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30 Cards in this Set
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ebb
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to recede; draw back
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eloquence
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skillful use of language
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eminent
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high in rank; distinguished
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imminent
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forthcoming; bound to happen
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immanent
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inherent; naturally found inside
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emissary
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an agent or ambassador
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empirical
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to be relevant to what could be observed or experienced; factual
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encroach
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to trespass
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engender
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to produce or bring forth
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enmity
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hostility or animosity; hatred
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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epicurean
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very self-indulgent
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equestrian
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a person who rides a horse; relating to horses
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erroneous
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incorrect; wrong
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esoteric
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private; understood by a certain few (an inside joke)
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espouse
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to marry
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ethereal
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light, airy, spirit-like
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euphemism
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a nicer way of something
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evanescent
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vanishing; fleeting
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exacerbate
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to worsen
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exalt
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to raise in rank
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exult
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to rejoice
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exonerate
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to clear from wrong-doing
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exorbitant
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excessive; high in amount
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expeditious
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immediate or speedy
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extant
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living; opposite of extinct
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extol
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to praise
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extrinsic
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outside; external
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intrinsic
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inside; internal emotion
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impede
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to get in the way of something
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