Word List 17 Flashcards by Anush Arvind

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Endearment

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Fond statement

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Encumber

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Burden

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Endemic

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Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a a specific area or country.

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Endorse

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Support

Approve

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Enduring

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Lasting, surviving

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Enervate

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Weaken

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Enfranchise

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To admit to the rights of a citizenship.

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Engage

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Attract, hire

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Engaging

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Attractive, charming

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Engender

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Cause, produce

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Engross

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Occupy fully

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Enigma

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Puzzle, mystery

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Ennui

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Boredom

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Enrapture

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Please intensely

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Ensconce

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Settle comfortably

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Ensemble

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Group of supporting players
Organic unity
Costume

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Entail

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Require, involve

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Enterprising

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Full of initiative

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Enthral

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Capture, enslave

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Entitlement

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Right to claim something

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Entity

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Real being

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Entourage

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Group of attendants

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Entrance

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Put under a spell

Carry away with emotion

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Entrepreneur

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Businessman, contractor

Enumerate

List, mention one by one

Enunciate

Speak distinctly

Ephemeral

Fleeting

Epic

Long heroic poem or a similar work of art

Epicure

Connoisseur of food and drink

Epigram

Witty thought or saying usually short

Epilogue

Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

Episodic

Loosely connected | Divided into incidents

Epistolary

Consisting of letters

Epitaph

Inscription in memory of a dead person

Epithet

A word or saying characteristically used to describe something

Epitome

Perfect example or embodiment

Epoch

A period of time.

Equable

Tranquil, steady

Equanimity

Calmness of temperament, composure

Equinox

Period of equal days and nights

Equitable

Fair, impartial

Equity

Fairness, justice

Equivocal

Ambiguous

Equivocate

Lie, mislead

Erode

Eat away

Erratic

Unpredictable

Erroneous

Mistaken, wrong

Erudite

Learned, scholarly

Escapade

Prank

Escapism

Avoiding reality by diverting oneself with amusements

Eschew

Avoid

Esoteric

Hard to understand

Espouse

Adopt, support

Esteem

Respect, value

Estranged

Separated

Ethereal

Light, heavenly

Ethos

Underlying character of a culture

Etymology

Study of word parts