Week 3 Flashcards

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Diurnal

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Daily

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Dither

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Confused

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Dogmatic

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Principled and stubborn

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Dour

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Sullen

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Dross

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Garbage

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Duplicity

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Treachery

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Dyspeptic

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Indigestion

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Ebullient

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Exhilarated

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Ecumenical

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Church related

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Edify

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To instruct

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Efface

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To erase

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Efficacious

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Efficient

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Effulgent

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Shining

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Effluvia

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Outburst of gases

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Effusive

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Emotional

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Egregious

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Shockingly bad

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Elicit

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To provoke

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Emend

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To correct

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Emollient

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Soothing

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Endemic

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Inherent

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Enervate

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Sap energy from

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Ensconce

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To settle

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Ephemeral

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Fleeting

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Epidermis

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Skin

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Equanimity

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Calmness

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Erudite

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Scholarly

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Eschew

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To avoid

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Ethos

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Ethical beliefs

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Euphony

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Harmony

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Evanescent

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Momentary

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Evince

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To show

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Exculpate

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Free from balance

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Exigent

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Demanding

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Expiate

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To make amends

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Expound

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To elaborate on

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Expunge

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To erase

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Extol

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To praise

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Facility

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Ease

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Fallacious

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False

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Farcical

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Absurd

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Fallow

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Unused

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Fecund

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Fertile land

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Felicitous

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Well spoken

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Fiat

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An arbitrary command

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Fitful

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Irregular

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Florid

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Gaudy

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Foible

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Flaw

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Foment

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To incite

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Forbearance

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Patience

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Fracas

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A fight