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43 Cards in this Set
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ebullient
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exhilarated; enthusiastic
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eclectic
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selecting from various sources
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efficacy
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efficiency; effectiveness
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effrontery
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shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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elegy
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
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to provoke; draw out
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embellish
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to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details
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empirical
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derived from observation or experiment
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emulate
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to imitate; copy
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endemic
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inherent; belonging to an area
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enervate
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to weaken
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engender
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to cause; produce
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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equanimity
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composure; calmness
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equivocate
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to intentionally use vague language
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erudite
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learned; scholarly
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esoteric
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hard to understand; known only to a few
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eulogy
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high praise, especially of a person who has recently died
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euphemism
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use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language
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exacerbate
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to aggravate; make worse
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exculpate
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to clear of blame; vindicate
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exigency
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crisis; urgent requirements
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extraneous
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not essential
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facetious
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humorous
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facilitate
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to make less difficult
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fallacious
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based on a false idea or fact; misleading
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fatuous
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foolishly self-satisfied
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fawning
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seeking favor by flattering
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felicitous
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suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
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flag
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to droop; grow weak
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fledging
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beginner; novice
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flout
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to treat scornfully
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foment
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to incite; arouse
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forestall
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to prevent; delay
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frugality
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thrift
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gainsay
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to deny; dispute; oppose
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garrulous
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very talkative; wordy
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goad
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to prod; urge on
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gouge
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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
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grandiloquent
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pompous; bombastic
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gregarious
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sociable
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guileless
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free of cunning or deceit; artless
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gullible
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easily deceived
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