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efficacy
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n.power to produce desired effect
efficacy of the drug |
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effigy
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n.dummy
the mob shows its irritation by hanging the judge in effigy |
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effluvium
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n.noxious smell
the effluvium and the poisons in the air are hazards to life |
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effrontery
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n.shameless boldness
she had the effrontery to insult the guest |
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effusion
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n.pouring forth
The critics object to her literary effusion because it was too flowery |
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effusive
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adj.pouring forth;gusing.
her effusive manner of greeting her friends finally began to irritate them. |
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egoism
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n.excessive interest in one's self;belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others
his egoism prevented him from seeing the needs of his colleagues. |
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egotistical
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adj.excessively self-entered;
self-important;conceited egoistical remark |
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egregious
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adj.notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
She was an egregious liar; Ed's housekeeping was egregious. |
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egress
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n.exit
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ejaculation
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n
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elaboration
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n
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elated
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adj
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elegy
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n
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elicit
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v
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elixir
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n
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ellipsis
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n
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elliptical
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adj
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eloquence
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n.
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elucidate
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v.
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elusive
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adj.
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elysian
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adj
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emaciated
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adj
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emanate
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v.
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emancipate
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v.
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embargo
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n.
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embark
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v.
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embed
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v.
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embellish
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v.
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embezzlement
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n.
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emboss
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v.
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embrace
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v.
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embroider
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v.
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embroil
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v.
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embryonic
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adj
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emend
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v.
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emendation
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n.
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emetic
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n.
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eminent
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adj
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emissary
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n.
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emollient
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n.
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emolument
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n.
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empathy
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n.
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empirical
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adj.
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emulate
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v.
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enamored
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adj
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encipher
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v.
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enclave
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n.
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encomiastic
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adj
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encomium
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n.
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encompass
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v.surrond
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encroachment
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n.
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