Vocabulary #5

Euphoria- feeling of well-being or elation.

In the novel Dracula by Bram Stroker, Lucy Westenra was in a state of euphoria before Count Dracula preyed on her. She had just been engaged to Lord Arthur Holmwood, the love of her life, and her best friend Mina was staying with her on the shore. Dracula bit her while she was sleepwalking and she became a vampire after he continually fed off of her.
Erode- 1: to diminish or destroy by degrees a: to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance. b: to wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice. c: to cause to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away. 2: to produce of form by eroding.

The Yosemite Valley is surrounded by gigantic granite rocks that were all formed by erosion when they came up to Earth's surface. Over time many glaciers have filled the valley creating further erosion and forming of the valley floor and rocks.
Esoteric- 1a: designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone. b: requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group. 2: limited to a small circle. 3: of special, rare, or unusual nature.

Skull and Bones is a secret society at Yale University that many influential people in our country have been a part of. Since it is a secret society they have esoteric rules and networks that are unknown to any outsiders.
Espouse- 1: marry. 2: to take up and support as a cause: become attached to.

This November, Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty and industrialist Raj Kundra were espoused. The ceremony took place over several days and was a lavish affair.

Equivocate- 1: to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive. 2: to avoid committing oneself in what one says.

In the film Charade, the man, working at the American Embassy in Paris, Bartholomew, equivocates about his position in the CIA, and fools Audrey Hepburn throughout the film. He tells Hepburn to immediately give the money that has disappeared to him once she finds it, and tells her to keep their meetings secret. Bartholomew turns out to be Dyal, one of the men who is trying to kill Hepburn for the money.