Vocab 4 Flashcards by amanda schubert | Brainscape

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dither

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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose

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diurnal

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daily

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dogmatic

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rigidly, fixed in opinion

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doleful

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sad, mournful

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dolt

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idiot, dimwit

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dotard

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senile old person

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dour

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sullen and gloomy

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drivel

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stupid talk, slobber

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droll

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amusing in a wry, subtle way

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dross

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waste produced during metal smelting, garbage

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duress

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threat of force or intimidation, imprisionment

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ebullient

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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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edict

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law, command, public order

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edify

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to instruct morally and spiritually

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efface

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to erase or make illegible

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effluvia

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outpouring of gases or vapors

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effulgent

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brilliantly shining

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egregious

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conspiciously bad

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egress

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exit

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elegy

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mournful poem about the dead

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embroil

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to involve in, to cause to fall into disorder

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emend

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to correct a text

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encumber

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to hinder, burden, restrict motion

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enervate

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to weaken, sap strength from

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ennui

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boredom, lack of interest and energy

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entreat

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to beg

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ephemeral

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momentary, transient, fleeting

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epicure

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person with refined tasted in food and wine

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epochal

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very significant or influential, defining a time period

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equanimty

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calmness, composure

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equivocal

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ambiguous, open to two interpretations

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erudite

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learned, scholarly

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eschew

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to abstain from, avoid

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esoteric

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understood by only a learned few

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ethos

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beliefs or character of a group

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eurythmics

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art of harmonious body movement

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evince

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to who clearly, display, signify

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exculpate

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to clear of blame or fault

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execrable

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utterly detestable

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exhort

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to urge or incite by strong appeals

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exigent

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urgent, excessively demanding

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expiate

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to atone for, make amends for

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expurgate

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to censor

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extol

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to praise

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facile

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very easy