List 2D Flashcards

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deify

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To regard or worship as a god.

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deign

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To deem worthy of notice or account.

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deity

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A god, goddess, or divine person.

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deject

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To dishearten.

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dejection

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Melancholy.

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delectable

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Delightful to the taste or to the senses.

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delectation

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Delight.

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delicacy

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That which is agreeable to a fine taste.

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delirious

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Raving.

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delude

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To mislead the mind or judgment of.

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deluge

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To overwhelm with a flood of water.

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delusion

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Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring.

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demagogue

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An unprincipled politician.

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demeanor

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Deportment.

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demented

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Insane.

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eccentricity

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Idiosyncrasy.

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eclipse

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The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another.

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economize

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To spend sparingly.

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ecstatic

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Enraptured.

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edible

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Suitable to be eaten.

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edict

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That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.

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edify

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To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion.

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effectual

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Efficient.

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effeminate

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Having womanish traits or qualities.

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effervesce
To bubble up.
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effervescent
Giving off bubbles of gas.
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effete
Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
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efficacy
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
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efficiency
Possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.
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effrontery
Unblushing impudence.
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effulgence
Splendor.
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effuse
To pour forth.
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effusion
an outpouring.
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egoist
One who advocates or practices egoism.
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egotism
Self-conceit.
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egotist
One given to self-mention.
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egregious
Extreme.
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egress
Any place of exit.
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eject
To expel.
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elapse
To quietly terminate: said of time.
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elasticity
Ability to return to a former shape after being changed.
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elegy
A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
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element
A component or essential part.
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elicit
To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
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eligible
Qualified for selection.
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elocution
The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking.
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elude
To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.
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emanate
To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
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fabricate
To invent fancifully or falsely.
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facet
One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem.