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38 Cards in this Set
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ebullient
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showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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eclectic
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selective; composed of elements from a variety of sources
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efficacy
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effectiveness; power to produce desired effect
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effigy
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a dummy; a likeness or image, especially of a person
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effluence
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a flowing out of
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effrontery
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impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness
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elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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elicit
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to draw out by discussion
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elocution
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art of clear and expressive speaking
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embellish
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adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story
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empathy
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the identification with the feelings or thoughts of others
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empirical
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based on experience
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emulate
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imitate; rival
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endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area
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enervate
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weaken; to reduce in strength
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engender
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to produce, cause or bring about
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enhance
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increase; improve
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enigma
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a puzzle; a mystery
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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epigram
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a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed
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epithet
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a word or phrase characteristically used to characterize
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equanimity
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calmness of temperament; composure
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equivocate
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lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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erudite
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learned, scholarly, bookish
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esoteric
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hard to understand; known only by a chosen few
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estimable
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admirable
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eugenics
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improvement of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics
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eulogy
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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euphemism
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an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
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euphony
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pleasantness of sound
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exacerbate
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worsen; to increase bitterness or violence
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exculpate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
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execrable
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abdominable
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exigency
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urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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expound
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to set forth in detail
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extrapolation
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projection; conjecture
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exult
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to show or feel triumphant joy
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