Words starting with E Flashcards

(56 cards)

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earthy

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direct or uninhibited

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ebullient

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extremely lively or enthusiastic

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echelon

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a level or ranking in an organisation, society or profession

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eclat

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brilliant display or effect

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eclectic

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deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

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edify

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instruct or improve morally or intellectually

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efface

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to obliterate or wipe off

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effete

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worn-out, barren

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efficacious

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effective

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effigy

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a sculpture or model of a person

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effrontery

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shameful boldness, impudence or insolence

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effulgent

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radiant, splendorous

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egregious

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remarkably bad

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elated

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overjoyed

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elegy

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a speech given in honour of a dead person.

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elicit

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to biring forth a matter or issue

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eloquent

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expressive,

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elucidate

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to make clear, clarify

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emaciated

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enfeeble, abnormally thin

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emancipate

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to see free

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embroil

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deeply in argument or conflict

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emissary

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one set one a special mission

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emollient

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empirical

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based on observation or experience, not theoretically

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emulous
seeking to emulate someone
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encumber or encumbrance
weigh down, burden | obstacle or hindrance
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endemic
confined to a particular country or region
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enfranchise
to give the right to vote
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engender
to bring about, create, encourage
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ennui
boredom
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enrapture
to delight beyond measure
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ephemeral
short lived
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epigram
a pithy saying or remark that expresses an idea in a clever way
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epistle
a letter
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epitome
a perfect example, embodiment
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equanimity
calmness or composure, especially in a difficult situation
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equivocal
ambiguous, uncertain,
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ersatz
made or used as a substitute, usually something that is inferior to another object.
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eschew
to shun or avoid
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esoteric
only understood by a select few people
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ethereal
heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined
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evanescent
fleeting or momentary
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evince
to show clearly
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exacerbate
to make more violent or intense
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exculpate
to free from guilt or blame
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execrable
loathsome, detestful
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exigent
urgent or critical
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exiguous
scanty:small in quantity
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expedient
advisable, advantageous
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expunge
to erase, eradicate or obliterate
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expiate
to make amends for, to atone for
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expurgate
to remove offensive passages from usually a text
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extant
still in existence
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extol
to praise or revere
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extraneous
not essential, unrelated
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extricate
to disentangle