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146 Cards in this Set
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Ebullient |
Showing Excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm |
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Ecclesiastical |
Pertaining to the church |
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Eclectic |
Selective composed of elements drawn from diffrnet source |
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Eddy |
Swirling current of water |
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Edify |
Instruct, correct morally |
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Efface |
Rub out |
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Effete |
Worn out, exhausted, barren |
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Efficacy |
Power to produce desired event |
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Effrontery |
Shameless, boldness |
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Effusion/effusive |
Pouring forth |
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Egregious |
Notorious, shockingly bad |
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Egress |
Exit |
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Ejaculation |
Exclamation |
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Elucidate |
Explain, enlighten |
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Elysian |
Relating to paradise, blissful |
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Embroil |
Throw into confusion |
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Emend, emendation |
Correct, usually in a text |
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Emissary |
Agent, messager |
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Emollient |
Soothing or softening remedy |
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Endue |
Provide with some quality |
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Enervate |
Weaken |
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Engender |
Cause produce |
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Enjoin |
Command, order, forbid |
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Enmity |
Ill will, hatred |
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Ennui |
Boredom |
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Ensconced |
Settle comfortablely |
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Ensue |
Follow |
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Entomology |
Study of insects |
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Entreat |
Plead ask earnestly |
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Entree |
Entrance, way in |
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Enumerated |
List, mention one by one |
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Environ |
Enclose, surrounded |
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Epaulets |
Ornament worn on sholder |
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Ephemeral |
Short lived, fleeting |
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Epicure |
Connoisseur of food and drink |
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Epigram |
Witty thought or saying |
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Epistemological |
Study of the nature of knowledge |
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Equanimity |
Calmness of temperate |
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Equipoise |
Balance, equilibrium |
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Equivocal |
Ambiguous , doubtful |
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Equivocate |
Lie mislead, attempt to conceal the truth |
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Errant |
Wandering |
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Erudite |
Learned scholarly |
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Eschew |
Avoid using |
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Esoteric |
Hard to understand, known only to a few |
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Espouse |
Adopt support |
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Ethereal |
Light, heavenly, fine |
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Ethnology |
Study of mankind |
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Ethos |
Underlying character of a group |
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Eulogistic |
Praising |
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Euphony |
Sweet sound |
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Evanescent |
Fleeting vanishing |
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Evince |
Show clearly |
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Exacting |
Extremely demanding |
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Exchequer |
Treasury |
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Excise |
Cut away cut out |
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Excoriate |
Flay |
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Exculpate |
Clear from blame |
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Execrable |
Very bad |
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Execrate |
Curse Express abhorrence for |
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Exegesis |
Explanation especially of biblical passages |
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Exhort |
Urge |
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Exigencies |
Urgent situation |
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Exiguous |
Small minute |
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Expatiate |
Talk at length |
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Expatriate |
Exile, someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
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Expedient |
Suitable practical |
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Expiate |
Make amends for |
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Explicate |
Explain interpret clarify |
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Expostulation |
Protest |
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Expurgate |
Clean remove offensive Parts of a book |
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Extemporaneous |
Unplanned |
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Extenuate |
Weaken mitigate |
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Extirpate |
Root up |
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Extrapolate |
Projection, conjecture |
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Extricate |
Free, disentangle |
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Extrinsic |
External, not inherent foreign |
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Exude |
Discharge give forth |
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Facet |
Small plane surface of a gem a side |
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Facetious |
Humorous |
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Facile |
Easy, expert |
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Facsimilie |
Copy |
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Facetious |
Causing dissent |
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Factitous |
Artificial sham |
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Factotum |
Handyman a person who does all kinds of work |
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Fallacious |
Misleading |
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Fallow |
Farming uncultivated |
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Flag |
droop, grow feeble |
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Fatalism |
Belief that events are determined by forces beyond ones control |
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Fatous |
Foolish, insane |
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Fawning |
Courting favor by flattering |
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Feckless |
Feeble, ineffective, unthinking, irresponsible |
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Fecundity |
Fertility, fruitfulness |
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Felicitous |
Apt, suitably expressed, well chosen |
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Felicity |
Happiness, appropriateness (of a remak, choice) |
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Ferment |
Agitation, commotion |
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Fervent |
Ardent hot |
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Fervid |
Ardent, enthusastic passionate |
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Fete |
Honor at a festival |
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Fetid |
Malodorous |
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Fetter |
Shackle |
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Fiat |
Command |
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Filial |
Pertaining to son or daughter |
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Filigree |
Delicate lace like metalwork |
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Finicky |
To paticular, fussy |
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Firebrand |
Hot headed, troublemaker |
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Flagrant |
Conspicuously wicked |
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Fleck |
Spot |
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Flit |
Pass swiftly by, fly, dart lightly |
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Floe |
Mass of floating ice |
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Flotsam |
Drifting wreakage |
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Fluted |
Having vertical parallel groves (as in a pillar) |
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Fodder |
Course food for Cattle, horses, etc. |
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Foible |
Weakness, slight fault |
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Foist |
Palm off |
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Foment |
Stir up, instigate |
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Foppish |
Vain about appearance and dress |
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Forray |
Raid |
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Forbearance |
Patience |
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Forensic |
Appropriate for debate in a court of law |
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Forgo |
Give up |
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Forsake |
Desert, abandon |
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Forswear |
Abandon, renounce |
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Forthright |
Straightforward |
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Fortitude |
Bravery, courage |
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Fortuitous |
Accidental, by chance |
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Founder |
Sink, fail competely |
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Fracas |
Brawl |
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Fractious |
Unruly |
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Fog |
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Franchise |
Right granted by authority |
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Frieze |
Ornamental band on wall |
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Fritter |
Waste |
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Frolicsome |
Prankish, gay |
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Fructify |
Bear fruit |
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Frugality |
Thrift, economy |
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Fugitive |
Fleeting or transitory |
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Fulminate |
Thunder, explode |
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Fulsome |
Disgustingly excessive |
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Functionary |
Official |
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Fusilade |
Simultaneous firing or outburst |
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Encomium |
A speech or piece of writing that praises something highly |
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Epistolary |
The writing of letters or a literary work in the form of letters |
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Extolled |
Praise enthusasticly |
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Effulgent |
Shining brightly |
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Epicene |
Having charcteristics of both sexes, androgenous |