Vocab E Flashcards

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Ebullient

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Lively, enthusiastic

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Earmark

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Mark of identification or quality that shows what something is; to designate something to be used or treated in a specific way

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Echelon

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Level in an organization; group of individuals at a particular level or grade in an organization

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Eclectic

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Including things taken from many different sources

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Efficacy

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The power to produce a desired result or effect

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Egalitarian

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Aiming for equal wealth,status,etc for all people

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Egregious

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Very bad and easily noticed

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Emeritus

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One retired from professional life but permitted to keep as an honorary title the rank of the highest held office

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Encompass

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To include something as a part,cover or surround

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Endemic

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Existing in a certain place or region, common to a certain area

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Ensconced

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Firmly placed or hidden

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time

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Eponymous

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Named after a particular person

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Equanimity

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Mental/emotional stability/composure especially under strain

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Ersatz

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Copied from something else and usually not as good as the original

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Eschew

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To avoid something especially because you do not think it’s right or proper

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Espouse

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To express support for a cause or belief

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Ethnocentric

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Having or based on the idea that your own group or culture is better or more important than others

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Excruciating

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Very painful/severe

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Execrable

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Very bad,detestable

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Exegesis

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An exposition,explanation or critical interpretation of a text

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Expostulate

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To disagree with something or argue against it