Vocab 4 Flashcards by amanda schubert

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dither

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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose

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diurnal

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daily

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dogmatic

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rigidly, fixed in opinion

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doleful

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sad, mournful

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dolt

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idiot, dimwit

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dotard

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senile old person

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dour

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sullen and gloomy

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drivel

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stupid talk, slobber

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droll

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amusing in a wry, subtle way

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dross

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waste produced during metal smelting, garbage

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duress

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threat of force or intimidation, imprisionment

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ebullient

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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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edict

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law, command, public order

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edify

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to instruct morally and spiritually

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efface

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to erase or make illegible

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effluvia

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outpouring of gases or vapors

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effulgent

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brilliantly shining

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egregious

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conspiciously bad

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egress

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exit

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elegy

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mournful poem about the dead

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embroil

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to involve in, to cause to fall into disorder

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emend

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to correct a text

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encumber

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to hinder, burden, restrict motion

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enervate

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to weaken, sap strength from

ennui

boredom, lack of interest and energy

entreat

to beg

ephemeral

momentary, transient, fleeting

epicure

person with refined tasted in food and wine

epochal

very significant or influential, defining a time period

equanimty

calmness, composure

equivocal

ambiguous, open to two interpretations

erudite

learned, scholarly

eschew

to abstain from, avoid

esoteric

understood by only a learned few

ethos

beliefs or character of a group

eurythmics

art of harmonious body movement

evince

to who clearly, display, signify

exculpate

to clear of blame or fault

execrable

utterly detestable

exhort

to urge or incite by strong appeals

exigent

urgent, excessively demanding

expiate

to atone for, make amends for

expurgate

to censor

extol

to praise

facile

very easy