Word List 17 Flashcards by Anush Arvind

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Endearment

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Fond statement

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Encumber

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Burden

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Endemic

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Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a a specific area or country.

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Endorse

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Support

Approve

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Enduring

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Lasting, surviving

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Enervate

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Weaken

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Enfranchise

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To admit to the rights of a citizenship.

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Engage

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Attract, hire

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Engaging

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Attractive, charming

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Engender

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Cause, produce

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Engross

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Occupy fully

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Enigma

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Puzzle, mystery

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Ennui

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Boredom

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Enrapture

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Please intensely

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Ensconce

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Settle comfortably

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Ensemble

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Group of supporting players
Organic unity
Costume

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Entail

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Require, involve

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Enterprising

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Full of initiative

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Enthral

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Capture, enslave

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Entitlement

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Right to claim something

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Entity

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Real being

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Entourage

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Group of attendants

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Entrance

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Put under a spell

Carry away with emotion

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Entrepreneur

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Businessman, contractor

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Enumerate

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List, mention one by one

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Enunciate

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Speak distinctly

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Ephemeral

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Fleeting

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Epic

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Long heroic poem or a similar work of art

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Epicure

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Connoisseur of food and drink

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Epigram

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Witty thought or saying usually short

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Epilogue

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Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

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Episodic

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Loosely connected

Divided into incidents

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Epistolary

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Consisting of letters

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Epitaph

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Inscription in memory of a dead person

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Epithet

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A word or saying characteristically used to describe something

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Epitome

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Perfect example or embodiment

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Epoch

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A period of time.

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Equable

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Tranquil, steady

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Equanimity

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Calmness of temperament, composure

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Equinox

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Period of equal days and nights

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Equitable

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Fair, impartial

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Equity

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Fairness, justice

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous

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Equivocate

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Lie, mislead

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Erode

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Eat away

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Erratic

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Unpredictable

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Erroneous

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Mistaken, wrong

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Erudite

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Learned, scholarly

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Escapade

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Prank

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Escapism

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Avoiding reality by diverting oneself with amusements

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Eschew

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Avoid

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Esoteric

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Hard to understand

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Espouse

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Adopt, support

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Esteem

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Respect, value

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Estranged

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Separated

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Ethereal

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Light, heavenly

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Ethos

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Underlying character of a culture

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Etymology

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Study of word parts