SAT Vocab 9 Flashcards
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ennoble v.
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To dignify.
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enormity n.
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Immensity.
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enormous adj.
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Gigantic.
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enrage v.
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To infuriate.
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enrapture v.
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To delight extravagantly or intensely.
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enshrine v.
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To keep sacred.
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ensnare v.
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To entrap.
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entail v.
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To involve; necessitate.
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entangle v.
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To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
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enthrall v.
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To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.
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enthrone v.
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To invest with sovereign power.
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enthuse v.
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To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling.
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enthusiastic adj.
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Full of zeal and fervor.
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entirety n.
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A complete thing.
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entomology n.
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The branch of zoology that treats of insects.
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entrails n.
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pl. The internal parts of an animal.
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entreaty n.
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An earnest request.
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entree n.
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The act of entering.
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entrench v.
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To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall.
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entwine v.
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To interweave.
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enumerate v.
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To name one by one.
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epic n.
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A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc.
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epicure n.
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One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.
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Epicurean adj.
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Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
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epicycle n.
A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.
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epicycloid n.
A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.
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epidemic n.
Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
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epidermis n.
The outer skin.
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epigram n.
A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.
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epilogue n.
The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.
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epiphany n.
Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.
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episode n.
An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it.
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epitaph n.
An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
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epithet n.
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in 'Father Aeneas'.
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epitome n.
A simplified representation.
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epizootic adj.
Prevailing among animals.
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epoch n.
A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events.
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epode n.
A species of lyric poems.
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equalize v.
To render uniform.
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equanimity n.
Evenness of mind or temper.
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equestrian adj.
Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.
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equilibrium n.
A state of balance.
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equitable adj.
Characterized by fairness.
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equity n.
Fairness or impartiality.
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equivalent adj.
Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
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equivocal adj.
Ambiguous.
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equivocate v.
To use words of double meaning.
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eradicate v.
To destroy thoroughly.
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errant adj.
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
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erratic adj.
Irregular.
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erroneous adj.
Incorrect.
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erudite adj.
Very-learned.
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erudition n.
Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc.
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eschew v.
To keep clear of.
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espy v.
To keep close watch.
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esquire n.
A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.
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essence n.
That which makes a thing to be what it is.
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esthetic adj.
Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.
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estimable adj.
Worthy of respect.
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estrange v.
To alienate.
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estuary n.
A wide lower part of a tidal river.
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et cetera Latin.
And so forth.
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eugenic adj.
Relating to the development and improvement of race.
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eulogize v.
To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character.
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eulogy n.
A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character.
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euphemism n.
A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.
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euphonious adj.
Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
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euphony n.
Agreeableness of sound.
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eureka Greek.
I have found it.
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evade v.
To avoid by artifice.
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evanesce v.
To vanish gradually.
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evanescent adj.
Fleeting.
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evangelical adj.
Seeking the conversion of sinners.
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evangelist n.
A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.
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evasion n.
Escape.
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eventual adj.
Ultimate.
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evert v.
To turn inside out.
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evict v.
To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.
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evidential adj.
Indicative.
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evince v.
To make manifest or evident.
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evoke v.
To call or summon forth.
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evolution n.
Development or growth.
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evolve v.
To unfold or expand.
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exacerbate v.
To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
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exaggerate v.
To overstate.
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exasperate v.
To excite great anger in.
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excavate v.
To remove by digging or scooping out.
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exceed v.
To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc.
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excel v.
To be superior or distinguished.
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excellence n.
Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities.
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excellency n.
A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials.
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excellent adj.
Possessing distinguished merit.
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excerpt n.
An extract or selection from written or printed matter.
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excess n.
That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.
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excitable adj.
Nervously high-strung.
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excitation n.
Intensified emotion or action.
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exclamation n.
An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.
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exclude v.
To shut out purposely or forcibly.
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exclusion n.
Non-admission.
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excrescence n.
Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development.
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excretion n.
The getting rid of waste matter.
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excruciate v.
To inflict severe pain or agony upon.
