Word List 17 Flashcards by Joseline lu | Brainscape

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Encumber

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Burden

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Endearment

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Fond statement

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Endorse

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Approve; support

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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 citizenship

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Engaging

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Charming; attractive

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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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Enmity

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Ill will; hatred

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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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Entail

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Require; necessitate; involve

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Enterprising

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Full of initiative

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Enthrall

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Capture; enslave

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Entice

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Lure; attract

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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

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Entreat

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Plead; ask earnestly

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Enumerate

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List; mention one by one

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Eon

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Long period of time; an age

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Ephemeral

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Short-lived

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Epicure

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Connoisseur of food and drink

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Epigram

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Thought or saying

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Epilogue

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Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

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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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Word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing

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Epitome

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Perfect example or embodiment

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Epoch

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Period of time

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Equable

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Tranquil; steady; uniform

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Equanimity

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Calmness of temperament

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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; intentionally misleading

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Equivocate

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Lie; mislead

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Erratic

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Odd; Unpredictable

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Erudite

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Learned; scholarly

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Escapade

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Prank; flighty conduct

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Eschew

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Avoid

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Esoteric

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Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few

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Espionage

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Spying

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Espouse

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Adopt; support

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Estranged

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Separated; alienated

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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, group

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Etymology

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Study of word parts