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98 Cards in this Set
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Eclectic |
Having variety of choices |
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Efface |
Erase, cancel, delete To destroy something or get rid of it |
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Effete |
Already effected; is not capable of being effected more |
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Ebullient |
Energetic; Vivacious |
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Efficacious |
Producing intended outcome |
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Effrontery |
Shameless audacity |
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Effulgent |
Shining brightly; radiant and glowing |
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Effusive |
Approval or gratitude |
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Egoism |
Egotism |
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Egregious |
Known for negative things |
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Elan |
Fervor or zeal Energy and enthusiasm |
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Elegiac |
Sad and gloomy |
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Elicit |
To call forth |
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Emaciated |
Thin and weak |
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Emasculate |
Weaken or impoverish (make poor) |
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Embellish |
To decorate |
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Embezzle |
Take money illegally |
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Emulation |
Immitate ; Desire to be equal or surpass |
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Encomium |
Writing or speech of praise |
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Endemic |
Native |
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Enervate |
Sap energy from |
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Engender |
Give rise to |
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Enigma |
Mystery |
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Ennui |
Dissatisfaction due to lack of excitement, boredom |
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Ephemeral |
Short lasting |
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Epicure |
Devotee of food Indulges in luxury and luxurious food |
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Equivocal |
Unclear; ambiguous |
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Errant |
Wandering Straying from proper conduct |
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Ersatz |
Unreal and not genuine |
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Erudite |
Having knowledge |
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Eschew |
Avoid |
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Esoteric |
Understood by only a few people |
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Exoteric |
Understood by everyone |
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Espousal |
Support a cause |
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Eulogy |
Speech of praise |
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Euphonious |
Mellifluous Pleasant or sweet in sounding |
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Evince |
To show openly or clearly |
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Exasperate |
To annoy |
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Excoriate |
To criticize |
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Excruciating |
Extremely painful |
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Exonerate |
To free from blame or accusation |
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Exotic |
Not native Different and fascinating |
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Expedite |
With speed and efficiency |
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Expunge |
Eradicate or remove it delete |
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Extricate |
To free from something that entangles, hinders or causes difficulties |
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Exude |
To discharge something as through pores, excrete OR emit |
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Exult |
Be jubilant |
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Extol |
Praise |
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Exalt |
Praise |
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Facile |
Achieved easily Working easily |
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Factitious |
Unnatural |
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Fallibe |
Liable to error |
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Fastidious |
Concerned with details Meticulous; punctillous |
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Fatuous |
Silly and pointless |
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Faux pas |
Mistake or error |
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Fawn |
Obsequious ; act in ingratiate manner |
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Fervent |
Zeal; ardent; passionate |
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Fetid |
Bad smell |
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Fetter |
Restrict OR restraint order limit |
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Fiasco |
Disaster Complete or humiliating failure |
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Fidelity |
Faithfulness Loyalty |
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Finesse |
Highly refined skill or technique |
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Finite |
Countable Having limits |
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Flaccid |
Weak; Lax; soft |
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Flagrant |
Dogmatic Openly disgraceful |
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Flamboyant |
Extravagantly ornate |
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Florid |
Ornate High coloured or rubicund |
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Forfeit |
Give up or loss of something |
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Fortuitous |
By happy chance |
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Foster |
Support an idea or cause Bring up a child |
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Fractious |
Irritable Internal dissent Unruly OR rebellious |
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Frailty |
Fragile, state of being delicate or weak |
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Fritter |
Waste or squander little by little |
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frugality |
Spending money wisely |
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Furtive |
Done in secret |
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Garrulous |
Talkative |
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Gauche |
Inept, awkward, requiring social polish |
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Generic |
Being general and not specific |
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Genial |
Kind and amicable |
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Genteel |
Polite and refined |
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Germane |
Relevant and appropriate |
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Glean |
Collect information bit by bit |
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Glut |
Alot To stuff food |
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Gratuitous |
Given or accepted without requirement of payment or return Free Lacking cause of justification |
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Gregarious |
Social |
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Guile |
Deceitful |
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Gullible |
Easily fooled OR cheated |
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Hackneyed |
Trite , common Used so much that it lacks significance |
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Haggard |
Tired, weary or exhausted |
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Hallowed |
Made or regarded as holy |
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Hapless |
Having no luck , unfortunate |
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Harangue |
Tirade, lecture |
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Hedonism |
Sweet pleasure |
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Heresy |
A belief or opinion contradictory to accepted one |
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Hoi polloi |
Common people |
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Homogeneous |
All of similar kind |
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Humane |
Characterized by kindness and sympathy |
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Humdrum |
Dull and uninteresting, lacking excitement |