Word List 8 E-I Flashcards

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eddy

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a current moving against the main current, swirling water

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effervescent

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bubbly

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entreaty

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request

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espouse

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to support

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exhume

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to dig up

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expiate

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to make up for or to pay the penalty for

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extradite

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to turn someone over to the law of another country

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exult

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to rejoice greatly

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fatalist

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someone who believes that life is predetermined

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ferret

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to find by searching persistently

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foolhardy

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foolishly bold, reckless

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gall

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  1. audacity, nerve

2. to anger

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gamely

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enthusiastically, courageously

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girder

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steel beam used for support in a building

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hallowed

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holy

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ignominy

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dishonor

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imperturbable

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calm, difficult to upset

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impromptu

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spontaneous, without rehearsal or preparation

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inane

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silly, meaningless

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incensed

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angry

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indelible

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permanent, not erasable

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indolence

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laziness, idleness

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inexorable

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unstoppable

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insipid

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dull, lacking in energy

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interloper

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intruder, meddler

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irreproachable

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blameless, beyond criticism