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excursion n.
A journey.
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excusable adj.
Justifiable.
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execrable adj.
Abominable.
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execration n.
An accursed thing.
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executor n.
A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.
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exegesis n.
Biblical exposition or interpretation.
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exemplar n.
A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated.
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exemplary adj.
Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.
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exemplify v.
To show by example.
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exempt adj.
Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others.
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exert v.
To make an effort.
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exhale v.
To breathe forth.
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exhaust v.
To empty by draining off the contents.
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exhaustible adj.
Causing or tending to cause exhaustion.
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exhaustion n.
Deprivation of strength or energy.
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exhaustive adj.
Thorough and complete in execution.
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exhilarate v.
To fill with high or cheerful spirits.
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exhume v.
To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).
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exigency n.
A critical period or condition.
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exigent adj.
Urgent.
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existence n.
Possession or continuance of being.
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exit n.
A way or passage out.
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exodus n.
A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.
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exonerate v.
To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.
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exorbitance n.
Extravagance or enormity.
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exorbitant adj.
Going beyond usual and proper limits.
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exorcise v.
To cast or drive out by religious or magical means.
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exotic adj.
Foreign.
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expand v.
To increase in range or scope.
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expanse n.
A continuous area or stretch.
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expansion n.
Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like.
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expatriate v.
To drive from one's own country.
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expect v.
To look forward to as certain or probable.
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expectancy n.
The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.
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expectorate v.
To cough up and spit forth.
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expediency n.
Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.
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expedient adj.
Contributing to personal advantage.
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expedite v.
To hasten the movement or progress of.
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expeditious adj.
Speedy.
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expend v.
To spend.
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expense n.
The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.
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expiate v.
To make satisfaction or amends for.
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explicate v.
To clear from involvement.
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explicit adj.
Definite.
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explode v.
To cause to burst in pieces by force from within.
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explosion n.
A sudden and violent outbreak.
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explosive adj.
Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.
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exposition n.
Formal presentation.
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expository adj.
Pertaining to a formal presentation.
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expostulate v.
To discuss.
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exposure n.
An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass.
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expressive adj.
Full of meaning.
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expulsion n.
Forcible ejection.
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extant adj.
Still existing and known.
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extemporaneous adj.
Done or made without much or any preparation.
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extempore adv.
Without studied or special preparation.
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extensible adj.
Capable of being thrust out.
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extension n.
A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope.
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extensive adj.
Extended widely in space, time, or scope.
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extensor n.
A muscle that causes extension.
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extenuate v.
To diminish the gravity or importance of.
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exterior n.
That which is outside.
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external n.
Anything relating or belonging to the outside.
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extinct adj.
Being no longer in existence.
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extinguish v.
To render extinct.
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extol v.
To praise in the highest terms.
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extort v.
To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity.
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extortion n.
The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion.
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extradite v.
To surrender the custody of.
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extradition n.
The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government.
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extrajudicial adj.
Happening out of court.
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extraneous adj.
Having no essential relation to a subject.
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extraordinary adj.
Unusual.
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extravagance n.
Undue expenditure of money.
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extravagant adj.
Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure.
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extremist n.
One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views.
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extremity n.
The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position.
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extricate v.
Disentangle.
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extrude v.
To drive out or away.
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exuberance n.
Rich supply.
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exuberant adj.
Marked by great plentifulness.
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fabricate v.
To invent fancifully or falsely.
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fabulous adj.
Incredible.
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facet n.
One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem.
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facetious adj.
Amusing.
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facial adj.
Pertaining to the face.
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facile adj.
Not difficult to do.
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facilitate v.
To make more easy.
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facility n.
Ease.
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facsimile n.
An exact copy or reproduction.
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faction n.
A number of persons combined for a common purpose.
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factious adj.
Turbulent.
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fallacious adj.
Illogical.
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fallacy n.
Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning.
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fallible adj.
Capable of erring.
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fallow n.
Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest.
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famish v.
To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst.
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fanatic n.
A religious zealot.
