Semester Final Review

Question 1

Enhance

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Increase; make better or more attractive Improve

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Enigmatic

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Resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; not clear or understandable Mysterious

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Entourage

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The group following and attending to some important person Associates

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time Anything short lived Momentary

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Epitome

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A brief abstract in a book or journal: a standard or typical example Representation

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Equilibrium

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A stable, balanced system Even

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Equivocate

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Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information Dodge

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Erudite

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Well read or esteemed for knowledge Well-educated

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Eschew

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To avoid or shun Abandon

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Eulogy

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Praise; a speech full of praise at a funeral Tribute

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Euphonious

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Having a pleasant sound; pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident

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Evacuate

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Excrete or discharge from the body; empty completely

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Evanescent

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Tending to vanish like vapor

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Exacerbate

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Exasperate or irritate, make worse

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Exclude

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Precent from being included or considered or accepted; prevented from entering

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Expedite

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Process fast and efficiently; speed up the progress of facilitating

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Expendable

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Able to be spent or done away with

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Extol

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Praise, glorify, or honor

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Facilitate

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Make easier; increase the likelihood of (a response); be of use

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Exculpate

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To clear from fault or guilt Acquit

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Complacent

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Contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions Satisfied

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Compress

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Squeeze or press together; make more compact by or as if by pressing A folded cloth or pad applied so as to press upon a body part Condense

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Confide

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Reveal in private, tell confidentially, confer a trust upon Divulge

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Confound

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Mistake one thing for another; be confusing or perplexing to Astonish

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Congeal

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To change from a liquid to a solid Solidify

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Congenial

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Used of plants; suitable to your needs or similar to your nature Compatible

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Contaminant

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A substance that violates the purity of an item Dirty

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Converge

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Come together so as to form a single product; move or draw together at a certain location Combine

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Convivial

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Occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company Cheerful

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Copious

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Large in number or quantity, affording an abundant supply Bountiful

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Corroborate

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Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts Authenticate

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Corrugated

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Shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges Channelled

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Corrupt

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Alter from the original Lacking in integrity Fraudulent

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Cowardice

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Lacking courage Fearfulness

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Credence

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The attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true Assurance

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Cryptic

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Having a puzzling, often obscure nature; having a secret or hidden meaning Arcane

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Cupidity

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Greed and strong desire for wealth Craving

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Cursory

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Hasty and without attention to detail; not through Careless

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Daunt

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Cause to loose courage

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Dauntless

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Invulnerable to fear or intimidation Daring

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Debilitate

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Make weak Disable

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Decorous

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Dignified in conduct, manner, or disposition Befitting

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Delusion

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Deception by creating illusory ideas; a mistaken or unfounded opinion Misconception

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Deplete

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Use or exhaust resources Empty

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Derelict

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Abandoned duty or neglected by owner or occupant Irresponsible

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Deviate

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To stray from the norm or standard Aberrare

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Dictum

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An authoritative declaration; an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding Saying

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Didactic

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Designed or intended to teach; making moral observations Instructive

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Discrepancy

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A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; an event that departs from expectations Disagreement

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Disdain

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Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike Reject with contempt Hatred

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Disentangle

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Smoothen and neaten: free from involvement Disconnect

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Disingenuous

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Not straight forward or candid; having a false appearance or frankness Insincere

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Distend

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Swell from or as if from internal pressure; caused to expand as if by internal pressure Swell

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Docile

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Easily handled or managed; ready and willing to be taught Acquiescent

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Drawback

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The quality of being a hinderance Disadvantage

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Dubious

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Not convinced; fraught with uncertainty or doubt; open to doubt or suspicion Hesitant

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Edict

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A proclamation having the force of law Act

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Efface

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To make inconspicuous; remove completely from recognition or memory Delete

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Eloquent

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Marked for forceful or fluent expression; well spoken Articulate