E Flashcards by Jane Johnson | Brainscape

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Efficacy

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To produce a intended effect

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Ebullient

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Great enthusiasm or exhilaration

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Effrontery

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Shameless boldness; impudence

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Egress

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Exit

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Elegy

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A poem lamenting the dead

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Elitism

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Pride to belonging a select group

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Emulate

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Imitate

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Enervate

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To weaken

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Engender

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To produce

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Ennui

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Boredom

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Ephemeral

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Short lived

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Equable

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Free from many changes or variations

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Equanimity

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Evenness of mind or temper

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous

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Erudite

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Very learned

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Eschew

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To keep clear of

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Esoteric

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Hard to understand ; known only by a few

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Exculpate

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To free from blame

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Exigency

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Urgent situation

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Expatiate

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To speak or write at some length

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Expiation

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Reparation is made

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Extrapolation

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To infer an unknown from something that is known

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Extirpate

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To root out; to eradicate