D14 Flashcards

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emancipate

A

to liberate

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2
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embargo

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a government order suspending foreign trade

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3
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embellish

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to make more beautiful

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4
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embody

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to personify to give physical form to

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5
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embroil

A

to involve in conflict

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6
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embryonic

A

undeveloped

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7
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emigrate

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to move to a new country

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8
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emperical

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relying on experience or observation

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9
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emissary

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a messenger of representational sent to represent another.

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10
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empathy

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identification with the feelings or thoughts of another

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11
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empower

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to give power or authority to

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12
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emulate

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to strive to equal or exact

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13
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encroach

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to make gradual

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14
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endear

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to make dear

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15
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endemic

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native

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16
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enervate

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to reduce the strength of

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17
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enfranchise

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to grant the right to vote

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18
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engaging

A

charming

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19
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engender

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to bring into existance

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20
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enigma

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a mystery

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21
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enmity

A

ill will

22
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ennui

A

boredom

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enormity

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extreme evil

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ensue

A

to result

25
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entail

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to have as a necessary consequence

26
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entity

A

something that exists

27
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entreat

A

to beg

28
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entrepreneur

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an independent business person

29
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enumerate

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to name one by one

30
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envision

A

to imagine

31
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ephemeral

A

lasting a very short life

32
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epicure

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a person with refined taste in wine and food

33
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epigram

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a brief and usually witty saying

34
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epilogue

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a short speech at the end of a play

35
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epitome

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a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole

36
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epoch

A

an era

37
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equanimity

A

calm

38
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equestrian

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having to do with horseback riding

39
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equitable

A

fair

40
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equivocal

A

ambiguous

41
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erudite

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scholarly

42
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esoteric

A

hard to understand

43
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espouse

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to support

44
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estimable

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worthy of admiration

45
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estrange

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to make unfriendly

46
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ethereal

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heavenly

47
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ethics

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moral standards

48
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eulogy

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a spoken or written tribute to a person

49
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euphemism

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a pleasant expression used in place of unpleasant one

50
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evanescent

A

fleeting; quickly fading or disappearing.