G800_26-30

Question 1

efficacy

Answer 1

effectiveness; efficiency

Question 2

effrontery

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shameless boldness; presumptuousness

Question 3

egoism

Answer 3

the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness

Question 4

egotistical

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excessively self-centered; conceited

Question 5

elegy

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poem or song expressing lamentation

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elicit

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to provoke; draw out

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elixir

Answer 7

a substance believed to have the power to cure ills

Question 8

Elysian

Answer 8

delightful; blissful, related to heaven or a place of perfect happiness

Question 9

emaciated

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thin and wasted

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embellish

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to adorn; enhance

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emollient

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soothing; mollifying

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empirical

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derived from observation or experiment

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emulate

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to imitate; copy

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encomium

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a formal expression of praise

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endemic

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inherent; belonging to an area

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enervate

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to weaken

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engender

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to cause; produce

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enhance

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to increase; improve

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entomology

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the scientific study of insects

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enunciate

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to pronounce clearly

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ephemeral

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short-lived; fleeting

Question 22

epistemology

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branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge

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equable

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steady; unvarying; serene, not easily angered

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equanimity

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composure; calmness

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equivocate

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intentionally use vague language

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errant

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mistaken; straying from the proper course

Question 27

erudite

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learned; scholarly

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esoteric

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hard to understand; known only to a few

Question 29

essay

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to make an attempt; subject to a test

Question 30

estimable

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admirable; possible to estimate

Question 31

ethnocentric

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based on the attitude that one’s group is superior

Question 32

etiology

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causes or origins

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etymology

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origin and history of a word

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eugenics

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study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve those qualities

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eulogy

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high praise to a death person

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euphemism

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use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of offensive language

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euphoria

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feeling of extreme happiness

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euthanasia

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mercy killing

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evince

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to show plainly; be an indication of

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evocative

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tending to call to mind or produce a reaction

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exacerbate

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to aggravate; make worse

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exact

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to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority

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exculpate

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to clear of blame; vindicate

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execrable

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detestable; abhorrent

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exhort

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to urge by strong appeals

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exigency

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crisis; urgent requirements

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existential

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having to do with existence

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exorcise

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to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences

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expatiate

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to speak or write at length

Question 50

expatriate

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to send into exile