01-16-2023 Flashcards

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elicit

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to bring forth, draw out, evoke

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eloquent

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expressive, articulate, moving

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elucidate

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to clarify, explain

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elude

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to evade, escape

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emaciated

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very thin, enfeebled looking

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embellish

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to decorate, adorn

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embezzle

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to steal money by falsifying records

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emend

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to correct or revise a written text

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eminent

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distinguished, prominent, famous

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emollient

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soothing

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emote

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to express emotion

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empathy

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sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own

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empirical

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based on observation or experience

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emulate

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to imitate

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enamor

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to fill with love, fascinate

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encore

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the audience’s demand for a repeat performance; also the artist’s
performance in response to that demand

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encumber

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to weigh down, burden

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enervate

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to weaken, exhaust

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enfranchise

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to grant the vote to

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engender

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to bring about, create, generate