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euphoria

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D. a feeling of wellbeing

E. The initial euphoria following their victory in the election has now subsided.

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euthanasia

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D. painless death

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evanescent

\e-və-‘na-sənt\

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D. fleeting

E. beauty that is as evanescent as a rainbow

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evasive

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D. not frank or straight forward

E. They took evasive action to avoid capture.

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evince

\i-ˈvin(t)s\

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D. to make evident; to display

E. the teenager caught shoplifting seemed to evince no remorse

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eviscerate

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D. to disembowel

E. the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them

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evoke

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D. to call forth

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evolve

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D. to develop gradually; to unfold

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exacerbate

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D. to make more intense; to aggravate

E. The proposed factory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems.

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exact

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D. to call for; to require

E. They would not rest until they had exacted revenge. / He was able to exact a promise from them.

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exasperate

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D. to vex; to excite the anger of

E. The criticism of his latest movie is sure to exasperate his admirers.

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excise

\ˈek-ˌsīz\

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D. to cut away

E. an excise imposed on a number of goods

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excoriate

\ek-ˈskȯr-ē-ˌāt\

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D. to strip of skin; to denounce harshly

E. The candidates have publicly excoriated each other throughout the campaign.

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exculpate

\ˈek-(ˌ)skəl-ˌpāt\

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D. to free from blame

E. I will present evidence that will exculpate my client.

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execrable

\ˈek-si-krə-bəl\

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D. detestable

E. her execrable singing finally brought a complaint from the neighbors

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exemplary

\ig-ˈzem-plə-rē\

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D. serving as a good example

E. armies have traditionally used public execution as an exemplary punishment for the crime of desertion

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exhort

\ig-ˈzȯrt\

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D. to urge

E. She exhorted her listeners to support the proposition.

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exigency

\ˈek-sə-jən(t)-sē

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D. an emergency

E. the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day

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exiguous

\ig-ˈzi-gyə-wəs\

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D. meager

E. computer equipment that would be prohibitively expensive, given the rural school’s exiguous resources

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exonerate

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D. to acquit

E. the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison

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exorbitant

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D. excessive; extravagant

E. the cost of our stay was so exorbitant you would have thought that we had bought the hotel and not just spent a few nights there

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exorcise

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D. to drive out (an evil spirit)

E. The movie is about a priest who tries to exorcise demons from a young girl. / please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary

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expatiate

\ek-ˈspā-shē-ˌāt\

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D. to talk freely and at length

E. the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment

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expedient

\ik-ˈspē-dē-ənt\

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D. advantageous (ex-out+ped-foot)

E. Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.

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expedite

\ˈek-spə-ˌdīt\

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D. to speed up or made easy (ex-out+ped-foot)

E. They’ve asked the judge to expedite the lawsuits.

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expeditious

\ˌek-spə-ˈdi-shəs\

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D. efficient and quick (ex-out+ped-foot)

E. a company that is well-regarded for its expeditious handling of any request or complaint

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expiate

\ˈek-spē-ˌāt\

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D. to atone for; to put an end to

E. Yom Kippur is the holy day on which Jews are expected to expiate sins committed during the past year.

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expound

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D. to set forth

E. The article expounds the virtues of a healthy diet.

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expunge

\ik-ˈspənj\

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D. to blot out; to erase

E. time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here

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expurgate

\ˈek-spər-ˌgāt\

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D. to rid (a book) of offensive

E. They felt it was necessary to expurgate his letters before publishing them.

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extant

\ˈek-stənt\

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D. in existence

E. one of the oldest buildings still extant

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extemporaneous

(ˌ)ek-ˌstem-pə-ˈrā-nē-əs\

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D. not planned

E. caught by surprise, I had to make an extemporaneous speech at the awards banquet

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extenuate

\ik-ˈsten-yə-ˌwāt\

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D. to make thin; to diminish

E. don’t even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of “Boys will be boys”

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extirpate

\ˈek-stər-ˌpāt\

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D. to pluck out

E. the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases

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extol

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D. to praise

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extort

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D. to take from a person by force

E. a school bully who was used to extorting lunch money from weaker kids

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extradition

\ek-strə-‘di-shən\

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D. the officially send back somebody who has been accused or found guilty of a crime to the country where the crime was committed

E. the extradition of terrorist suspects

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extraneous

\ek-‘strā-\

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D. not essential

E. the professor would have covered all of the course material if she had refrained from her extraneous remarks on just about everything

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extricate

\ˈek-strə-ˌkāt\

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D. to free

E. Several survivors were extricated from the wreckage.

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extrinsic

\ek-ˈstrin-zik\

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D. not essential; extraneous

E. the fact that the ring belonged to your grandmother is extrinsic to its value to a jeweler

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extrovert

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D. one whose interest is directed outside himself

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extrude

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D. to force or push out

E. The machine extrudes enough molten glass to fill the mold. / a toy made from extruded plastic

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exuberant

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D. profuse; effusive

E. His exuberant personality makes him fun to be around.

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exude

\ig-ˈzüd\

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D. to ooze; to diffuse; to radiate

E. The flowers exuded a sweet fragrance. / exudes charm

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fabricate

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D. to build; to lie

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façade

\fə-ˈsäd\

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D. the front of the building

E. I could sense the hostility lurking behind her polite facade. / They were trying to preserve the facade of a happy marriage.

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