Elite Vocab Part 4 Flashcards

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Eccentric

A

Highly odd or unconventional (person)

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2
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Eclipse

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To overshadow or block

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3
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Elicit

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To draw out/usually a response

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4
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Elusive

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Difficult to find, catch, or achieve

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5
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Engender

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To cause or give rise to

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6
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Engulf

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To overwhelm/surround completely

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7
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Enhance

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To improve or intensify

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8
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Ephermeral

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Very brief/short-lived

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9
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Equitable

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Fair

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10
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Erratic

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Unpredictable/not regular

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11
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Evade

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To escape or avoid

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12
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Evince

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To reveal or show one’s feelings

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13
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Exacerbate

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To make worse

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14
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Excavation

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Process of digging up/usually a historic site

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15
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Exorbitant

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Extreme/Excessive

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16
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Explicit

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Stated directly and with complete clarity

17
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Exploit

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To take advantage of

18
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Exposure

A

Contact with someone or something

19
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Fabricate

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To invent or make up, typically with the intent to deceive

20
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Facade

A

False exterior

21
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Foster

A

To encourage or promote something typically seen to be good

22
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Fruitful/Fruitless

A

Productive/unproductive

23
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Galvanize

A

To energize/spun into action

24
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Haphazard

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Random and disorganized

25
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Heterogenous

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Varied, diverse (similar to multifaceted)

26
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Hinder

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To block, prevent/synonym for impede