Word List 10 Flashcards by Angela Reyes

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Docket

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N. program as for trial; book where such entries are made

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Divest

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V. strip, deprive

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doff

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V. take off

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Doggerel

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N. poor verse

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Dogmatic

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ADJ. positive; arbitrary

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Dolorous

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ADJ. sorrowful

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Domicile

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N. home

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Dorsal

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ADJ. relating to the back of an animal

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Dotage

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N. senility

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Doughty

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ADJ. courageous

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Dour

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ADJ. sullen; stubborn

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Dowdy

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ADJ. slovenly; untidy

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Droll

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ADJ. queer and amusing

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Dross

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N. waste matter; worthless impurities

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Drudgery

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N. menial work

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Duplicity

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N. double-dealing; hypicrisy

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Duress

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N. forcible restraint, especially unpawfully

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earthy

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ADJ. unrefined; coarse

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ebullient

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ADJ. showing excitement

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ecclesiastic

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ADJ. pertaining to the church

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edify

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v. instruct; correct morally

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educe

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v. draw forth; elicit

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efface

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v. rub out

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effectual

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adj. worn out; exhausted; barren

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efficacy

n. power to produce desired effect

effigy

n. dummy

efflorescent

adj. flowering

effrontery

n. shameless boldness

effulgent

adj. brilliantly radiant

effusion

N. pouring forth

effusive

adj. pouring forth; gushing

egoism

n. excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others

egotism

n. conceit; vanity

egregious

adj. gross; shocking

egress

n. exit

ejaculation

n. exclamation

elation

n. a rise in spirits; exaltation

elegiacal

adj. like an elegy; mournful

elicit

v. draw out by discussion

elucidate

v. explain; enlighten

elusory

adj. tending to deceive expectations; elusive

emaciated

adj. thin and wasted

emanate

v. issue forth

emancipate

v. set free

embezzlement

n. stealing

emblazon

v. deck in brilliant colors

embroil

v. throw into confusion

emend

v. correct

emetic

n. substance causing vomiting

eminent

adj, high; lofty

emolument

n. salary; compensation

emulate

v. rival; imitate

enclave

n. territory enclosed within an alien land

encomiastic

adj. praising; eulogistic

encompass

v. surround

encroachment

n. gradual intrusion

encumber

v. burden

endive

n. species of leafy plant used in salads

endue

v. provide with some quality; endow

enervate

v. weaken

engender

v. cause; produce

enigma

n. puzzle