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77 Cards in this Set
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Eclectic |
Made up from variety of sources |
Eclectic architecture of Budapest |
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Efficacy |
Effectiveness |
Efficacy of penicillin |
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Elegy |
Sorrowful poem or speech |
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Eloquent |
Persuasive and moving, esp. in speech |
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Emulate |
To copy Professor |
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Enervate |
To reduce in strength |
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Engender |
To produce |
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Enigma |
Mysterious |
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Enumarate |
To count Moses |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting a short time |
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Equivocate |
To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead Politician |
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Erratic |
Unpredictable |
Erratic turn of the movie surprised the audience. |
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Erudite |
Learned, scholarly, bookish |
Professors are erudite individuals |
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Esoteric |
Known by only a few |
Esoteric world of particle physics |
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Estimable |
Admirable |
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Estimable |
Admirable |
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Eulogy |
Speech in praise of someone |
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Euphemism |
Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |
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Exacerbate |
To make worse |
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Euphemism |
Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |
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Exacerbate |
To make worse |
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Exculpate |
To prove innocent |
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Exigent |
Urgent |
Parient losing blood need exigent medical treatment |
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Exonerate |
To clear of blame |
Fugitive was exonerated when another criminal confessed |
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Explicit |
Clearly stated |
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Fawn |
To grovel (being obsequious) |
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Fervid |
Emotional / feverish |
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Florid |
Excessively decorated |
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Foment |
To arouse or incite |
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Frugality |
A tendency to be thrifty or cheap |
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Garrulous |
Tending to talk a lot |
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Gregarious |
Sociable |
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Guile |
Deceit or trickery |
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Gullible |
Easily deceived |
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Iconoclast |
One who opposes established beliefs |
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Fawn |
To grovel (being obsequious) |
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Imperturbable |
Impossible of being disturbed |
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Impervious |
Impossible to penetrate |
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Impetuous |
Quick to act without thinking |
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Implacable |
Unable to be calmed down |
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Inchoate |
Not fully formed / disorganized |
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Ingenuous |
Sincere |
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Inimical |
Hostile |
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Innocuous |
Harmless |
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Insipid |
Lacking interest |
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Intransigent |
Uncompromising |
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Fervid |
Emotional / feverish |
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Florid |
Excessively decorated |
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Foment |
To arouse or incite |
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Frugality |
A tendency to be thrifty or cheap |
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Garrulous |
Tending to talk a lot |
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Gregarious |
Sociable |
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Guile |
Deceit or trickery |
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Gullible |
Easily deceived |
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Iconoclast |
One who opposes established beliefs |
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Fawn |
To grovel (being obsequious) |
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Imperturbable |
Impossible of being disturbed |
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Impervious |
Impossible to penetrate |
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Impetuous |
Quick to act without thinking |
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Implacable |
Unable to be calmed down |
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Inchoate |
Not fully formed / disorganized |
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Ingenuous |
Sincere |
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Inimical |
Hostile |
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Innocuous |
Harmless |
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Insipid |
Lacking interest |
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Intransigent |
Uncompromising |
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Fervid |
Emotional / feverish |
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Inundate |
To overwhelm |
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Irascible |
Easily made angry |
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Florid |
Excessively decorated |
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Foment |
To arouse or incite |
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Frugality |
A tendency to be thrifty or cheap |
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Garrulous |
Tending to talk a lot |
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Gregarious |
Sociable |
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Guile |
Deceit or trickery |
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Gullible |
Easily deceived |
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Iconoclast |
One who opposes established beliefs |
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