141-160 Flashcards
1
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Elusive
A
Evasive or hard o pin down
2
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Eminent
A
Distinguished as being above others by birth
3
Q
Emulate
A
Stive to equal
4
Q
Encroach
A
Gradually invade someone’s property
5
Q
Enervate
A
Sap the strength and energy of
6
Q
Engender
A
To cause to develop
7
Q
Enormity
A
Immensity
8
Q
Equanimity
A
Composure
9
Q
Equivocal
A
Ambiguous
10
Q
Erudite
A
Scholarly or learned
11
Q
Espouse
A
To take up a cause
12
Q
Etiology
A
Science or description of causes
13
Q
Euphemism
A
Inoffensive expression substituted for one that might offend
14
Q
Exacerbate
A
To aggravate
15
Q
Exemplify
A
To serve as an example
16
Q
Exigency
A
Emergency
17
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Expatriate
A
To renounce allegiance to ones home land
18
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Extol
A
To sing praises of
19
Q
Exude
A
To give off
20
Q
Elucidate
A
To explain or make clear
