Webster Essential Vocabulary

Quick Review #28. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 86 Essential V ...

disseminate(dis EM in AYT) vt.to scatter far and wide; spread about, as if sow- ing seed; make known widely The newspaper’s pur ...

distort (dis TAWRT) vt.1. to twist out of shape; change the normal shape, form, or appearance of; 2. to misrepresent; misstate; ...

divisive(di VYS iv ordi VIS iv) adj.causing division, especially causing disagree- ment or dissension Whether or not to get a s ...

draft (DRAFT) n.1. a drawing or pulling of a vehicle or load; 2. a taking of liq- uid into the mouth; drinking; 3. a rough or pr ...

E eccentric*(ek SEN trik) adj.1. not having the same center; 2. not exactly circular in shape or motion; 3. deviating from the n ...

effect (uh FEKT) n.1. something resulting from a cause; a result; 2. the ability to bring about results; 3. an influence or acti ...

elicit(el IS it) vt. 1. to draw out; evoke; 2. to cause to be revealed Perry’s quiet manner was meant to elicita confession. Sh ...

elocution (EL i KYOO shin) n.1. vocalizing words distinctly when speaking in public; 2. the art of public speaking or declaiming ...

embroil (em BROYL) vt.1. to mix things up; bungle; jumble; 2. to lure into a battle or fight; get into trouble His waffling on ...

Quick Review #32. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 96 Essential V ...

emphatic(em FA tik) adj. 1. expressed or done with force of expression or stress; 2. using emphasis (stressing) while speaking o ...

endure (in DUR orind YUR) vt.1. to hold up under (pain, fatigue, etc.); to stand; bear; undergo; 2. to put up with; tolerate —vi ...

Quick Review #33. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. E: SAT Words 9 ...

ensemble(on SOM bil) n.1. all parts taken together; the total effect; 2. a com- plete costume, especially one having matching ar ...

erratic(ir AT ik) adj.1. without fixed course or purpose; irregular; random; meandering; 2. deviating from the usual course; ecc ...

essence(ES ins) n.1. something existing; entity; 2. vital characteristic; intrinsic, fundamental nature; most important quality; ...

ethnicity*(eth NIS i tee) n.classification of a cultural subgroup with a com- mon cultural heritage or nationality Being of Eth ...

evidence(EV id ins) n.1. something that makes another thing easy to see; a sign; an indication; 2. something that proves (someth ...

exclude(eks KLOOD) vt.1. to keep out; shut out; refuse to admit; bar; 2. to expel; to put out The doorman at the entrance to th ...