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Disseminate

To spread widely

Dissent

(V)- to disagree


(N)- the act of disagreeing

Dissipate

(V)- to disappear, cause to disappear


(V)- to waste

Dissonance

Lack of harmony or consistency

Dissuade

To persuade someone not to do something

Divisive

Causing dissent, discord

Divulge

To reveal something secret

Docile

Easily taught or trained

Dogmatic

Aggressively & arrogantly certain about unproved principles

Dormant

Sleeping, temporarily inactive

Dour

Stern, joyless

Dubious

Doubtful, of uncertain quality

Duplicity

Crafty dishonesty

Duress

Hardship, threat

Dynamic

Actively changing

Eclectic

Consisting of a diverse variety of elements

Ecstatic

Intensely & overpoweringly happy

Edict

An order, decree

Efface

To wipe out, obliterate, rub away

Effervescent

Bubbly, lively

Efficacious

Effective

Egregious

Extremely bad

Elated

Overjoyed, thrilled

Elegy

A speech given in honor of a dead person

Elicit

To bring forth, draw out, evoke

Eloquent

Expressive, articulate, moving

Elucidate

To clarify, explain

Elude

To evade, escape

Emaciated

Very thin

Embellish

To decorate, adorn; add details to, enhance

Embezzle

To steal money by falsifying records

Eminent

Distinguished, prominent, famous; conspicuous

Empathy

Sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were ones own

Empirical

(Adj)- based on observation or experience


(Adj)- capable of being proved or disproved by experiment

Emulate

To imitate

Encumber

To weigh down, burden

Engender

To bring about, create, generate

Enigmatic

Mystifying, cryptic

Enmity

ill will, hostility

Ennui

Boredom, weariness

Entail

To include as a necessary step

Enthrall

To charm, hold spellbound

Ephemeral

Short-lived, fleeting

Epitome

A perfect example, embodiment

Equanimity

Composure

Erudite

Learned

Eschew

To shun; avoid

Esoteric

Understood by only a select few

Espouse

To take up as a cause, support

Etheral

Heavenly, exceptionally delicate, refined

Euphoric

Elated, uplifted

Evanescent

Fleeting, momentary

Evince

To show, reveal

Exacerbate

To make more violent, intense

Exalt

To glorify, praise

Exasperate

To irritate, irk

Exhort

To urge, prod, spur

Exigent

Urgent, critical

Exonerate

To free from guilt or blame, exculpate, vindicate

Exorbitant

Excessive

Expedient

Advisable, advantageous, serving ones self interest

Expunge

To obliterate, eradicate

Expurgate

To remove offensive/incorrect parts, usually of a book

Extol

To praise, revere

Extraneous

Irrelevant, extra, not necessary

Extricate

To disentangle, free from difficulty

Fabricate

To make up, invent

Facade

A deceptive appearance or attitude; the wall of a building

Fallacious

Incorrect, misleading

Fastidious

Meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

Fathom

To understand, comprehend

Fatuous

Silly, foolish

Fecund

Fruitful, fertile

Felicitous

Delightful, pleasing

Feral

Wild, savage

Fervent

Ardent, passionate

Fetid

Having a foul odor

Fetter

To chain, restrain

Fickle

Shifting in character

Fidelity

Loyalty, devotion

Figurative

Symbolic

Flabbergasted

Astounded

Flagrant

Offensive, egregious

Flout

To disregard or disobey openly

Foil

To thwart, frustrate, defeat

Forage

To graze, rummage for food

Forbearance

Patience, restraint, tolerance

Forestall

To prevent, thwart, delay

Forlorn

Lonely, abandoned, hopeless

Forsake

To give up, renounce