1. HOT WORDS VOCABULARY 9 th GRADE LESSON 12

2. 1. embellish (v) to decorate; to elaborate upon It is a cliché to assert that a fisherman will embellish the tale of his last catch.

3. 2. Embroil (v) to involve in a quarrel A certain way to embroil my father in an argument was to mention the welfare state.

4. 3. Emulate (v) to try to equal or excel The many Batman sequels were attempts to emulate the original’s success.

5. 4. enervate (v) to weaken, to lessen the strength of One hour in a sauna bath will enervate the most active person.

6. 5. Engender (v) to cause, produce, or bring into being By reading the ghost story aloud at midnight, I hoped to engender an air of excitement in the guests.

7. 6. Enhance (v) to add to; to make greater in value Carol Sue was determined to enhance her reputation in the Foreign Service by learning to speak Chinese.

8. 7. Enigma (n) a puzzle; a baffling situation How we could lose the championship to such an inferior team remains an enigma to this day.

9. 8. Ephemeral (n) lasting for only a short time - Believing that life was ephemeral, the young couple determined to live it to its fullest.

10. 9. Equanimity (n) evenness of temper - Mr. Micawber, ever the optimist, took his setbacks with great equanimity.

11. 10. Equivocate (v) to be shifty - When Darnley began to equivocate we knew he couldn’t be trusted. Im sorry…. I had to lol