Lessons 5 And 6 Flashcards

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Elucidate

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Verb. To make clear

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Elixir

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Noun. A supposed remedy for all ailments

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Emanate

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Verb. To come forth. Send forth.

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Emendation

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Noun. A correction

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Empathy

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Understanding

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Empirical

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Adj. based on practical experience rather than theory

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Endemic

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Adj. confined to a particular country or area

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Enervate

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Verb. To weaken.

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Ennui

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Noun. Boredom. A weariness resulting from a lack of interest

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Emphemeral

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Adj. lasting only a brief time. Short lives

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Epitome

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Noun. A typical example

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Ergo

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Conj. Therefore

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Erotic

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Adj. pertaining to sexual love

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Eschew

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Verb. To keep away from. To avoid. To shun.

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Facetious

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Adj. comical. Jocular. Flippant.

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Deride

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Verb. To ridicule. Mock.

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Desiccated

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Adj. dried up

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Despicable

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Adj. hateful. Contempt fil

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Desultory

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Adj. wandering from subject to subject

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Deviate

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Verb. To turn aside

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Diadem

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Noun. A crown

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Diaphanous

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Adj. very sheer and light

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Dichotomy

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Noun. Division into two parts

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Ebullient

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Adj. enthusiastic

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Eclectic

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Adj. choosing from various sources

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Edify

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Verb. To improve someone morally

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Effete

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Adj. worn out, barren

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Egregious

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Adj. remarkably bad. Outrageous

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Elegy

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A sad or mournful poem

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Elicit

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Verb. To draw forth. To all forth.