E (set 2) Flashcards

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Epitome

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A brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; a perfect example

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Epigram

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Brief and witty or satirical saying

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Equanimity

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Composure; calm

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Equitable

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Fair

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Equivocal

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Intentionally ambiguous

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Erudite

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Scholarly; deeply learned

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Esoteric

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Hard to understand

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Espouse

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To support; to advocate

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Ethereal

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Heavenly; as light as a gas

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Euphemism

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A pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

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Evanescent

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Vanishing; happening for only the briefest period

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Exacerbate

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To make worse

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Exacting

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Extremely demanding; difficult; requiring great skill

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Exalt

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To raise high; to glorify

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Exasperate

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To annoy thoroughly; to make very angry

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Exhaustive

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Rigorous; complete

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Exhort

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To urge strongly; to give a serious warning

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Exigency

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An emergency

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Existential

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Having to do with existence (humans are responsible for their own actions)

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Exonerate

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Two free completely from blame

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Expatriate

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To throw someone out of his native land

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Expedient

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Providing an immediate advantage; practical

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Expedite

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To speed up or ease the progress of

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Explicit

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Clearly and directly expressed

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Extol

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To praise highly; to laud

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Extrapolate

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To project or deduced from something

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Extricate

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To free from difficulty

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Exult

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To rejoice; to celebrate