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Vocabulary List 11: 41-81 Flashcards

1
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Euphonious

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Adj.

Pleasing in sound

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Evanescent

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Adj.

Fleeting; vanishing

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Evasive

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Adj.

Not frank; eluding

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4
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Evince

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V.

Show clearly

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5
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Evoke

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V.

Call forth

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Ewer

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N.

Water pitcher

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Exaction

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N.

Exorbitant demand; extortion; [ the crime of getting money from someone using force ]

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8
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Exasperate

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V.

Vex

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Exchequer

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N.

Treasury

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Exculpate

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V.

Clear from blame

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11
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Execrable

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Adj.

Very bad

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Exemplary

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Adj.

Serving as a model; outstanding

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Exertion

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N.

Effort; expenditure of much physical work

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14
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Exhort

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V.

Urge

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Exhume

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V.

Dig out of the ground; remove from a grave

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16
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Exigency

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N.

Urgent situation

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Exiguous

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Adj.

Small; minute

18
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Exodus

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N.

Departure

19
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Exonerate

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V.

Acquit; exculpate; [ absolve someone from blame ]; [ release someone from a duty or obligation ]

20
Q

Exorbitant

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Adj.

Excessive

21
Q

Exotic

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Adj.

Not native; strange

22
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Expatiate

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V.

Talk at length

23
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Expatriate

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N.

Exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land

24
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Expediency

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N.

That which is advisable or practical; [ gain ]; [ benefit ]

25
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Expeditiously

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Adv.

Rapidly and efficiently

26
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Expiate

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V.

Make amends for (a sin)

27
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Expostulation

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N.

Remonstrance; [ a protest or complain about something ]

28
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Expunge

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V.

Cancel; remove

29
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Expurgate

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V.

Clean; remove offensive parts of a book

30
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Extant

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Adj.

Still in existence

31
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Extemporaneous

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Adj.

Not planned; impromptu

32
Q

Extenuate

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V.

Weaken; mitigate

33
Q

Extirpate

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V.

Root up; [ destroy ]; [ eradicate ]

34
Q

Extol

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V.

Praise; glorify

35
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Extort

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V.

Wrong from; get money by threats, etc.

36
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Extradition

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N.

Surrender of prisoner by one state to another; [ banishment ]

Extradite - hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed

37
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Extraneous

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Adj.

Not essential; external

38
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Extricate

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V.

Free; disentangle

39
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Extrinsic

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Adj.

External; not inherent; foreign; [ superficial ]

40
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Extrovert

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N.

Person interested in mostly external objects and actions

41
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Euphemism

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N.

Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

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