Vocab 4 Flashcards

1
Q

duplicity

A

deceitfulness

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2
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eclectic

A

wide-ranging

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3
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edict

A

an official order

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4
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ebullient

A

cheerful and lively

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5
Q

effluvia

A

unpleasant odor

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6
Q

elegy

A

poem of reflection, typically a lament for the dead

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7
Q

emollient

A

soothing

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8
Q

empirical

A

based on (as evidence)

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9
Q

enervate

A

weaken, drain of energy

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10
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engender

A

bring about

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11
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ephemeral

A

short-lived

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12
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equanimity

A

mental calmness

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13
Q

equivocal

A

ambiguous

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14
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evanescent

A

fading quickly from site

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15
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evince

A

reveal the presence of

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16
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exacerbate

A

make worse

17
Q

exhort

A

strongly encourage someone

18
Q

execrable

A

extremely bad or unpleasant

19
Q

exigent

A

pressing, demanding

20
Q

expedient

A

convient though possibly improper

21
Q

expidate

A

atone for guilt or sin

22
Q

expunge

A

get ride of, expell

23
Q

extol

A

praise

24
Q

fallacious

A

false, based on mistaken belief