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Gruber Vocab- E
Most of the Es
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04/03/2012
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ebullient
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enthusiasitc
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eclat
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brilliance; fame
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educe
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to draw or bring out
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efface
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to erase, to wipe out
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effete
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worn out; barren
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efflorescent
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blossoming; flowering
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effrontery
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shameful boldness
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effluent
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flowing out
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effulgent
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shining forth brillantly; radaiant
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egalitarian
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pertanin to belief in the equality of all men
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egress
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exit
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elegy
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sad mournful poem
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elucidate
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to make clear
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embellish
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to decorate
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emendation
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correction
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emetic
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causing vomitting
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emollient
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something that soothes or softens
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emolument
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profit; gain
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emulous
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jealous; envious
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encomium
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an expression of high praise
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endemic
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confined to a praticular region or coutnry
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enervate
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to weaken
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engender
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to promote
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equanimity
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calmness; eveness of temperment
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epitome
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typical example, a summary or condensed account
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epithet NOT epitaph-tomb writting
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a descriptive word or phrase
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epiphany
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appearance of a deity; revaltion
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epigram
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witty saying
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envisage
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to imagine; to form a mental picture
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entomology
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study of insects
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ensconce
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to hide; to conceal; to settle comfortably
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enormity
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an outrageous and immoral act
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ennui
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boredom
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enmity
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hostility; hatred
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equipoise
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balance
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equivocal
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doubtful, ambiguous
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equivocate
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to confuse by speaking in ambiguous terms
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ersatz
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artifical; inferior substitute
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erstwhile
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formerly; in the past
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erudite
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scholarly; learned
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escarpment
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steep cliff
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eschew
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to avoid or keep away from
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esoteric
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for a select few; not generally known
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espouse
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to support ( a cause)
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estival
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pertaining to summer
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euphonious
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having a pleasent sound
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explicate
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to explain in detail; make clear
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expiate
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to atone for
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expedient
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practical; advantageous
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expectorate
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to spit out
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expatiate
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to enlarge upon; to speak or write at length
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exiguous
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scanty,; small in quantity
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exigent
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urgent; critical
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exhort
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to warn
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execrate
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to curse
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exculpate
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to free from blame; to vindicate
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excoriate
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to scrape the skin off; to criticize sharply
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exasperate NOT exacerbate-to aggreavte, to make more violent
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to irritate; to annoy extremely
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evince
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to show clearly
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evanescent
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temporary; tricky
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expurgate
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to remove offensive passages; to cleanse
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extant
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still in existence
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extirpate
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to destory; to remove completely
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