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Flashcards in Ebullient-erudite Deck (30)
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Eccentric

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Not conventional
A little kooky
Irregular

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Ebullient

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Boiling
Bubbling with excitement
Exuberant

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Eclectic

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Choosing the best from many sources

Drawn from many sources

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Edify

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To enlighten

To instruct, especially in moral or religious matters

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Efface

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To erase

To rub away the features of

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Effusion

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A pouring forth

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Egalitarian

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Believing in the social and economic equality of all people

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Egocentric

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Selfish

Believing that one is the center of everything

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Egregious

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Extremely bad

Flagrant

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Elicit

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To bring out

To call forth

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Elliptical

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Oval
Missing a word or words
Obscure

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Elusive

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Hard to pin down

Evasive

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Emigrate

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To leave a country permanently

To expatriate

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Eminent

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Well know or respected
Standing out from all the others in quality or accomplishment

Outstanding

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Empirical

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Relying on experience or observation

Not merely theoretical

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Emulate

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To strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation

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Encroach

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To make gradual or stealthy inroads into

To trespass

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Endemic

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Native
Restricted to a particular region or era
Indigenous

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Enervate

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To reduce the strength of

Especially to do so gradually

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Enfranchise

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To grant the price lagers of citizenship, especially the right to vote

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Engender

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To being into existence
To create
To cause

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Enigma

Edward Nigma

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A mystery

Alias: The riddler

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Enormity

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Extreme evil
A hideous offense
Immensity

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time

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Epigram

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A brief and usually witty or satirical saying

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Epitome

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A brief summary that captures the meaning as a whole
Perfect example
Paradigm

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Equanimity

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Composure

Calm

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Equitable

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Fair

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous
Intentionally confusing
Capable of being interpreted in many different ways

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Erudite

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Scholarly

Deeply learnèd