D14 Flashcards
(50 cards)
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emancipate
A
to liberate
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embargo
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a government order suspending foreign trade
3
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embellish
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to make more beautiful
4
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embody
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to personify to give physical form to
5
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embroil
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to involve in conflict
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embryonic
A
undeveloped
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emigrate
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to move to a new country
8
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emperical
A
relying on experience or observation
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emissary
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a messenger of representational sent to represent another.
10
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empathy
A
identification with the feelings or thoughts of another
11
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empower
A
to give power or authority to
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emulate
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to strive to equal or exact
13
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encroach
A
to make gradual
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endear
A
to make dear
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endemic
A
native
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enervate
A
to reduce the strength of
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enfranchise
A
to grant the right to vote
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engaging
A
charming
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engender
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to bring into existance
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enigma
A
a mystery
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enmity
A
ill will
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ennui
A
boredom
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enormity
A
extreme evil
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ensue
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to result
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entail
to have as a necessary consequence
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entity
something that exists
27
entreat
to beg
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entrepreneur
an independent business person
29
enumerate
to name one by one
30
envision
to imagine
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ephemeral
lasting a very short life
32
epicure
a person with refined taste in wine and food
33
epigram
a brief and usually witty saying
34
epilogue
a short speech at the end of a play
35
epitome
a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole
36
epoch
an era
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equanimity
calm
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equestrian
having to do with horseback riding
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equitable
fair
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equivocal
ambiguous
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erudite
scholarly
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esoteric
hard to understand
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espouse
to support
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estimable
worthy of admiration
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estrange
to make unfriendly
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ethereal
heavenly
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ethics
moral standards
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eulogy
a spoken or written tribute to a person
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euphemism
a pleasant expression used in place of unpleasant one
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evanescent
fleeting; quickly fading or disappearing.
