Lesson 8
Sophomore Vocabulary

1. edifice  noun  a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building
   The palace was not just a place to live; it was an edifice meant to excite the envy of the other princes.
   syn: building       
   
   
2. educe  verb to draw or bring out
   The lawyer tried to educe a response from the witness.
   syn: elicit             ant: suppress
   
   
3. eerie  adj.  weird, mysterious; strange and frightening
   We had an eerie feeling about entering the deserted, old house at night.
   syn: weird                ant: common, ordinary
   
   
4. efface  verb  to obliterate; to wipe out
   It appeared that he had tried to efface her very memory by burning all her pictures.
   syn: erase         ant: enshrine
   
   
5. effrontery  noun  unashamed boldness
   The thief had the effrontery to demand a reward for returning the money he had stolen.
   syn: presumptuousness, impudence; audacity
   
   
6. effusive adj. a pouring out; an excessive display of emotion; overly demonstrative.
   She was so effusive that everyone stared at us, and I was sorry that I agreed to meet her in a public place.
   syn: overflowing; gushing
   
   
7. egalitarian adj. noun pertaining to belief that in the equality of all men
   The equal rights amendment for women was founded on egalitarian principles.
   syn: egalitarian            ant: elitist
   
   
8. egress noun the right to go out, or a way to go out
               verb  to go out; emerge
   The deed to the property didn't specify that the buyer had rights of ingress and egress over the adjoining land.
   syn: exit           ant: ingress, entrance
   
   
9. elated adj. to be in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
   We were elated at the prospects of a Caribbean cruise.
   syn: overjoyed            ant: depressed
   
   
   
10. elite noun the choice or best of a group
    It was an elite army group specially trained in anti-terrorist tactics that stormed the plane.
    ant: common, multitude