adult life lasts little more than day.
Mnemonic:-
sounds like e-funeral. Electrical funeral is short.
Equivocate
to use unclear language especially to deceive or mislead someone
Example:-
When things are not going Margie’s way, she will often twist the truth and equivocate to put the
things in her favour.
Mnemonic:-
Equi(equal) + vocal(sound) ---- If we make similar sounds, then it would be ambiguous(unclear)
to distinguish.
erudite
very learned and scholarly.
Example:-
Unlike much scholarly writing, Huizinger's prose was entertaining as well erudite, lively as well
as learned.
Mnemonic:-
erudite--- > people who are very learned and scholarly are very rude (like a topper in a class)
Esoteric
understood by few.
Example:-
a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories
Mnemonic:-
HISTORIC things are known to few people
eulogy
a speech honoring the dead.
Example:-
Instead of delivering a spoken eulogy at Genny's memorial service, Jeff sang
a song he did written in her honor.
Mnemonic:-
end(end) - u - log(people)
When a person ends(dies), u log(people) give a good speech honoring the dead.
Evanescent
tending to evaporate like vapour
Example:-
There is nothing more glorious than the evanescent beauty of a sunset.
Mnemonic:-
Remember it as "I want scent. Scent evaporates like vapour.
Exacerbate
to make worse or severe
Example:-
He chose not to participate in the game as he was afraid he might exacerbate his old knee injury.
Mnemonic:-
Latin ex+acerb+ate; Latin acerb- means bitter, harsh; So exacerbate means to make bittter, to worsen.
Exculpate
to clear of blame.
Example:-
The jury had to exculpate the defendant due to lack of evidence.
Mnemonic:-
Exculpate sounds like Ex-culprit = culprit, but now he has been cleared of charges.
Exigent
urgent; pressing; requiring immediate
Example:-
Exigent circumstances requiring a return of the attached funds, maintaining
the attachment would not be inequitable.
Mnemonic:-
Ex-tremely ur-gent
Exonerate
to remove blame.
Example:-
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I am confident the evidence will exonerate my client.
Mnemonic:-
break it as EX(gone) HONOUR(pride) ~~ to bring back your gone honor, you need to get the
blame off on you.
extemporaneous
done without preparation
Example:-
Because her extemporaneous remarks were misinterpreted, she decided to write all her speeches in advance.
Mnemonic:-
EXecuted TEMPORArily...coz its not planned...!!!
