NSF regionals vocabulary e13 Flashcards by Awesome Cool | Brainscape

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Entreat

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To ask repetitively, or beg

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Environs

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The surrounding parts

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Envisage

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To visualize, to meet face to face

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Envoy

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A diplomatic agent

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Epicenter

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The exact point of an earthquake

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Epigram

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A witty saying

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Epithet

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A word or phrase applying to a person

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Epoch

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A particular period of time marked by

distinctive features

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Erosion

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To wear away

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Escapade

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A adventurous prank

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Eschew

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To avoid or shun

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Esquire

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An unofficial tittle of respect

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Ethic

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The body of moral principles

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Ethical

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Pertaining to or dealing with morals

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Ethnic cleansing

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The elimination of an unwanted ethnic group

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Ethos

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The character or disposition of a community

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Euphoria

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A feeling of intense excitement, state of intense happiness

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Evocative

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Bringing memories back

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Exact

A

Perfectly done

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Ethnic

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Relating to a population subgroup with cultural tradition

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Excise-tax

A

The branch of civil service that collects excise

taxes

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Exemplar

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A model or pattern to be copied or imitated

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Expeditiously

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Done with speed and efficiency

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Explicate

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To make clear, to develop

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Expulsion

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To force out of something

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Extenuate

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Make to seem less serious

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Extinct

A

No longer in existence

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Extol

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To praise

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Extort

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To wring or force belongings by violence

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Extrovert

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An outgoing gregarious person

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Facilitate

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To make easier

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Faction

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A group

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Factor

A

One of the elements contributing to a

particular result

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Fakir

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A Muslim or Hindu who lives on alms

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Fantasia

A

A musical composition with free form