Vocab Lesson 11 & 12 Flashcards

1
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Dogmatic

A

Positive and emphatic in asserting opinions.

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2
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Dormant

A

Lying asleep; in a state of rest

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3
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Duplicity

A

Deceitfulness

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4
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Ebb

A

To decline

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5
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Eclectic

A

Consisting of selections from various sources

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6
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Efface

A

To wipe out; to erase

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7
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Effervescent

A

Lively, giving off bubbles

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8
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Egregious

A

Extraordinarily bad

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9
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Elucidate

A

To make clear

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10
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Elusive

A

Hard to grab, baffling

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11
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Embellish

A

To decorate, to elaborate upon

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12
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Embroil

A

To involve in a quarrel

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13
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Emulate

A

To try to equal or surpass

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14
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Enervate

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To weaken, to lessen the strength of

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15
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Engender

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To cause, produce, bring into being

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16
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Enhance

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To add to, to make greater in value

17
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Enigma

A

A puzzle, a baffling situation

18
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Ephemeral

A

Lasting only for a short time

19
Q

Equanimity

A

Evenness of temper

20
Q

Equivocate

A

To use double meanings in order to mislead, to be shift, to quibble