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Earnest

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adj. Ardent in spirit and speech

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Earthenware

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n. Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun

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Eatable

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adj. Edible

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Ebullient

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adj. Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling

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Eccentric

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adj. Peculiar

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Eccentricity

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n. Idiosyncrasy

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Eclipse

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n. The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body

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Economize

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v. To spend sparingly

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Ecstasy

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n. Rapturous excitement or exaltation

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Ecstatic

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adj. Enraptured

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Edible

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adj. Suitable to be eaten

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Edict

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n. That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action

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Edify

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v. To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion

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Editorial

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n. An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument

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Educe

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v. To draw out

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Efface

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v. To obliterate

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Effect

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n. A consequence

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Effective

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adj. Fit for a destined purpose

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Effectual

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adj. Effiicient

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Effeminacy

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n. Womanishness

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Effeminate

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adj. Having womanish traits or qualities

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Effervesce

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v. To bubble up

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Effervescent

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adj. Giving off bubbles of gas

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Effete

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adj. Exhausted, as having performed its functions

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Efficacious

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adj. Effective

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Efficacy

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n. The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty

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Efficient

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adj. Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results

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Efflorescence

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n. The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance

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Efflorescent

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adj. Opening in flower

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Effluvium

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n. A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter

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Effrontery

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n. Unblushing impudence

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Efflugence

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n. Splendor

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Effuse

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v. To pour forth

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Effusion

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n. An outpouring

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Egoism

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n. The theory that places man’s chief good in the completeness of self

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Egoist

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n. One who advocates or practices egoism

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Egotism

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n. Self-conceit

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Egotist

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n. One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences

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Egregious

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adj. Extreme

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Egress

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n. Any place of exit

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Eject

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v. To expel

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Elapse

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v. To quietly terminate: said of time

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Elasticity

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n. That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed

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Electrolysis

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n. The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current

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Electrotype

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n. A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin

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Elegy

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n. A lyric poem lamenting the dead

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Element

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n. A component or essential part

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Elicit

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v. To educe or extract gradually or without violence

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Eligible

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adj. Qualified for selection

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Eliminate

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v. To separate and cast aside

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Elizabethan

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adj. Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era

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Elocution

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n. The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading

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Eloquent

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adj. Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech

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Elucidate

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v. To bring out more clearly the facts concerning

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Elude

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v. To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice

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Elusion

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n. Evasion

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Emaciate

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v. To wast away in flesh

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Emanate

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v. To flow forth or proceed, as from some source

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Emancipate

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v. To release from bondage

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Embargo

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n. Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade

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Embark

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v. To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme

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Embarass

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v. To render flustered or agitated

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Embellish

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v. To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features

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Embezzle

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v. To misappropriate secretly

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Emblazon

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v. To set forth publicly or in glowing terms

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Emblem

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n. A symbol

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Embody

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v. To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form

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Embolden

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v. To give courage to

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Embolism

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n. An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel

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Embroil

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v. To involve in dissension or strife

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Emerge

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v. To come into view or into existence

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Emergence

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n. A coming into view

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Emeritus

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adj. Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position

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Emigrant

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n. One who moves from one place to settle in another

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Emigrate

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v. To go from one country, state, or region from the purpose of settling or residing in another

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Eminence

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n. An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc…

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Eminent

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adj. High in station, merit, or esteem

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Emit

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v. To send or give out

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Emphasis

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n. Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word

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Emphasize

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v. To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words

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Emphatic

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adj. Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words

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Employee

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n. One who works for wages or a salary

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Employer

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n. One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay

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Emporium

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n. A bazaar or shop

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Empower

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v. To delegate authority to

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Emulate

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v. To imitate with intent to equal or surpass

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Enact

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v. To make into law, as by legislative act

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Enamor

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v. To inspire with ardent love

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Encamp

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v. To pitch tents for a resting-place

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Encomium

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n. A formal or discriminating expression of praise

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Encompass

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v. To encircle

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Encore

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n. The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance

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Encourage

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v. To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind

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Encroach

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v. To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another

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Encumber

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v. To impede with obstacles

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Encyclical

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adj. Intended for general circulation

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Encyclopedia

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n. A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject

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Endanger

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v. To expose to peril

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Endear

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v. To cause to be loved

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Endemic

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adj. Peculiar to some specified country or people

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Endue

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v. To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual

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Endurable

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adj. Tolerable

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Endurance

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n. The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing

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Energetic

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adj. Working vigorously

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Enervate

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v. To render ineffective or inoperative

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Enfeeble

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v. To devilitate

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Enfranchise

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v. To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote

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Engender

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v. To produce

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Engrave

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v. To cut or carve in or upon some surface

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Engross

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v. To occupy completely

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Enhance

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v. To intensify

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Enigma

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n. A riddle

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Enjoin

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v. To command

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Enkindle

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v. To set on fire

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Enlighten

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v. To cause to see clearly

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Enlist

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v. To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment

