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22 Cards in this Set
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Eclectic |
Selecting from or made up from a variety of sources |
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Efficacy |
Effectiveness |
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Elegy |
A sorrowful poem or speech |
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Eloquent |
Persuasive and moving, especially in speech |
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Emulate |
To copy, to try to equal or excel |
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Enervate |
To reduce in strength |
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Engender |
To produce, cause, or bring about |
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Enigma |
A puzzle, a mystery |
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Enumerate |
To count, list, or itemize |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting a short time |
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Equivocate |
To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead |
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Erratic |
Wandering and unpredictable |
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Erudite |
Learned, scholarly, bookish |
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Esoteric |
Known or understood by only a few |
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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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Exculpate |
To clear from blame, prove innocent |
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Exigent |
Urgent, requiring immediate action |
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Exonerate |
To clear of blame |
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Explicit |
Clearly stated or shown, forthright in expression |
