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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Week 6 SAT Words

Emulate (v.) - to follow an example, imitate to equalize.
Back then, a mule is used to carry heavy loads for the humans, following behind their owners.

Enervating (v.) - to make someone tired.
Energy fades and makes someone tired.

Enhance (v.) - to enlarge, or raise to a higher degree; improve.
Through experience in the online RPG world, enhancements will improve the quality and the abilities of your weapon or armor.

Enmity (n.) - feeling of antagonism, ill-will.
It sounds quite mysterious, enmity is queer and creepy.


Ephemeral (adj.) - temporary, lasting only a momentary time.
Funerals are sadly short, everything about the funeral is short, only the grief lasts.

Epic (n.) - a grand story, great and exhilarating.
Epic things are awesome, and an awesome word like this will not be lost in the Mines of Moria, but shines throughout Gondor, like a glowing light-saber.
Epitome (n.) - typical example, stereotype.
eh-pit-to-me? That's how you pronounce it? Typically you would hear people say eh-pi-tom.

Esoteric (adj.) - known to only a small number of people.
"I so terrific" meaning that your grammar is terrible, but do not realize, thinking you are special. Then again, you are esoteric because you are the minority that thinks "I so terrific."

Exasperation (n.) - annoyance or irritation.
Exasperate sounds like exhaustion, and you get exhausted from the frustration and annoyances people troll on you.

Exemplary (adj.) - excellent, worthy, and outstanding.
Super and magnificent, you exempt your awesomeness.

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