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80 Cards in this Set
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earthy
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adj; unrefined; coarse
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ebullient
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adj; showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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eddy
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n; swirling current of water, air, etc
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edict
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n; decree; official command
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efface
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v; rub out
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effervescence
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n; inner excitement or exuberance
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effete
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adj; lacking vigor; worn out; sterile
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efficacy
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n; power to produce desired effect
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effluvium
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n; noxious smell
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effrontery
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n; impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness
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effusion
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n; pouring forth
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effusive
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adj; pouring forth
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egregious
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adj; notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
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egress
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n; exit
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elysian
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adj; relating to paradise; blissful
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embroil
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v; throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle
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emend
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v; correct, usually a text
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emendation
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n; correction of errors; improvement
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emetic
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n; substance causing vomiting
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emollient
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n; soothing or softening remedy
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emolument
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n; salary; compensation
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enclave
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n; territory enclosed within an alien land
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encomiastic
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adj; praising; eulogistic
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encomium
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n; high praise
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encumber
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v; burden
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endemic
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adj; prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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endue
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v; provide with some quality; endow
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enervate
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v; weaken
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engage
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v; attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront
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engender
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v; cause; produce
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enjoin
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v; command; order; forbid
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enmity
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n; ill will; hatred
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ennui
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n; boredom
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ensconce
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v; settle comfortably
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enumerate
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v; list; mention one by one
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environ
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v; enclose; surround
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epaulet
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n; ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc)
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ephemeral
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adj; short-lived; fleeting
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epicure
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n; connoisseur of food and drink
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epigram
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n; witty thought or saying, usually short
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equable
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adj; tranquil; steady; uniform
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equanimity
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n; calmness of temperament; composure
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equipoise
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n; balance; balancing force
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equivocal
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adj; ambious; intentionally misleading
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equivocate
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v; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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eschew
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v; avoid
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espouse
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v; adopt; support
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ethos
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n; underlying character of a culture, group, etc
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eugenic
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adj; pertaining to the improvement of race
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eulogistic
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adj; praising
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euphony
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n; sweet sound
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evanescent
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adj; fleeting; vanishing
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evince
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v; show clearly
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exacerbate
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v; aggravate; worsen; embitter
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exact
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v; require or demand, often forcibly; take
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exacting
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adj; extremely demanding
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exceptionable
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adj; objectionable
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excoriate
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v; scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off
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exculpate
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v; clear from blame
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execrable
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adj; very bad
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execrate
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v; curse; express abhorrence for
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exhort
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v; urge
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exigency
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n; crisis; urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention
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exiguous
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adj; small; minute
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expansive
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adj; outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
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expatiate
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v; talk at length
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expedient
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adj; suitable; practical; politic
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expiate
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v; make amends for (a sin)
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expostulation
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n; protest; remonstrance
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expropriate
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v; take possession of
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expunge
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v; cancel; remove
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extemporaneous
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adj; not planned; impromptu
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extenuate
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v; weaken; mitigate
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extirpate
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v; root up
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extol
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v; praise glorify
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epistemologist
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n; philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
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extrapolation
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n; projection; conjecture
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extricate
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v; free; disentangle
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extrinsic
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adj; external; not essential; extraneous
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extrude
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v; force or push out
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