Word Smart (21-40) Flashcards
(165 cards)
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circuitous
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(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way:
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circumlocution
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An indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive language
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circumscribe
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To draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict.
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circumspect
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Cautious
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circumvent
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find a way around (an obstacle)
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civil
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Polite; civilized; courteous
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clemency
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Mercy; forgiveness; mildness
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cliche
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An overused saying or idea
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clique
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An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest: almost no one from her clique showed up at the reunion
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coalesce
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To come together as one; to fuse; to unite ;
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coerce
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To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
Punishments are manifold, that they may coerce this profligate sort.
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cogent
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Powerfully convincing
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cognitive
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Dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses; mental
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cognizant
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Aware; conscious
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coherent
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Holding together; making sense
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colloquial
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Conversational; informal in language
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collusion
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Conspiracy; secret cooperation
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commensurate
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corresponding in size or degree; in proportion: salary will be commensurate with experience
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compelling
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Forceful; causing to yield
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compendium
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A summary; an abridgment
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complacent
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Self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contented to a fault
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complement
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To complete or fill up; to be the perfect counterpart
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complicity
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Participation in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice
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comprehensive
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Covering or including everything
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comprise
To consist of; to be composed of cf constitute compose
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conciliatory
intended or likely to placate or pacify: a conciliatory approach.
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concise
Brief and to the point; succinct
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concord
Harmony; agreement
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concurrent
Happening at the same time; parallel
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condescend
To stoop to someone else level usually in an offensive way; to patronize
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condone
To overlook; to permit to happen
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conducive
Promoting
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confluence
A flowing together especially of rivers; place where they begin to flow together
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congenial
Agreeably suitable; pleasant
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congenital
A trait or condition acquired between conception and birth; innate
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conjecture
To guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence
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conjure
To summon or bring into being as if by magic
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connoisseur
An expert particularly in matter of art or taste
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consecrate
To make or declare sacred
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consensus
Unanimity or general agreement
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consonant
Harmonious; in agreement
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construe
To interpret
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consummate
Perfect; complete; supremely skillful
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contentious
Argumentative; quarrelsome
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contiguous
Side by side; adjoining
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contingent
Dependent; possible
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contrite
Admitting guilt; especially feeling remorseful
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contrived
Artificial; labored
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conventional
common; customary; unexceptional
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convivial
Fond of partying; festive
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copious
Abundant; plentiful
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corollary
something that follows; a natural consequence
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corroborate
to confirm; to back up with evidence
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cosmopolitan
at home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated
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countenance
face; facial expression especially an encouraging one
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coup
a brilliant victory or accomplishment; the violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group ;
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covenant
a solemn agreement; a contract; a pledge
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covert
secret; hidden
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covet
to wish for enviously
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credulous
eager to believe; gullible
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criterion
standard; basis for judgment
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cryptic
mysterious; mystifying; clandestine mysterious;
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culinary
relating to cooking or the kitchen
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culminate
to climax; to reach full effect
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culpable
deserving blame; guilty
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cursory
hasty; superficial
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curtail
to shorten; to cut short ...
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cynic
one who deeply distrusts human nature; one who believes humans are motivated only by selfishness
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daunt
to make fearful; to intimidate
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dearth
lack; scarcity
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debacle
violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
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debauchery
wild living; excessive intemperance
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debilitate
to weaken; to cripple
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decadent
decaying or decayed especially in terms of morals
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decimate
to kill or destroy a large part of 10:1
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decorous
proper; in good taste; orderly
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deduce
to conclude from evidence; to infer
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defame
to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of
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deference
submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
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definitive
conclusive; providing the last word
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degenerate
to break down; to deteriorate
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deleterious
harmful
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delineate
to describe accurately; to draw in outline
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delude
to deceive
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deluge
a flood; an inundation
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demagogue
a leader of the people but more a rabble rouser
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denizen
inhabitant
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depravity
extreme wickedness or corruption
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deprecate
to express disapproval of
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deride
to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
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derogatory
disapproving; degrading
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desiccate
to dry out
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despondent
extremely depressed; full of despair
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despot
an absolute ruler; an autocrat
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destitute
extremely poor; utterly lacking
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desultory
without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random
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dialectical
relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes
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dictum
an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb
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didactic
intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic
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diffident
timid; lacking in self-confidence
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digress
to stray from the main subject
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dilettante
someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur; a dabbler
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discern
to have insight; to see things clearly to discriminate; to differentiate
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discreet
prudent; judiciously reserved
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discrete
unconnected; separate; distinct
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discriminate
to notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to discern; to differentiate ;
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disdain
arrogant scorn; contempt
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disinterested
not taking sides; unbiased
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disparage
to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about usually in a somewhat indirect way
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disparate
different; incompatible; unequal
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disseminate
to spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known
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dissipate
to thin out drift away or dissolve; to cause to thin out drift away or dissolve; to waste or squander
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dissolution
the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration
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distend
to swell; to extend a great deal
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distinguish
to tell apart; to cause to stand out
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docile
easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
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doctrinaire
inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic
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dogmatic
arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something often a system of beliefs is beyond dispute
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domestic
having to do with the household or family; not foreign
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dormant
A inactive; as though asleep; asleep ~volcano ~window
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dubious
A full of doubt; uncertain a ~ friend be ~ about cf dubitable
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duplicity
N the act of being two-faced; double-dealing; deception cf duplication duplicate a n v
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ebullient
A boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant; n ebullience-cy n ebullition
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eccentric
A not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
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eclectic
A choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources n cf eclecticism
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edify
Vt to enlighten; to instruct especially in moral or religious matters; cfedifying
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efface
Vt to erase; to rub away the features of eclipse Cf effaceable effacement
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effusion
N a pouring forth Effuse v Effusive a
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egalitarian
A believing in the social and economic equality of all people
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egocentric
A selfish; believing that one is the center of everything n egoism egoistic -tical
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egregious
A extremely bad; flagrant
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elicit
Vt to bring out; to call forth ~a laugh from ~a reply elicitation n
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elliptical
Adj oval; missing a word or words; obscure
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Ellipsis
ellipsoid
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elusive
Adj hard to pin down; evasive elude V elusion
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emigrate
V to move to a new country; to move a new place to live; to expatriate
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emigrant
a n immigrate
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empirical
Adj relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical ; ~philosophy Empiricism
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emulate
Vt to strive to equal or excel usually through imitation emulator emulation emulous be emulous of
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encroach
Vi to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass on upon
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endemic
A native; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous n endemicity
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enervate
V to reduce the strength or energy of especially to do so gradually
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enfranchise
V to grant the privileges of citizenship especially the right to vote
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engender
V to bring into existence; to create; to cause produce ment
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enigma
N a mystery riddle
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enormity
N extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity
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ephemeral
A lasting a very short time
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epigram
N a brief and usually witty or satirical saying
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epitome
N a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; the perfect example of something; a paradigm ;
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equanimity
N composure; calm
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equitable
Adj fair
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equivocal
Adj ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way
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erudite
Adj scholarly; deeply learned ;
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esoteric
Adj hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar
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espouse
V to support; to advocate
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ethereal
Adj heavenly as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether heavenly
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euphemism
N a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one
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evanescent
Adj fleeting; vanishing; happening for only the briefest period
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exacerbate
V to make worse ;
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exacting
Adj extremely demanding; difficult; requiring great skill or care
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exalt
V to raise high; to glorify
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exasperate
V to annoy thoroughly; to make very angry; to try the patience of
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exemplify
V to illustrate by example; to serve as a good example
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exhaustive
Adj thorough; rigorous; complete; painstaking
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exhort
V to urge strongly; to give a serious warning to
