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52 Cards in this Set
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emollient
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soothing
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emolument
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reward for work
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empiricism
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the gaining of knowledge through experiment and observation; the doctrine that all knowledge comes through experience.
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emporium
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principal trade center
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empyreal
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celestial
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empyrean
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highest heaven, sky
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emulate
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vie with, try to equal
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enclave
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an independent area within foreign territory
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encomium
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formal praise
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encroach
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infringe or invade
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encyclopedic
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covering a wide range of subjects
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endemic
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peculiar to or prevalent in an area or group
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endive
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a lettuce-like plant
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endogenous
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originating from within
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enervate
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weaken, enfeeble
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engender
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produce, cause, beget
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engross
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fully absorb, monopolize
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engulf
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swallow up
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enhance
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improve, augment, add to
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enigma
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a riddle, anything inexplicable
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ennui
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weariness, tedium, boredom
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enormity
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state of being enormous; outrageous
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ensnare
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catch, trap
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enteric
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intestinal
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enthrall
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enslave, captivate, hold fast
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entrepreneur
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employer, one who assumes the risk of a business
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enunciate
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to pronounce clearly
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envenom
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make poisonous, embitter
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environs
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surroundings, suburbs
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eolithic
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of the early stone age
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ephemeral
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short-lived, temporary
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epicure
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one with fastidious tastes in food or drink
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epilogue
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the concluding portion of a novel or play
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epistle
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a formal and instructive letter
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epithet
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a descriptive adjective or a significant name
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epitome
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an abstract; a part that typically represents the whole
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epoch
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a distinctive period of time
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eponymous
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giving one's name to a place, group, company, etc
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equanimity
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calm temper, evenness of mind
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equerry
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an officer in charge of horses
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equestrian
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of horses or riding; on horseback
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equipoise
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equilibrium, balance
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equivocal
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having more than one possible meaning, deliberately misleading while not literally untrue
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eradicate
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pluck up by roots, wipe out
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erode
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eat into, wear away
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erotic
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concerning sexual love, amatory
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eruct
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to belch
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erudite
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scholarly, with bookish knowledge
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erupt
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break out
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escadrille
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airplane squadron
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eschew
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avoid, shun
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escritoire
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writing desk
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