Vocab Words Week 9 Mr. Matzka

CC word list 8 elapse (verb) to slip by

elasticity (noun) that property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed

emasculate (verb) to deprive of strength and vigor

elation (noun) great joy

elegy (noun) a lyric poem lamenting the dead

element (noun) a component or essential part

elicit (verb) to educe or extract gradually or without violence.

eligible (adj) qualified for selection

eliminate (verb) to separate and cast aside.

edify (verb) To instruct or enlighten

elocution (noun)the art of correct inflection and gesture in public speaking or reading

eloquent (adj) having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech

elucidate (verb) to bring out more clearly the facts concerning

elude (verb) to avoid

CC word list 8 elusion (noun) the act of evading someone