9-13 New Flashcards

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Enamored

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To be in love with

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Emulate

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To try to be equal to or better than

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Enraptured

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To be delighted beyond measure

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Enunciate

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Pronounce words clearly and distinctly

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Evince

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To show clearly

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Evoke

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To call forth

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Exodus

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The departure, especially in a large group

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Expatriate

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One who chooses to leave his native country

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Expedient

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Best means to do something

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Explicit

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Clearly stated

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Expound

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Explain

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Extol

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To praise highly

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Extradite

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To turn a prisoner over to the jurisdiction of another country or state where the crime was allegedly committed

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Extraneous

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Not belonging; foreign

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Extrovert

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Who is outgoing, friendly

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Exult

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Rejoice over a success or victory

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Feasible

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Reasonable, likely

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Fickle

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Likely to change without reason

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Formidable

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Hard to overcome or deal with

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Frugal

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Not wasteful

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Furtive

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Done in a stealthy or secretive manner

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Gadfly

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Person who annoys others

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Galvanize

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To startle into sudden activity

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Gamut

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The whole range or extent

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Gauche
Lacking social grace
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Genial
Warm, friendly
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Grandiloquent
Speaking in a pompous style
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Gregarious
Fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock
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Harangue
A long, noisy speech or lecture
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Harry
To torment another
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Heresy
Religious believes opposed to the established doctrine
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Humility
Absence of vanity
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Hurtle
To dash
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Hypercritical
Overcritical
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Ignominy
Public shame
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Impeccable
Faultless
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Implacable
Cannot be appeased or pacified
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Inane
Without sense or meaning
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Incisive
Sharp
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Incognito
Hiding ones name, rank, position disguise
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Inert
Having no power to act or move
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Inexorable
Cannot be moved or influenced
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Inscrutable
Mysterious
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Intrepid
Brave
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Irascible
Easily angered
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Jaundiced
Prejudiced
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Jingoism
Favoring an aggressive policy
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Jocose
Joking
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Juggernaut
A destructive force
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Lethargy
Lack of energy
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Levity
Lack of seriousness
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Libation
An alcoholic drink
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Liege
A lord
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Mercenary
One who works only for money
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Mötley
Being of many colors
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Mundane
Not spiritual
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Murky
Cloudy dark or gloomy
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Myriad
A very large number
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Naïve
Innocent simplicity; childlike
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Novice
A beginner
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Noxious
Harmful to the health
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Nuance
A delicate variation in tone
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Obstreperous
Boisterous
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Odium
Hatred
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Ominous
Threatening
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Ostensible
Apparent
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Ostracize
To banish
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Penitent
Expressing sorrow for have done wrong
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Pernicious
Causing injury
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Pertinent
Having to do with what is being considered