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dogmatic
stating opinions without proof
dormant
inactive
dross
waste; worthless matter
dupe
to deceive; trick
ebullient
exhilarated; overly enthusiastic
eclectic
selecting from various sources
effervescence
state of high spirits or liveliness; process of bubling as gas escapes
effete
depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent
dissident
person who disagrees about beliefs
doctrinaire
dogmatic; unyielding
efficacy
effectiveness; efficiency
effrontery
shameless boldness; presumptuousness
egoism
the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness
egotistical
excessively self-centered; conceited
elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
elicit
to provoke; draw out
elixir
a sustance believed to have the power to cure ills
Elysian
delightful; blissful
emaciated
thin and wasted
embellish
to adorn; enhance
emollient
soothing; mollifying
empirical
derived from observation or experiment
emulate
to imitate; copy
encomium
a formal expression of praise
endemic
inherent; belonging to an area
enervate
to weaken
engender
to cause; produce
enhance
to increase; improve
entomology
the scientific study of insects
enunciate
to pronounce clearly
ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
epistemology
branch of philosophy tha texamines the nature of knowledge
equable
steady; unvarying; serene
equanimity
composure; calmness
equivocate
intentionally use vague language
errant
mistaken; straying from the proper course
erudite
learned; scholarly
esoteric
hard to understand; known only to a few
essay
to make an attempt; subject to a test
estimable
admirable; possible to estimate