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38 Cards in this Set
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Edifying |
enlightening, informative |
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efficacy |
ability to produce an intended result |
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efflorescence |
the state or period of flowering, an example of growth or development |
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effrontery |
extreme boldness, presumptuousness |
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effusive |
gushing, excessively demonstrative |
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egress |
exit |
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elegy |
mournful poem |
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emollient |
soothing, especially to the skin |
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empirical |
based on observation or experiment |
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encomium |
glowing and enthusiastic praise, panegyric, tribute, eulogy |
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endemic |
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality |
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enervate |
to weaken, reduce in vitality |
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engender |
cause, produce, give rise to |
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ennui |
dissatisfaction, restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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enormity |
excessive wickedness, evilness |
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ephemeral |
brief, fleeting |
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epicure |
devoted to sensual pleasure, sybarite |
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epithet |
disparaging word or praise |
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equanimity |
composure, self possession |
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equable |
level, not able to be easily disturbed |
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errant |
travelling, peripatetic |
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erudite |
very learned, scholarly |
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eschew |
shun or avoid |
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essay |
test or try |
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estimable |
worthy, formidable |
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evanescent |
tending to dissapear like vapor |
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evince |
show clearly, indicate |
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exact |
to demand, call for, require, take |
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excoriate |
censure scathingly, unbraid |
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exemplar |
typical or standard specimen, paradigm, model |
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exhort |
incite, make urgent appeals |
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exigent |
urgent, pressing |
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expatiate |
discuss or write about at length, to range freely |
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expiate |
atone or make amends for |
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expurgate |
remove obscenity, censor |
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extant |
existing, not destroyed or lost |
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extemporaneous |
improvised, done without preparation |
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extirpate |
to destroy |
