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Vocab Dose

Eccentric - Peculiar or odd; deviating from the norm

Egregious - Extremely bad

Eloquent - Having refined or expressive communication skills (in speaking or writing)

Eminent - Superior or distinguished; high in position or status

 Emit - To discharge, give forth, or release

 Emphatic - Very expressive; using emphasis

Empirical - Derived from experience, observation, or an experiment

Endow - To equip or bestow (usu. a quality or ability)

Endure - To withstand, sustain, or hold out against

 Entail - To involve or include


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