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40 Cards in this Set
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ethnocentric
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based on the attitude tha one's group is superior
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etiology
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causes or origins
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etymology
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origin an history of a word
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eugenics
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study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve those qualities
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eulogy
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high praise to a death person
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euphemism
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use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of offensive language
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euphoria
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feeling of extreme happiness
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euthanasia
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mercy killing
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evince
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to show plainly; be an indication of
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evocative
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tending to call to mind or produce a reaction
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exacerbate
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to aggravate; make worse
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exact
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to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
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exculpate
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to clear of blame; vindicate
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execrable
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detertable; abhorrent
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exhort
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to urge by strong appeals
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exigency
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crisis; urgent requirements
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existential
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having to do with existence
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exorcise
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to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences
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expatiate
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to speak or write at length
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expatriate
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to send into exile
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expiate
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to atone for
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explicate
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to explain;interpret;clarify
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expository
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explanatory
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extant
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in existence; not lost
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extemporaneous
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unrehearsed
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extirpate
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to root up; to destroy
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extraneous
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not essencial
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extrapolation
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the act of estimation by projecting known information
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extrinsic
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not inherent of essential
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facetious
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homorous
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facilitate
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to make less difficult
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factotum
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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman
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fallacious
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based on a false idea or fact; misleading
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fallow
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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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fatuous
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foolishly self-satisfied
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fauna
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animals of a period o region
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fawning
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seeking flavor by flattering
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felicitous
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suitable expressed; wee-chose; appropiate
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feral
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existing in a wild or untamed state
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fervor
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warmth and intensity of emotion
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