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81 Cards in this Set
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Encumber
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burden
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Endearment
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fond word, act
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Endorse
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approve, support
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Endue
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provide with some quality, endow
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Enduring
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lasting, surviving
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Energize
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invigorate, make forceful and active
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Enervate
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weaken
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Enfranchise
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admit to the rights of citizenship (especially right to vote)
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Engage
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attract, hire; pledge oneself; confront
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Engaging
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charming, attractive
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Engender
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cause, produce
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Engross
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occupy fully with something
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Enhance
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increase, improve
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Enigma
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puzzle, mystery
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Enigmatic
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obscure, puzzling
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Enjoin
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command, order; forbid
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Enmity
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ill will, hatred
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Ennui
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boredom
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Enormity
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hugeness (bad sense)
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Enrapture
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please intensely
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Ensconce
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settle comfortably
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Ensue
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follow as a consequence, result
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Entail
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require, necessitate, involve
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Enterprising
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full of initiative
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Enthrall
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capture, enslave
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Entice
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lure, attract, tempt
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Entity
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real being
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Entomology
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study of insects
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Entrance
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put under a spell, carry away with emotion
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Entreat
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plead, ask earnestly
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Entree
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entrance, way in
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Entrepreneur
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businessperson, contractor
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Enumerate
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list, mention one by one
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Enunciate
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utter, speak - especially distinctly
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Environ
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enclose, surround
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Eon
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long period of time, an age
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Epaulet
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ornament worn on the shoulder (of uniform etc.)
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Ephemeral
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short-lived, fleeting
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Epic
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long heroic poem, novel or similar work or art
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Epicure
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connoisseur of food and drink
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Epigram
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witty thought, saying - usually short
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Epilogue
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short speech at the conclusion of dramatic work
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Episodic
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loosely connected
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Epistemologist
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philosopher who studied the nature of knowledge
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Epitaph
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inscription in memory of dead person
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Epithet
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person, or a thing
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Epitome
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perfect example, embodiment
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Epoch
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period of time
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Equable
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tranquil, steady, uniform
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Equanimity
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calmness of temperament, composure
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Equestrian
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rider on horseback
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Equilibirum
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balance
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Equine
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resembling a horse
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Equinox
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period of equal days and nights, beginning of spring and autumn
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Equipose
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balance, balancing force, equilibrium
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Equitable
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fair, impartial
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Equity
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fairness, justice
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Equivocal
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ambiguous, intentionally misleading
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Equivocate
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lie, mislead, attempt to conceal the truth
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Erode
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eat away
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Erotic
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erotic content = R, pornographic - X
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Errant
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wandering
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Erratic
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odd, unpredictable
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Erroneous
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mistaken, wrong
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Erudite
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learned, scholarly
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Escapade
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prank, flighty conduct
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Eschew
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avoid
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Esoteric
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hard to understand, known only to the chosen few
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Espionage
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spying
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Espouse
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adopt, support
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Essay
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make an attempt at, test
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Esteem
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respect, value
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Estimable
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worthy of esteem, admirable
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Estranged
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separated, alienated
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Ethereal
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light, heavenly, unusually refined
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Ethnic
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relating to races
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Ethnology
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study of humankind
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Ethos
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underlying character of a culture, group, etc.
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Etymology
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study of word parts
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Eugenic
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pertaining to improvement of race
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Eulogistic
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praising
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