Practice Words E-F Flashcards
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Emulate
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To copy; to try to equal or excel
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Elegy
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Sorrowful poem or speech
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Enervate
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To reduce in strength
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Engender
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To produce, cause, or bring about
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Enigma
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A puzzle; a mystery
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Enumerate
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To count, list, or memorize
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Ephemeral
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Lasting a short time
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Equivocate
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To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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Erratic
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Wandering and unpredictable
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Erudite
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Learned, scholarly, bookish
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Esoteric
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Known or understood by only a few
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Estimable
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Admirable
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Euphemism
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Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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Exacerbate
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To make worse
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Exculpate
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To clear from blame, prove innocent
