Vocabulary Lesson 3
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
e
n
e
a
e
To weaken mentally or morally
3.
e
o
e
r
i
Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
4.
e
m
t
y
A state of deep-seated ill-will
5.
e
m
b
l
l
h
To add details to
6.
e
u
l
t
e
To strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
7.
e
f
i
c
y
Capacity or power to produce a desired effect
8.
e
n
i
g
Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
9.
e
p
e
m
e
a
Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
10.
e
r
d
t
e
Having or showing profound knowledge
11.
e
n
d
o
r
m
e
n
A speech seconding a motion (plural)
12.
e
r
r
a
t
Liable to sudden unpredictable change
13.
e
r
a
d
i
a
To kill in large numbers
14.
e
l
u
e
n
c
Powerful and effective language
15.
e
c
e
n
i
c
A person with an unusual or odd personality
16.
e
d
e
m
c
A disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class