Vocab E-I Flashcards by Natalie T. | Brainscape

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Exculpate

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to clear from blame, exonerate

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Exigent

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urgent; requiring immediate attention

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Exponent

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one who champions or advocates

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Expurgate

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to censor

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Fatuous

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stupid, pointless

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Foment

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to arouse or incite

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Fractious

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rebellious

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Furtive

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stealthy, secret

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Gambol

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to dance or skip around playfully

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Gregarious

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outgoing, sociable

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Hegemony

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the domination of one state or group over its allies

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Hermetic

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tightly sealed

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Hoary

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grey or whitish from age, old

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Husband

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to manage economically, to use sparingly

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Impecunious

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poor; having no money

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Impetuous

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quick to act without thinking

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Implacable

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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Imprecation

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a curse

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Incarnadine

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blood red in color

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Inchoate

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not fully formed; disorganized

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Inculcate

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to teach; to impress the mind with persistent instruction

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Indolent

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habitually lazy or idle

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Inexorable

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inflexible; unyielding

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Ingenuous

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childlike simplicity or innocence

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Inimical

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hostile; unfriendly

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Iniquity

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a sin; an evil act

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Inquest

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an investigation; an inquiry

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Insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

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Insurrection

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rebellion

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Inter

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to bury, to entomb

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Interregnum

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a period between reigns

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Intractable

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unable to be managed or manipulated

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Intransigent

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

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Inundate

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to flood; to overwhelm

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Inure

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to harden or accustom

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Invective

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abusive language

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Investiture

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a ceremony conferring authority

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Invidious

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likely to promote ill-will

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Itinerant

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wandering from place to place; unsettled

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Felicitous

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very well expressed or suited

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Gainsay

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to take exception to; to contradict or dispute

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Harangue

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intense verbal attack; diatribe

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Idyllic

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charmingly carefree and simple; unspoiled; serene

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Imperious

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overbearing manner; domineering attitude

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Indigent

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extremely poor; impecunious; destitute

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Insularity

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narrow-mindedness; provinciality

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Ingratiating

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trying desperately to win affection of others

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Germane

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relevant, connected