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41 Cards in this Set
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extravert
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n. person interested mostly in external objects and actions
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facetious
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adj. humorous adj. joking
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extricate
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vb. free vb. disentangle
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facile
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adj. easy adj. expert
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exofficio
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adj. by virtue of one's office
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facade
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n. front of the building
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expatriate
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n. exile n. someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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facet
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n. small plane surface (of a gem) n. side
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expurgate
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vb. clean vb. remove offensive parts of a book
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extrude
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vb. force or push out
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extemporaneous
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adj. not planned adj. impromptu
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extrinsic
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adj. external adj. foreign adj. not inherent
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exorcise
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vb. drive out evil spirits
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exude
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vb. give forth vb. unload
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extant
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adj. still in existence
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exult
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vb. rejoice
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expertise
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n. specialized knowledge n. expert skill
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fabricate
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vb. build vb. lie
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expletive
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n. part of speech uttering emotion n. profane oath
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exuberant
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adj. abundant adj. excessive adj. extravagant
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exorbitant
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adj. excessive
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expiate
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vb. make amends for (a sin)
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expunge
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vb. cancel vb. remove
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exonerate
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vb. free from charge vb. clear from blame
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exodus
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n. departure
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expeditiously
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adv. rapidly and efficiently
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exploit
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vb. make use of, sometimes unfairly
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extort
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n. wring from n. get money by threats, etc.
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exiguous
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adj. small adj. minute
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exigency
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n. urgent situation
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explicit
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adj. definite adj. open
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exotic
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adj. not native adj. strange
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expatiate
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vb. talk at length
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extenuate
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vb. weaken vb. move from one country to another
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expostulation
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n. act of pleading in protest
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expediency
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n. that which is advisable or practical
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extol
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vb. praise vb. give glory to
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extradition
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n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another
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exploit
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n. deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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extraneous
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adj. not important adj. external
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extirpate
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vb. root up
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