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EULOGY / EULOGIZE
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Expression of praise, often on the occassion of someone's death
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N / A
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EUPHEMISM
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Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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N
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EUPHONY
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Sweet sound
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N
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EUPHORIA
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Feeling of exaggerated (or unfounded) well-being
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N
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EUTHANASIA
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Mercy killing
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N
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EVANESCENT
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fleeting; vanishing
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A
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EVASIVE / EVADE
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not frank; eluding
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A / V
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EVINCE
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show clearly
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V
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EVENHANDED
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impartial ; clear
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A
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EVOCATIVE / EVOKE / EVOCATION
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tending to call up (emotions, memories)
call forth |
A / V / N
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EWE
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Female sheep
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N
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EXACT / EXACTING / EXACTION
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require or demand, often forcibly; take
Excessively demanding |
V / A / N
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EXALT
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raise in diginity or rank; praise
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V
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EXASPERATE
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vex
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V
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EXCEPTIONABLE
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objectionable
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A
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EXCERPT
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selected passage (written or musical) from a text
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N
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EXCISE
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cut away; cut out
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V
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EXCLAIM / EXCLAMATION / EXCLAMATORY
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cry out suddenly
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V / N / A
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EXCORIATE
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scold with bitter harshness; strip the skin off
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V
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EXCULPATE
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clear from blame
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V
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EXECRABLE
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very bad
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A
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EXECRATE
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curse; express abhorance for
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V
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EXCEUTE
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put into effect; carry out
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V
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EXEGESIS
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explanation, esp. of biblical passages
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N
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EXEMPLARY / EXEMPLIFY
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serving as a model; outstanding
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A / V
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EXEMPT
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not subject to a duty or obligation
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N / V
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EXERTION
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effort ; expenditure of much physical work
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N
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EXHILARATING
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invigorating and refreshing; cheering
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A
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EXHORT / EXHORTATION
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urge
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V / N
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EXHUME
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dig out of the ground; remove from the grave
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V
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EXIGENCY
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urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention
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N
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EXIGUOUS
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small; minute
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A
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EXISTENSIAL
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pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism
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A
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EXODUS
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departure
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V
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EXONERATE
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acquit; exculpate
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V
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EXORBITANT
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Excessive
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A
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EXORCISE
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Drive away evit spirits
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V
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EXOTIC
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not native; strange
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A
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EXPANSIVE
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outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
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A
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EXPATIATE
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talk at length
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V
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EXPATRIATE
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exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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N
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EXPEDIENT / EXPEDIENCY
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suitable; practival; politic
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A / N
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EXPEDITE
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hasten
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V
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EXPENDITURE
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payment or expense; output
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N
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EXPERTISE
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speacialized knowledge; expert skill
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N
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EXPIATE
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make amends for ( a sin)
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V
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EXPLETIVE
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interjection; profane oath
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N
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EXPLICATE
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explain; interpret; clarify
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V
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EXPLICIT
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totally clear; definite; outspoken
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A
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EXPLOIT
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deed or action, particularly a brave deed
make use of, sometimes unjustly |
N / V
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EXPOSITORY
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explanatory; serving as an explanation
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A
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EXPOSTULATION
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protest; remonstrance
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N
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EXPOSURE
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risk, particularly if being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open
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N
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EXPROPRIATE
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take possession of
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V
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EXPUNGE
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cancel; remove
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V
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EXPURGATE
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clean; remove offensive parts of a book
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V
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EXTANT
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still in existence
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A
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EXTEMPORANEOUS
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not planned; impromptu
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A
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EXTENUATE
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weaken; mitigate
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V
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EXTIRPATE
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root up
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V
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EXTOL
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praise; glorify
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V
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EXTORT
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wring from; get money by threats, etc.
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V
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EXTRADITION
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surrender of prisoner from one state to another
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V
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EXTRANEOUS
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not essential; superfluous
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A
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EXTRAPOLATION / EXTRAPOLATE
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projection; conjecture
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N / V
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EXTRICATE
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free; disentangle
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V
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EXTRINSIC
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external; not essential; extraneous
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A
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EXTROVERT
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person interested mostly in external objects and actions
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N
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EXTRUDE
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force or push out
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V
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EXURBERANCE
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overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
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N
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EXUDE ; EXUDATION
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Discharge; give forth
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V
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EXULT
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rejoice
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V
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FABRICATE
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lie; build
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V
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FACADE
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front(of building); superficial or false appearance
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N
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FACET
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amall plance surface (of a gem); a side
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N
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FACETIOUS
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joking (often inappropriately); humorous
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A
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FACILE / FACILITY / FACILITATE
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easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial
help bring about; make less difficult |
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FACSMILE
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copy
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FACTION / FACTIOUS
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party; clique; dissension
inclined to form factions; causing dissension |
N / A
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FACTITIOUS
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artificial; sham
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A
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FACTOTUM
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handyman
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N
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FACULTY
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mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
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N
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