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57 Cards in this Set
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ebullience
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enthusiasm
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
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efface, to
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to rub out
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egregious
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gross, shocking, flagrant, glaring; extraordinary
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egress
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exit
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elegy
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poem or song of lamentation
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elysian
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relating to paradise, blissful
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emendation
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correction of errors, improvement
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empirical
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based on experience
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enconium
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praise, eulogy
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endemic
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prevailing in a certain country or among a specific group of people
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enervate, to
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to weaken
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engender, to
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to cause, to produce
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enjoin, to
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to command, order, forbid
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ennui
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boredom
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ensconce, to
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to settle comfortably
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entreat, to
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to plead
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environ, to
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to enclose, to surround
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ephemeral
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short-lived, fleeting
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episodic
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loosely connected
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epistemologist
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philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
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epitome
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summary, concise abstract
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equable
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tranquil, calm
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equanimity
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calmness of temperament
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equivocal
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doubtful, ambiguous
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equivocate, to
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to lie, to mislead
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eschew, to
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to avoid
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ethereal
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light, heavenly, fine
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euphemism
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substitution of a mild, indirect expression for one that is offensive, harsh or blunt
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euphony
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sweet sound
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evanescent
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fleeting, vanishing
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evince, to
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to show clearly
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exaction
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extortion
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exchequer
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treasury
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excoriate, to
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to flay, to abrade (cause abrasion), to berate, to denounce
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execrable
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abominable, detestable, hateful
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exegesis
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critical explanation or interpretation
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exigious
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small, minute
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expatiate, to
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to roam, wander; to elaborate on, to talk at length
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expedient
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suitable, practical
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hanexpiate, to
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to make amends for, to atone for
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expurgate, to
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to clean, to remove offensive parts
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extemporaneous
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impromptu, ad-lib
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extirpate, to
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to root up
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facile
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easy to do; at ease with; skillful
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factious
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artificial, sham
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factotum
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handyman
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fancier
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a person having special interest in the knowledge of something, for instance of plants or animals
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fatuous
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foolish, inane
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fawning
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brown-nosing, butt-kissing
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fealty
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loyalty, faithfulness
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felicitous
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apt; suitably expressed
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fell
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cruel, deadly
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ferment
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agitation, commotion, unrest
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fete, to
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to honor at a celebration
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fiat
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command
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filial
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pertaining to a son or daughter (filial duties)
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