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

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Lacking social grace

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Genial

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Warm, friendly

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Grandiloquent

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Speaking in a pompous style

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Gregarious

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Fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock

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Harangue

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A long, noisy speech or lecture

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Harry

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To torment another

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Heresy

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Religious believes opposed to the established doctrine

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Humility

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Absence of vanity

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Hurtle

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To dash

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Hypercritical

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Overcritical

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Ignominy

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Public shame

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Impeccable

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Faultless

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Implacable

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Cannot be appeased or pacified

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Inane

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Without sense or meaning

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Incisive

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Sharp

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Incognito

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Hiding ones name, rank, position disguise

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Inert

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Having no power to act or move

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Inexorable

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Cannot be moved or influenced

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Inscrutable

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Mysterious

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Intrepid

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Brave

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Irascible

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Easily angered

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Jaundiced

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Prejudiced

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Jingoism

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Favoring an aggressive policy

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Jocose

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Joking

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Juggernaut

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A destructive force

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Lethargy

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Lack of energy

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Levity

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Lack of seriousness

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Libation

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An alcoholic drink

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Liege

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A lord

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Mercenary

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One who works only for money

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Mötley

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Being of many colors

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Mundane

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Not spiritual

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Murky

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Cloudy dark or gloomy

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Myriad

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A very large number

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Naïve

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Innocent simplicity; childlike

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Novice

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A beginner

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Noxious

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Harmful to the health

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Nuance

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A delicate variation in tone

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Obstreperous

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Boisterous

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Odium

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Hatred

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Ostensible

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Apparent

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Ostracize

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To banish

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Penitent

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Expressing sorrow for have done wrong

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Pernicious

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Causing injury

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Pertinent

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Having to do with what is being considered