E Flashcards

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EBULLIENT

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exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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ECLECTIC

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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EDIFY

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to instruct morally and spiritually

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EFFICACY

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effectiveness

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EFFIGY

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stuffed doll; likeness of a person

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EFFRONTERY

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impudent boldness; audacity

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ELEGY

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a sorrowful poem or speech

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ELOQUENT

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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EMBELLISH

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to add ornamental or fictitious details

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EMULATE

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to copy; to try to equal or excel

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ENCOMIUM

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warm praise

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ENDEMIC

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belonging to a particular area; inherent

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ENERVATE

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to reduce in strength

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ENGENDER

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to produce, cause, or bring about

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ENIGMA

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a puzzle; a mystery

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ENUMERATE

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to count, list, or itemize

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EPHEMERAL

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lasting a short time

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EPICURE

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person with refined taste in food and wine

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EQUIVOCATE

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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ERRATIC

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wandering and unpredictable

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ERSATZ

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ERUDITE

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learned; scholarly; bookish

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ESCHEW

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to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)

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ESOTERIC

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known or understood only by a few

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ESTIMABLE
admirable
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ETHOS
beliefs or character of a group
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EULOGY
speech in praise of someone
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EUPHEMISM
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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EUPHONY
pleasant, harmonious sound
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EXACERBATE
to make worse
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EXCULPATE
to clear from blame; prove innocent
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EXIGENT
urgent; requiring immediate action
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EXONERATE
to clear of blame
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EXPLICIT
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
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EXPONENT
one who champions or advocates
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EXPURGATE
to censor