SAT Vocab 8 Flashcards
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dissuasion n.
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The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading.
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disyllable n.
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A word of two syllables.
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distemper n.
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A disease or malady.
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distend v.
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To stretch out or expand in every direction.
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distensible adj.
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Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction.
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distention n.
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Expansion.
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distill v.
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To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation.
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distillation n.
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Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.
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distiller n.
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One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors.
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distinction n.
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A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies.
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distort v.
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To twist into an unnatural or irregular form.
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distrain v.
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To subject a person to distress.
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distrainor n.
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One who subjects a person to distress.
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distraught adj.
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Bewildered.
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distrust n.
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Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person.
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disunion n.
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Separation of relations or interests.
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diurnal adj.
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Daily.
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divagation n.
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Digression.
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divergent adj.
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Tending in different directions.
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diverse adj.
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Capable of various forms.
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diversion n.
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Pastime.
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diversity n.
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Dissimilitude.
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divert v.
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To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
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divertible adj.
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Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
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divest v.
To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment.
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divination n.
The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden.
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divinity n.
The quality or character of being godlike.
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divisible adj.
Capable of being separated into parts.
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divisor n.
That by which a number or quantity is divided.
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divulge v.
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret.
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divulgence n.
A divulging.
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docile adj.
Easy to manage.
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docket n.
The registry of judgments of a court.
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doe n.
The female of the deer.
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dogma n.
A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority.
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dogmatic adj.
Making statements without argument or evidence.
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dogmatize v.
To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence.
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doleful adj.
Melancholy.
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dolesome adj.
Melancholy.
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dolor n.
Lamentation.
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dolorous adj.
Expressing or causing sorrow or pain.
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domain n.
A sphere or field of action or interest.
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domesticity n.
Life in or fondness for one's home and family.
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domicile n.
The place where one lives.
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dominance n.
Ascendancy.
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dominant adj.
Conspicuously prominent.
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dominate v.
To influence controllingly.
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domination n.
Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority.
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domineer v.
To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance.
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donate v.
To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause.
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donator n.
One who makes a donation or present.
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donee n.
A person to whom a donation is made.
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donor n.
One who makes a donation or present.
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dormant adj.
Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
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doublet n.
One of a pair of like things.
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doubly adv.
In twofold degree or extent.
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dowry n.
The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
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drachma n.
A modern and an ancient Greek coin.
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dragnet n.
A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water.
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dragoon n.
In the British army, a cavalryman.
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drainage n.
The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc.
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dramatist n.
One who writes plays.
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dramatize v.
To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner.
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drastic adj.
Acting vigorously.
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drought n.
Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither.
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drowsy adj.
Heavy with sleepiness.
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drudgery n.
Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation.
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dubious adj.
Doubtful.
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duckling n.
A young duck.
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ductile adj.
Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.
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duet n.
A composition for two voices or instruments.
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dun v.
To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment.
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duplex adj.
Having two parts.
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duplicity n.
Double-dealing.
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durance n.
Confinement.
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duration n.
The period of time during which anything lasts.
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duteous adj.
Showing submission to natural superiors.
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dutiable adj.
Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty.
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dutiful adj.
Obedient.
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dwindle v.
To diminish or become less.
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dyne n.
The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s.
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earnest adj.
Ardent in spirit and speech.
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earthenware n.
Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.
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eatable adj.
Edible.
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ebullient adj.
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
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eccentric adj.
Peculiar.
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eccentricity n.
Idiosyncrasy.
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eclipse n.
The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body.
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economize v.
To spend sparingly.
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ecstasy n.
Rapturous excitement or exaltation.
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ecstatic adj.
Enraptured.
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edible adj.
Suitable to be eaten.
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edict n.
That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
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edify v.
To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion.
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editorial n.
An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument.
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educe v.
To draw out.
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efface v.
To obliterate.
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effect n.
A consequence.
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effective adj.
Fit for a destined purpose.
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effectual adj.
Efficient.
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effeminacy n.
Womanishness.
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effeminate adj.
Having womanish traits or qualities.
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effervesce v.
To bubble up.
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effervescent adj.
Giving off bubbles of gas.
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effete adj.
Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
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efficacious adj.
Effective.
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efficacy n.
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
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efficiency n.
The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.
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efficient adj.
Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results.
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efflorescence n.
The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.
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efflorescent adj.
Opening in flower.
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effluvium n.
A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter.
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effrontery n.
Unblushing impudence.
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effulgence n.
Splendor.
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effuse v.
To pour forth.
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effusion n.
an outpouring.
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egoism n.
The theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self.
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egoist n.
One who advocates or practices egoism.
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egotism n.
Self-conceit.
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egotist n.
One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences.
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egregious adj.
Extreme.
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egress n.
Any place of exit.
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eject v.
To expel.
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elapse v.
To quietly terminate: said of time.
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elasticity n.
That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed.
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electrolysis n.
The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current.
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electrotype n.
A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin.
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elegy n.
A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
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element n.
A component or essential part.
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elicit v.
To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
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eligible adj.
Qualified for selection.
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eliminate v.
To separate and cast aside.
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Elizabethan adj.
Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era.
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elocution n.
The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading.
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eloquent adj.
Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.
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elucidate v.
To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
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elude v.
To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.
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elusion n.
Evasion.
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emaciate v.
To waste away in flesh.
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emanate v.
To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
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emancipate v.
To release from bondage.
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embargo n.
Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.
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embark v.
To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme.
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embarrass v.
To render flustered or agitated.
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embellish v.
To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
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embezzle v.
To misappropriate secretly.
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emblazon v.
To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
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emblem n.
A symbol.
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embody v.
To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form.
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embolden v.
To give courage to.
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embolism n.
An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.
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embroil v.
To involve in dissension or strife.
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emerge v.
To come into view or into existence.
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emergence n.
A coming into view.
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emergent adj.
Coming into view.
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emeritus adj.
Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.
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emigrant n.
One who moves from one place to settle in another.
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emigrate v.
To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another.
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eminence n.
An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc.
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eminent adj.
High in station, merit, or esteem.
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emit v.
To send or give out.
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emphasis n.
Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
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emphasize v.
To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words.
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emphatic adj.
Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words.
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employee n.
One who works for wages or a salary.
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employer n.
One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay.
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emporium n.
A bazaar or shop.
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empower v.
To delegate authority to.
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emulate v.
To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
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enact v.
To make into law, as by legislative act.
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enamor v.
To inspire with ardent love.
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encamp v.
To pitch tents for a resting-place.
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encomium n.
A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
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encompass v.
To encircle.
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encore n.
The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance.
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encourage v.
To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind.
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encroach v.
To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.
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encumber v.
To impede with obstacles.
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encyclical adj.
Intended for general circulation.
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encyclopedia n.
A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject.
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endanger v.
To expose to peril.
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endear v.
To cause to be loved.
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endemic adj.
Peculiar to some specified country or people.
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endue v.
To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual.
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endurable adj.
Tolerable.
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endurance n.
The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing.
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energetic adj.
Working vigorously.
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enervate v.
To render ineffective or inoperative.
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enfeeble v.
To debilitate.
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enfranchise v.
To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.
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engender v.
To produce.
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engrave v.
To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
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engross v.
To occupy completely.
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enhance v.
To intensify.
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enigma n.
A riddle.
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enjoin v.
To command.
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enkindle v.
To set on fire.
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enlighten v.
To cause to see clearly.
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enlist v.
To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment.
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enmity n.
Hatred.
