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Question 1

embezzlement

Answer 1

unlawful taking of property by someone to whom it was entrusted

Question 2

emend

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to correct

Question 3

eminent

Answer 3

of high reputation, outstanding

Question 4

emit

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to give off

Question 5

emollient

Answer 5

soothing

Question 6

emphatic

Answer 6

showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly

Question 7

empirical

Answer 7

based on experience

Question 8

emulate

Answer 8

to imitate

Question 9

endow

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to equip

Question 10

endure

Answer 10

to put up with

Question 11

enervate

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to weaken

Question 12

enfranchise

Answer 12

to give the right to vote

Question 13

engender

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to cause, to produce, to create

Question 14

entail

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to include as a necessary step

Question 15

entrenched

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firmly established

Question 16

enumerate

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list; mention one by one

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ephemeral

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lasting a very short time

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equanimity

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calmness

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equivocal

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open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous

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erratic

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unpredictable

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espouse

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promote; take up; support

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establish

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to set up or create

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evanescent

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(ad). Short-lived; staying temporarily.

Question 24

evince

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to show clearly

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evoke

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to call forth

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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excel

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to do well; to be greater than others

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execrable

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extremely bad or unpleasant

Question 29

exert

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to put forth effort

Question 30

exhort

Answer 30

to urge strongly