WEEK 2 AVID VOCAB QUIZ Flashcards
1
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Elegy
A
Mournful poem, usually about the dead
2
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Elicit
A
To draw out, provoke
3
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Eloquence
A
Fluent and effective speech
4
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Elucidate
A
To explain, clarify
5
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Emaciated
A
Skinny, scrawny, gaunt, esp. from hunger
6
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Emancipate
A
To set free, liberate
7
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Embellish
A
To ornament, make attractive with decoration or details; add details to a statement
8
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Enigmatic
A
Puzzling, inexplicable
9
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Embroil
A
To involve in; cause to fail into disorder
10
Q
Emend
A
To correct a text
11
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Eminent
A
Celebrated, distinguished; outstanding towering
12
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Emollient
A
Having soothing qualities, especially for skin
13
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Emulate
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To copy, imitate
14
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Encumber
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To hinder, burden, restrict, motion
15
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Endemic
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Belonging to a particular area, inherent
16
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Engender
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To produce, cause, bring about
17
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Enmity
A
Hostility
