"E" Word List Flashcards
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Ebb
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To slowly decrease
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Ebullient
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Enthusiastic
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Ecclesiastical
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Pertaining to the church
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Echelon
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Rank of authority; level of power
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Éclat
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Brilliance; fame
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Ecology
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Study of the environment
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Edifice
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Structure; building
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Educe
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To draw or bring out
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Efface
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To erase; to wipe out
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Effervescent
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Bubbly; spirited
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Effete
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Worn-out; barren
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Efficacy
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Power to produce an effect
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Effigy
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A likeness; an image
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Efflorescent
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Blossoming; flowering
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Effluent
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Flowing out
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Effrontery
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Shameful boldness
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Effulgent
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Shining forth brilliantly; radiant
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Effusion
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A pouring out ; an uncontrolled display of emotion
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Egalitarian
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Pertaining to the belief in the equality of all men
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Ego
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A feeling of self importance
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Egregious
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Remarkably bad; outrageous
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Egress
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Exit
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Elegy
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A sad or mournful poem
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Elicit
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To draw forth; to cause to be revealed
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Eloquent
Convincing or forceful in speech
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Elucidate
To make clear
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Elude
To escape notice or to avoid
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Elysian
Blissful ; heavenly
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Emaciated
Abnormally thin
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Embroil
To involve in trouble to complicate
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Emendation
Correction
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Emetic
Causing vomiting
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Emissary
One sent on a special mission
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Emollient
Something that smooths or softens
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Emulous
Jealous; envious
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Enclave
A country, or part of the country, surrounded by another country
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Encomium
An expression of high praise
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Endemic
Confined to a particular country or area
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Enervate
To weaken
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Enfranchise
To give the right to vote
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Engender
To promote
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Enigma
A puzzling situation; dilemma
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Enmity
Hostility; hatred
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Ennui
Boredom
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Enrapture
To delight beyond measure
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Ensconce
To hide; to conceal; to settle comfortably
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Entomology
Study or insects
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Entreaty
A request ; a plea
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Envisage
To imagine; to form a mental picture
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Envoy
Messenger; agent
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Ephemeral
Temporary; short-lived
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Epicure
One who seeks pleasure in fine foods
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Epigram
Witty saying
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Epilogue
Closing part of a speech or literary work
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Epithet
A descriptive word or phrase
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Equivocal
Doubtful; ambiguous
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Equivocate
To confuse by speaking in ambiguous terms
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Errant
Wandering; straying from what is right
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Ersatz
Artificial; inferior substitute
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Erstwhile
Formerly; in the past
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Erudite
Scholarly; learned
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Escalate
To increase; to grow rapidly; to intensify
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Escarpment
Steep cliff
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Eschew
To avoid ; to keep away from
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Espouse
To support
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Estival
Pertaining to summer
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Etymology
The origin and development of words
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Euphemism
Substitution of a pleasant expression for an unpleasant one
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Euthanasia
Mercy Killing
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Evanescent
Temporary; fleeting
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Evince
To show clearly
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Excoriate
To scrape the skin off; to criticize sharply
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Exculpate
To free from blame; to vindicate
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Execrate
To curse
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Exhorn
To warn
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Exhume
To bring out of the earth; to reveal.
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Exigent
Urgent; critical
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Exiguous
Scanty; small in quantity
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Exorcise
To drive out an evil spirit
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Expatiate
To enlarge upon; to speak or write at length
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Expectorate
To spit out
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Expiate
To atone for
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Explicate
Explain in detail; make clear
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Expound
To explain; to interpret
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Expurgate
To remove offensive passages; to cleanse
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Extant
Still in existence
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Extemporaneous
Offhand; done without preparation
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Extenuating
Less serious
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Extirpate
To destroy; to remove completely
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Extort
To obtain by force
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Extraneous
Unrelated; not essential
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Extricate
To set free; to disentangle
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Exult
To rejoice
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Earthy
Realistic; coarse
