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Lessons 9-14 Vocab. Flashcards

1
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Enamored

A

To be in love with

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2
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Enraptured

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To be delighted beyond measure

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3
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Enunciate

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To pronounce words clearly and distinctly

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4
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Evince

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To show clearly

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5
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Evoke

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To call forth; to draw forth

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6
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Exodus

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A departure, especially in a large group

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7
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Expatriate

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One who chooses to leave his native country

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8
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Expedient

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The best means to do something under a given set of circumstances, especially if it will bring about personal gain

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9
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Explicit

A

Clearly stated

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10
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Emulate

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To try to be equal to or better than; to imitate

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11
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Expound

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To explain; to set forth point by point; to interpret

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12
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Extol

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To praise highly

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13
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Extradite

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To turn a prisoner over to the jurisdiction of another country or state where the crime was allegedly committed.

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14
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Extraneous

A

Not belonging; foreign; nonessential

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15
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Extrovert

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One who is outgoing, friendly; one who is more interested in what is going on around him than in his own inner being or thoughts

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16
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Exult

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To rejoice over a success or victory

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17
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Feasible

A

Reasonable, likely; capable of being carried out

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18
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Fickle

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Likely to change without reason

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19
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Formidable

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Hard to overcome or deal with; causing fear or awe

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20
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Frugal

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Not wasteful; thrifty

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21
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Furtive

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Done in a stealthy or secretive manner

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22
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Gadfly

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A person who annoys others, esp. by rousing them from complacency

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23
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Galvanize

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To startle into sudden activity

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24
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Gamut

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The whole range or extent

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25
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Gauche

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Lacking social grace

26
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Genial

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Warm, friendly

27
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Grandiloquent

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Speaking in a pompous style

28
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Gregarious

A

Fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock

29
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Harangue

A

A long, noisy speech or lecture

30
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Harry

A

To torment another

31
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Heresy

A

A religious belief opposed to the established doctrine

32
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Humility

A

Absence of vanity

33
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Hurtle

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To dash; to move swiftly and with great force

34
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Hypercritical

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Over critical; too severe in judgement

35
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Ignominy

A

Public shame, disgrace or dishonor

36
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Impeccable

A

Faultless; without sin or blemish

37
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Implacable

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Cannot be appeased or pacified

38
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Inane

A

Without sense or meaning; silly; empty

39
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Incisive

A

Sharp; keen; penetrating

40
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Incognito

A

Hiding one’s name, rank, position; disguised

41
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Inert

A

Having no power to act or move; inactive

42
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Inexorable

A

Cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting

43
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Inscrutable

A

Cannot be easily understood; mysterious

44
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Intrepid

A

Without fear; brave

45
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Irascible

A

Easily angered

46
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Jaundiced

A

Prejudiced

47
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Jingoism

A

Extreme patriotism; favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

48
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Jocose

A

Joking, humorous

49
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Juggernaut

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A terrible destructive or irresistible force

50
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Lethargy

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Lack of energy; drowsiness; disinterest

51
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Levity

A

Lightness or gaiety of disposition; lack of seriousness

52
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Libation

A

An alcoholic drink

53
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Liege

A

A lord, master, or sovereign

54
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Mercenary

A

One who works only for money; especially a hired soldier

55
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Motley

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Made up of different, dissimilar parts; being of many colors

56
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Mundane

A

Of this world and not of heaven; common, worldly; not spiritual

57
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Murky

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Gloomy, dark, cloudy

58
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Myriad

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A very large number; of a highly varied nature

59
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Naive

A

Simple in nature; not affected; innocent simplicity; childlike

60
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Novice

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A beginner; one who is new or inexperienced

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