E Flashcards by Trisha H

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ebullient

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extremely lively, enthusiastic

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eclectic

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consisting of a diverse variety of elements

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edict

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an order, decree

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efface

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to wipe out, obliterate, rub away

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effervescent

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bubble, lively

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efficacious

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effective

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effrontery

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impudence, nerve, insolence

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effulgent

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radiant, splendorous

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

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egregious

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extremely bad

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elegy

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a speech given in honor of a dead person

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elicit

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to bring forth, draw out, evoke

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elucidate

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to clarify, explain

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embezzle

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to steal money by falsifying records

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emend

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to correct or revise a written text

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eminent

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distinguished, prominent, famous

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emollient

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soothing

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emulate

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to imitate

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execrable

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loathsome, detestable

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enamor

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to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by ‘of’ or

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exorbitant

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excessive

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enervate

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to weaken, exhaust

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engender

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to bring about, create, generate

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ennui

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boredom, weariness

expunge

to obliterate, eradicate

extant

existing, not destroyed or lost

entail

to include as a necessary step

equivocal

ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

enthrall

to charm, hold spellbound

extricate

to disentangle

epitome

a perfect example, embodiment

epistolary

relating to or contained in letters

equanimity

composure

eschew

to shun, avoid

evanescent

fleeting, momentary

espouse

to take up as a cause, support

ethereal

heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined

etymology

the history of words, their origin and development

expedient

advisable, advantageous, serving one's self-interest

exhort

to urge, prod, spur

enfranchise

to grant the vote to

evince

to show, reveal

exacerbate

to make more violent, intense

exigent

urgent, critical

exalt

to glorify, praise

encumber

to weigh down, burden

exasperate

to irritate, irk

excavate

to dig out of the ground and remove

erudite

learned

exonerate

to free from guilt or blame, exculpate

expiate

to make amends for, atone

euphoric

elated, uplifted

expurgate

to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

ephemeral

short-lived, fleeting

extol

to praise, revere

esoteric

understood only by a select few

exult

to rejoice