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Enmity

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n. Hatred

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Ennoble

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v. To dignify

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Enormity

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n. Immensity

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Enormous

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adj. Gigantic

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Enrage

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v. To infuriate

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Enrapture

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v. To delight extravagantly or intensely

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Enshrine

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v. To keep sacred

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Ensnare

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v. To entrap

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Entail

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v. To involve; necessitate

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Entangle

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v. To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications

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Enthrall

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v. To bring or hold under any overmastering influence

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Enthrone

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v. To invest with sovereign power

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Enthuse

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v. To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling

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Enthusiastic

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adj. Full of zeal and fervor

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Entirety

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n. A complete thing

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Entomology

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n. The branch of zoology that treats of insects

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Entrails

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n. pl. The internal parts of an animal

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Entreaty

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n. An earnest request

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Entree

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n. The act of entering

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Entrench

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v. To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall

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Entwine

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v. To interweave

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Enumerate

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v. To name one by one

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Epic

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n. A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc…

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Epicure

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n. One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking

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Epucurean

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adj. Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite

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Epicycle

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n. A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle

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Epicycloid

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n. A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle

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Epidemic

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n. Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region

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Epidermis

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n. The outer skin

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Epigram

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n. A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation

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Epilogue

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n. The close of a narrative or dramatic poem

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Epiphany

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n. Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity

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Episode

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n. An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it

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Epitaph

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n. An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead

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Epithet

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n. Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of its objects, as in “Father Aeneas”

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Epitome

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n. A simplified representation

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Epizootic

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adj. Prevailing among animals

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Epoch

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n. A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events

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Epode

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n. A species of lyric poems

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Equalize

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v. To render uniform

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Equanimity

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n. Evenness of mind or temper

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Equestrian

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adj. Pertaining to horses or horsemanship

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Equilibrium

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n. A state of balance

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Equitable

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adj. Characterized by fairness

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Equity

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n. Fairness or impartiality

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Equivalent

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adj. Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like

