Word List 9 E-I Flashcards

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effigy

A

a statue or image of a person

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elegiac

A

sad

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encipher

A

to put into code, to disguise

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ensconce

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to settle comfortably or snugly

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5
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entrenched

A

held tightly, stuck

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equivocate

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to keep changing one’s mind

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7
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estrange

A
  1. to keep at a distance

2. to stop caring for someone

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euphony

A

harmony, pleasant sound

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9
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facsimile

A

exact copy

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fatuous

A

silly, foolish

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fiendish

A

evil

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flout

A

to reject openly

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13
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fountainhead

A

beginning, origin

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fussbudget

A

fussy person

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galleon

A

large ship

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gamut

A

entire range of something

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girth

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width

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grating

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irritating, harsh-sounding

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hamlet

A

small town or village

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helmsman

A

one who steers a ship

21
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hone

A

to sharpen

22
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ignoramus

A

one who knows nothing

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impetuous

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impulsive, spontaneously passionate or violent

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incessant

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never-ending

25
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inculcate

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to teach through repetition

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indices

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measures, methods of comparing things (plural of index)

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inextricable

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impossible to remove

28
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iniquity

A

wickedness

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insular

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by itself, insulated

30
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invocation

A

prayer