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20 Cards in this Set
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Ensue v. |
To follow as a result |
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Enthrall v. |
To charm or captivate; to enslave |
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Entreat v. (n. Entreaty) |
To plead with; to beg |
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Envisage v. |
To visualize as a future possibility |
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Epicurean adj., n. |
Disposed to pursue pleasurable or luxurious things in life. |
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Epitaph n. |
A tombstone or monument inscription |
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Epithet n. |
A word or phrase descriptive of a person's nature or position - (commonly pejorative) |
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Equivocate v. (n. Equivocation) |
To use ambiguity deliberately to evade facing a main issue |
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Erratic adj. |
Straying, or Deviating from conventional conduct; Eccentric (strange; odd) |
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Ersatz n. |
An inferior substitute |
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Erstwhile adv. |
Formerly; of old |
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Erudite adj. (n. Erudition) |
Scholarly; profoundly learned |
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Eugenics n. |
The science concerned with improvement of man-kind |
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Evince v. |
To show clearly; to provoke; to reveal |
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Exhort v. (n. Exhortation) |
To warn; to urge or advise emphatically |
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Exodus n. |
Emigration (usually in large numbers) |
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Expedient n. and adj. (n. Expediency) |
Conveniently advantagous |
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Expound v. (n. exposition, adj. expository, n. exponent) |
To advocate or give a detailed explanation |
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Extort v. (n. Extortion, n. Extortionist) |
To secure something by undue force or persuasion |
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Extradite v. (n. Extradition) |
To obtain for trial the surrender of a fugitive or prisoner from another's authority or jurisdiction |
