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Lit. Vocabulary D,E,F
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11th Grade
12/13/2008

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Term
Dearth

Usually, a dearth of something
Definition
Noun

Inadequate supply, lack
Term
Defile
Definition
Verb

To violate the sanctity of or to make impure
Term
Deft
Definition
Adjective

Characterized by facility and skill
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Demure
Definition
Adjective

Reserved, modest
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Diaphanous
Definition
Adjective

Insubstantial or vague
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Dissemble
Definition
Verb

To hide under a false appearance
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Doleful
Definition
Adjective

Full of grief, sad
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Drivel
Definition
Verb or Noun

To talk stupidly and carelessly
or nonsense
Term
Dulcet
Definition
Adjective

Generally pleasing
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Eclectic
Definition
Adjective

Not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered to be the best elements of all systems. (unique, out of the ordinary blend)
Term
Egregious

(like an egregious mistake)
Definition
Adjective

Extraordinary in some bad way, glaring
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Ephemeral
Definition
Adjective

anything short-lived
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Epicure
Definition
Noun

A person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur

Cf- Niles & Frasier
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Erudite
Definition
Adj.

Characterized by great knowledge.
Term
Eschew

Usually, Eschew from something
Definition
Verb

To abstain or keep away from
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Esoteric
Definition
adj.

Private, secret, or confidential
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Euphemism
Definition
Noun

To substitute a more mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
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Exhume
Definition
Verb

to revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting.
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Expiate
Definition
Verb

To make amends for something you've done wrong
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fallacious
Definition
tending to deceive or mislead
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fastidious
Definition
difficult to please, may be positive or negative
Term
Fatuous
Definition
inanely foolish
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fawn
Definition
to flatter
Term
fecund
Definition
very productive or creative intellectually
Term
fetid
Definition
stinking (often used to describe like decomposing remains)
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Flout
Definition
To treat wit contempt and disregard
Term
foment
Definition
to instigate or foster, promote the growth or development of...
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fracas
Definition
a noisy, disorderly disturbance
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fraught
Usually + with some negative emotion
Fraught with anger
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