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ENCUMBER
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Burden
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V : -ve
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ENDEARMENT
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fond word or act
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N : +ve
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ENDEMIC
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Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country.
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A : neutral
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ENDORSE / ENDORSEMENT
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Approve ; support
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V / N : +ve
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ENDUE
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Provide with some quality; endow
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V : +ve
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ENDURING
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lasting; surviving
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A : +ve
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ENERGIZE
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invigorate; make forceful and active
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V : +ve
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ENERVATE / ENERVATION
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Weaken
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V / N : -ve
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ENFRANCHISE
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Admit of rights of citizenship (esp. right to vote)
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V : +ve
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ENGAGE / ENGAGING
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attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront / Attractive; charming
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V / A : +ve
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ENGENDER
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cause; produce
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V : +ve
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ENGROSS
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occupy fully
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v : +ve
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ENHANCE
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improve; increase
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v : +ve
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ENIGMA / ENIGMATIC
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puzzle; mystery / obscure; puzzling
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N / A
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ENJOIN
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command; order; forbid
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v : +ve
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ENMITY
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ill will; hatred
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N -ve
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ENNUI
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Boredom
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N -ve
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ENORMITY
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hugeness
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N : -ve
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ENRAPTURE
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Please excessively
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N : -ve
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ENSCONCE
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settle comfortably
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V : +ve
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ENSUE
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Follow as a consequence; result
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V : Neutral
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ENTAIL
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require; necessitate; involve
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V : +ve
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ENTERPRISING
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full of initiative
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A : +ve
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ENTHRALL
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Capture; enslave
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V : +/-ve
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ENTICE
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lure; attract; tempt
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V : ??
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ENTITY
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Real being
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N : +ve
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ENTOMOLOGY
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Study of insects
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N : +ve
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ENTRANCE
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put under spell; carry away with emotion
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V : -ve
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ENTREAT
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plead; ask earnestly
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V : +ve
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ENTREE
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Entrance; way in
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N : +ve
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ENTREPRENEUR
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businessperson; contractor
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N : +ve
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ENUMERATE
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list; mention one by one
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V : +ve
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ENUNCIATE
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utter or speak, esp. distinctly
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V : +ve
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ENVIRON / ENVIRONS
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surround; enclose
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V / N : Neutral
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EON
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long period
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N
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EPAULET
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ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform etc.)
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N
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EPHEMERAL
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short-lived; fleeting; transient
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A
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EPIC
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long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art
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N / A
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EPICURE / EPICUREAN
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Connoisseur of food and drink
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N / A
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EPIGRAM
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witty thought or saying, usually short
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N
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EPILOGUE
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Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
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N
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EPISODIC
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loosely connected
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A
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EPISTEMOLOGIST
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Philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
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N
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EPITAPH
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inscription in memory of a dead person
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N
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EPITHET
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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N
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EPITOME / EPITOMIZE
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perfect example of embodiment
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N / V
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EPOCH
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period of time
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N
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EQUABLE
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tranquil; steady; uniform
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A
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EQUANIMITY
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calmness of temperment; composure
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N
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EQUESTRIAN
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rider on horseback
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N / A
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EQUILIBRIUM
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balance
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N
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EQUINE
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resembling a horse
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A
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EQUINOX
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period of equal days and nights; beginning of spring and autumn
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N
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EQUIPOISE
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balance; balancing force; equilibrium
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N
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EQUITABLE / EQUITY
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fair; impartial
fairness; justice |
A / N
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EQUIVOCAL / EQUIVOCATE/ EQUIVATION
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Ambiguous; intentionally misleading
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal truth |
A / V / N
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EROTIC
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sexual content
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A
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ERRANT
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wandering
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A
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ERRATIC
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unpredictable; odd
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A
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ERUDITE
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learned; scholarly
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A
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ESCAPADE
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prank; fighty conduct
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N
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ESCHEW
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avoid
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V
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ESOTERIC / ESOTERICA
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hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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A / N
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ESPIONAGE
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spying
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N
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ESPOUSE
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adopt ; support
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V
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ESSAY
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Make an attempt at ; test
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V
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ESTEEM
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respect; value
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V / N
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ESTIMABLE
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worthy of esteem; admirable
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A
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ESTRANGED / ESTRANGEMENT
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separated ; alienated
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A / N
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ETHEREAL
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light; heavenly; unusually refined
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A
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ETHNIC
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relating to races
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A
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ETHNOLOGY
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study of humankind (branch of anthropology in which study of mankind based on race)
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N
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ETHOS
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underlying character of a culture, group, etc.
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N
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ETYMOLOGY
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study of word parts
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N
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EUGENIC
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pertaining to the improvement of race
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A
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EULOGISTIC
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praising
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A
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