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
3
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elucidate
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to clarify, explain
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elude
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to evade, escape
5
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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
13
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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
20
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engender
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to bring about, create, generate
