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descry
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to discern
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de (away from)
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desuetude
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a state of disuse or inactivity
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de + sue (use scrambled)
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desultory
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not connected with what precedes
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de - sult (jump)
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diaphanous
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transparent
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diaphram is transparent like a fan
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diffidence
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self-distrust
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dif - fid
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dilatory
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tending to cause delay
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di + late
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discomfit
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to put to confusion
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not - together - fitting
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disconcert
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to disturb the composure of
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disconsolate
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hopelessly sad; also saddening, cheerless
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discountenance
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to look upon with disfavor
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disheveled
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disordered; disorderly, untidy
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dissemble
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to hide by pretending something different
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diss (not like) the emblem or ensemble of instruments
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disseminate
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to sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown
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dissent
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disagreement
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dissolution
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a breaking up of a union of persons
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divulge
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to tell or make known, as something previously private or secret
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div into what is vulger
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duplicity
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double-dealing
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edacious
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given to eating
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educe
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to draw out
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opposite of induce
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effete
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exhausted, as having performed its functions
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after a - feat
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egregious
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extreme
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greg = herd
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egress
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any place of exit
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transgressors have got to exit out of the egress
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emblazon
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to set forth publicly or in glowing terms
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encomium
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a formal or discriminating expression of praise
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engender
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to produce
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epicurean
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indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite
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peculiar appetite
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epithet
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words used adjectivally to describe some quality or attributes of its objects, such as Father xxx.
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epi + thet = on top of that
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equable
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equal and uniform, also, serene
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equal and stable (serene)
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equanimity
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evennes of mind or temper
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equal + animation, never too excited, never too sad
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eschew
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to keep clear of
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a "shooing" off
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espy
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to keep close watch
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spy
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