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Literature
9th Grade
01/27/2009

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Droll
Definition
ammusing in an odd way
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiam or excitment
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efficacious
Definition
capable of having the desired result or effect
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egregious
Definition
extrodinary in some bad way, glaring, flagrant
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elegy
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a funerel song or a lament for the dead
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empirical
Definition
derived from or guided by experience or experiment
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ennui
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a feeling of utter weariness, from lack of intreast; boredom
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time, short lived
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epitaph
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a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person
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epithet
Definition
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
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erudite
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characterized by great knowldge; learned or scholary
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euphemism
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substitution of a mild , indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
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euphonious
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pleasant to sound: agreeable to the ear
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excoriate
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to denounce severeky; flay verbally

He was excoriated for his mistakes. 

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exonerate
Definition
free from guilt or blame
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