163
Q

Equivocal

A

adj. Ambiguous

164
Q

Equivocate

A

v. To destroy thoroughly

165
Q

Errant

A

adj. Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds

166
Q

Erratic

A

adj. Irregular

167
Q

Erroneous

A

adj. Incorrect

168
Q

Erudite

A

adj. Very-learned

169
Q

Erudition

A

n. Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc…

170
Q

Eschew

A

v. To keep clear of

171
Q

Espy

A

v. To keep close watch

172
Q

Esquire

A

n. A title of dignity, office, or courtesy

173
Q

Essence

A

n. That which makes a thing to be what it is

174
Q

Esthetic

A

adj. Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts

175
Q

Estimable

A

adj. Worthy of respect

176
Q

Estrange

A

v. To alienate

177
Q

Estuary

A

n. A wide lower part of a tidal river

178
Q

Ec cetera

A

Latin. And so forth

179
Q

Eugenic

A

adj. Relating to the development and improvement of race

180
Q

Eulogize

A

v. To speak or write a laudation of a person’s life or character

181
Q

Eulogy

A

n. A spoken or written laudation of a person’s life or character

182
Q

Euphemism

A

n. A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted

183
Q

Euphonious

A

adj. Characterized by agreeableness of sound

184
Q

Euphony

A

n. Agreeableness of sound

185
Q

Eureka

A

Greek. I have found it

186
Q

Evade

A

v. To avoid by artifice

187
Q

Evanesce

A

v. To vanish gradually

188
Q

Evanescent

A

adj. Fleeting

189
Q

Evangelical

A

adj. Seeking the conversion of sinners

190
Q

Evangelist

A

n. A preacher who goes from place to place holding services

191
Q

Evasion

A

n. Escape

192
Q

Eventual

A

adj. Ultimate

193
Q

Evert

A

v. To turn inside out

194
Q

Evict

A

v. To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree

195
Q

Evidential

A

adj. Indicative

196
Q

Evince

A

v. To make manifest or evident

197
Q

Evoke

A

v. To call or summon forth

198
Q

Evolution

A

n. Development or growth

199
Q

Evolve

A

v. To unfold or expand

200
Q

Exacerbate

A

v. To make more sharp, severe, or virulent

201
Q

Exaggerate

A

v. To overstate

202
Q

Exasperate

A

v. To excite great anger in

203
Q

Excavate

A

v. To remove by digging or scooping out

204
Q

Exceed

A

v. To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc…

205
Q

Excel

A

v. To be superior or distinguished

206
Q

Excellence

A

n. Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities

207
Q

Excellency

A

n. A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials

208
Q

Excellent

A

adj. Possessing distinguished merit

209
Q

Excerpt

A

n. An extract or selection from written or printed matter

210
Q

Excess

A

n. That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience

211
Q

Excitable

A

adj. Nervously high-strung

212
Q

Excitation

A

n. Intensified emotion or action

213
Q

Exclamation

A

n. An abrupt or emphatic expression of though or of feeling

214
Q

Exclude

A

v. To shut out purposely or forcibly

215
Q

Exclusion

A

n. Non-admission

216
Q

Excrescence

A

n. Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development

217
Q

Excretion

A

n. The getting rid of waste matter

218
Q

Excruciate

A

v. To inflict severe pain or agony upon

219
Q

Excursion

A

n. A journey

220
Q

Excusable

A

adj. Justifiable

221
Q

Execrable

A

adj. Abominable

222
Q

Execration

A

n. An accursed thing

223
Q

Executor

A

n. A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will

224
Q

Exegesis

A

n. Biblical exposition or intepretation

225
Q

Exemplar

A

n. A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated

226
Q

Exemplary

A

adj. Fitted to serve as model or example worthy of imitation

227
Q

Exemplify

A

v. To show by example

228
Q

Exempt

A

adj. Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others

229
Q

Exert

A

v. To make an effort

230
Q

Exhale

A

v. To breathe forth

231
Q

Exhaust

A

v. To empty by draining off the contents

232
Q

Exhaustible

A

adj. Causing or tending to cause exhaustion

233
Q

Exhaustion

A

n. Deprivation of strength or energy

234
Q

Exhaustive

A

adj. Thorough and complete in execution

235
Q

Exhilarate

A

v. To fill with high or cheerful spirits

236
Q

Exhume

A

v. To dig out of the earth (which has been buried)

237
Q

Exigency

A

n. A critical period or condition

238
Q

Exigent

A

adj. Urgent

239
Q

Existence

A

n. Possession or continuance of being

240
Q

Exit

A

n. A way or passage out

241
Q

Exodus

A

n. A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people

242
Q

Exonerate

A

v. To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame

243
Q

Exorbitance

A

n. Extravagance or enormity

244
Q

Exorbitant

A

adj. Going beyond usual and proper limits

245
Q

Exorcise

A

v. To cast or drive out by religious or magical means

246
Q

Exotic

A

adj. Foreign

247
Q

Expand

A

v. To increase in range or scope

248
Q

Expanse

A

n. A continuous area or stretch

249
Q

Expansion

A

n. Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like

250
Q

Expatriate

A

v. To drive from one’s own country

251
Q

Expect

A

v. To look forward to as certain or probable

252
Q

Expectancy

A

n. The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable

253
Q

Expectorate

A

v. To cough up and spit forth

254
Q

Expediency

A

n. Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case

255
Q

Expedient

A

adj. Contributing to personal advantage

256
Q

Expedite

A

v. To hasten the movement or progress of

257
Q

Expeditious

A

adj. Speedy

258
Q

Expend

A

v. To spend

259
Q

Expense

A

n. The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength

260
Q

Expiate

A

v. To make satisfaction or amends for

261
Q

Explicate

A

v. To clear from involvement

262
Q

Explicit

A

adj. Definite

263
Q

Explode

A

v. To cause to burst in pieces by force from within

264
Q

Explosion

A

n. A sudden and violent outbreak

265
Q

Explosive

A

adj. Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak

266
Q

Exposition

A

n. Formal presentation

267
Q

Expository

A

adj. Pertaining to a formal presentation

268
Q

Expostulate

A

v. To discuss

269
Q

Exposure

A

n. An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass

270
Q

Expressive

A

adj. Full of meaning

271
Q

Expulsion

A

n. Forcible ejection

272
Q

Extant

A

adj. Still existing and known

273
Q

Extemporaneous

A

adj. Done or made without much or any preparation

274
Q

Extempore

A

adv. Without studied or special preparation

275
Q

Extensible

A

adj. Capable of being thrust out

276
Q

Extension

A

n. A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope

277
Q

Extensive

A

adj. Extended widely in space, time, or scope

278
Q

Extensor

A

n. A muscle that causes extension

279
Q

Extenuate

A

v. To diminish the gravity or importance of

280
Q

Exterior

A

n. That which is outside

281
Q

External

A

n. Anything relating or belonging to the outside

282
Q

Extinct

A

adj. Being no longer in existence

283
Q

Extinguish

A

v. To render extinct

284
Q

Extol

A

v. To praise in the highest terms

285
Q

Extort

A

v. To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity

286
Q

Extortion

A

n. The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion

287
Q

Extradite

A

v. To surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government

288
Q

Extrajudicial

A

adj. Happening out of court

289
Q

Extraneous

A

adj. Having no essential relation to a subject

290
Q

Extraordinary

A

adj. Unusual

291
Q

Extravagance

A

n. Undue expenditure of money

292
Q

Extravagant

A

adj. Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure

293
Q

Extremist

A

n. One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views

294
Q

Extremity

A

n. The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position

295
Q

Extricate

A

v. Disentangle

296
Q

Extrude

A

v. To drive out or away

297
Q

Exuberance

A

n. Rich supply

298
Q

Exuberant

A

adj. Marked by great plentifulness

English Vocab (9 decks)

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