vocab 6 Flashcards by hannah Lang | Brainscape

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esoteric

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beyond understanding

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erudite

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scholarly, educated

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euphemism

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softer way of saying something bad

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evasive

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vague, elusive

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evoke

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call forth, draw out

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excerpt

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selection

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excise

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to cut out

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excoriate

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condemn

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exhaustive

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thorough, comprehensive

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exonerate

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absolve, free from blame

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expatriate

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emigrant, one living abroad

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expletive

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bad or offensive word

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expound

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expand upon fully

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expunge

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delete

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extant

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in existence

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extenuating

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justifying

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extraneous

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irrelevant

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faction

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group that breaks away from the whole

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factious

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divisive, causing separation

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fallible

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imperfect, flawed