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100 Cards in this Set
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ebb
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to fade
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ebullient
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full of enthusiasm
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eclectic
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from varied sources
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ecumenical
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universal, gneral
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eddy
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air or water current
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edict
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public order
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edifice
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building
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edify
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instruct morally
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editorialize
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to express an opinion
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efface
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to erase
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effervescent
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lively
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efficacious
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effective
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effigy
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stuffed doll, likeness of a person
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effluvia
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outpouring
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effrontery
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boldness
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effulgent
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brilliantly shining
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effusive
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pouring out
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egocentric
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centered on oneself
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egregious
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blatant
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egress
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exit
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elegy
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mournful poem
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elicit
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to draw out
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elixir
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substance believed to cure all ills
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elliptic
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oval
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eloquent
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fluent and persuasive
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elucidate
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to clarify
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elude
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to evade
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emaciated
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made skinny from hunger
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emancipate
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set free
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embezzle
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to steal in violation of a trust
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embodiment
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bodily form
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embroil
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to involve
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emend
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to correct a text
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eminent
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distinguished
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emollient
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soothing
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emotive
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evoking emotion
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empathy
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identification with another's feeling
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empire
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a nation ruling foreign people
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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encore
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to perform again
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encumber
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to burden
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endemic
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to inherent
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enervate
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to weaken
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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enjoin
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to urge
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ennui
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boredom
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enormity
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huge size
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ensemble
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small group of performers
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enshroud
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to cover with cloth
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entail
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to involve
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enthrall
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to charm
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entomologist
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one who studies insects
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entreat
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to beg, plead
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enumerate
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to list
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enunciate
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to pronounce clearly
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envisage
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to imagine
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epigraph
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quote at the beginning of a book
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epilogue
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concluding section of a book
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epiphany
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sudden realization
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epistolary
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in forms of letters
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epoch
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a period of time
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equanimity
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calmness
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equine
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related to horses
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equitable
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just
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eradicate
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to eliminate
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erroneous
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incorrect
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erudite
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learned
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eschew
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to avoid
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esoteric
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understood by only a few
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estrange
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to alienate
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etymology
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origin of words
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euphony
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pleasant sound
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evanescent
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disappearing
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evict
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to force out (of an apartment)
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evince
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to show clearly
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evoke
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to call out
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excerpt
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a selection from a book or play
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excoriate
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to tear the skin off
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excruciating
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intensely painful
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excuplate
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to clear of blame
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exhilaration
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energetic happiness
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exorbitant
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excessively expensive
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expansive
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sweeping, expanding
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expatriate
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living outside his country
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expectorate
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to spit
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expedient
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convenient
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expiate
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make amends
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expire
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to come to an end
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explicit
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clearly defined
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exponent
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a champion
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expound
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to elaborate
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expunge
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to erase
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extemporaneous
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unrehearsed
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extinction
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end of a living species
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extort
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to obtain by threat
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extremity
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outermost part
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extricate
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to free from
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extrinsic
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coming from outside
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exuberant
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lively, happy
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extenuate
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to lessen the effect
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