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301-350 Flashcards

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Erratic

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[Adj] Liable to sudden unpredictable change

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Erudite

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[Adj] Having or showing profound knowledge

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Eschew

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[Verb] Avoid and stay away from deliberately

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Esoteric

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[Adj] Understandable only by an enlightened inner circle

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Espouse

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[Verb] Choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.

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Espy

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[Verb] Catch sight of; descry

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Ethos

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[Noun] The distinctive spirit of a culture or an era

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Euphemism

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[Noun] An inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one

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Euphoria

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[Noun] A feeling of great elation

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Evanescent

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[Adj] Short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear

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Evict

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[Verb] Expel or eject without recourse to legal process

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Evoke

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[Verb] Call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

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Exacerbate

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[Verb] Make worse

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Exculpate

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[Verb] To remove blame of someone, usually of criminal charges

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Exemplary

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[Adj] Worthy of imitation

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Exemplify

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[Verb] Be characteristic of

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Exhort

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[Verb] Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

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Exigent

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[Adj] Demanding immediate attention

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Exonerate

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[Verb] To remove blame of someone, usually of criminal charges

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Exorbitant

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[Adj] Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

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Expend

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[Verb] Use up or consume fully

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Expiate

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[Verb] Make amends for

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Explicit

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[Adj] Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable

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Exploit

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[Verb] Use or manipulate to one’s advantage

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Extant

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[Adj] Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

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Extempore

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[Adj] With little or no preparation or forethought

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Extensive

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[Adj] Large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

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Extent

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[Noun] The point or degree to which something extends

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Extol

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[Verb] Praise, glorify, or honor

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Extravagant

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[Adj] Recklessly wasteful

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Exuberant

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[Adj] Joyously unrestrained

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Facetious

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[Adj] Cleverly amusing in tone

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Fadish

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[Adj] Intensely fashionable or popular for a short time

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Fallacious

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[Adj] Containing or based on incorrect reasoning

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Fallacy

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[Noun] A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

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Falter

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[Verb] Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

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Fanatical

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[Adj] Marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea

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Fathom

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[Noun] A linear unit of measurement for water depth

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Fawn

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[Noun] A young deer

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Feckless

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[Adj] Generally incompetent and ineffectual

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Feign

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[Verb] Make believe with the intent to deceive

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Felicitate

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[Verb] Express congratulations

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Felon

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[Noun] Someone who has been legally convicted of a crime

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Fervent

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[Adj] Characterized by intense emotion

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Fervid

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[Adj] Characterized by intense emotion

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Fervor

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[Noun] Feelings of great warmth and intensity

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Feud

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[Noun] A bitter quarrel between two parties

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Fickle

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[Adj] Liable to sudden unpredictable change

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Fidget

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[Verb] Move restlessly

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Finicky

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[Adj] Fussy, especially about details

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