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Diffidence
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shyness; lacking confidence
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Diffuse
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widely spread out
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Digress
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to turn aside; to stray from the main point
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Dilate
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to make wider or larger; cause to expand
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Disabuse
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to free from error or misconception
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Discern
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to recognize or comprehend mentally
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Discomfit
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to make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert
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Disconcert
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to frustrate by throwing into disorder; disarrange
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Discountenance
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to view or treat with disfavor
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Discourse
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speech, lecture
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Disdain
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to regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise
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Disheveled
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to throw into disorder
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Disingenuous
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not straightfoward or candid; insincere or calculating
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Disinter
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dig up from the earth; exhume
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Disinterested
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unbiased, not interested
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Dismal
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sad, gloomy, miserable
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Disparate
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essentially different
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Disproof
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evidence that refutes or disproves
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Dissemble
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speak or behave so as to hide's one's motives, to pretend
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Dissent
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have a different opinion, disagree
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Dissolution
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decomposition into fragments or parts; disintegration
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Divergence
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becoming farther apart from a point, deviation
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Divestiture
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getting rid of, liquidation or sale of something
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Divulge
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to make known
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Doggerel
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crudely or irregularly fashioned verse
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Dogma
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rigid, certain principal or belief
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Dolt
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a stupid person
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Dormant
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in a state of inactivity but awaiting development
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Dote
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show much fondness or love
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Drawl
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slow way of speaking
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Droll
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amusingly odd or whimsically comical
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Drone
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to pass or act in a monotonous way
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Dubious
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fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided
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Dulcet
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melodious, harmonious
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Dupe
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cheat, make a fool of
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Duplicity
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deliberate deception
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Duress
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constraint by threat; coercion
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Dynamo
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an extermely energetic and forceful person
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Ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm, showing excitement
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Ecumenical
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of worldwide scope or applicability; universal
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Edacious
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characterized by voracity; devouring
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Eddy
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a current mving contrary to the direction of the main current
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Edible
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fit to be eaten, not poisonous
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Effete
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depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted
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Efficacy
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effectiveness, efficiency
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Effluvia
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a usually invisable emanation or exhalation as a vapor or gas
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Effrontery
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brazen boldness; presumptuousness
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Egress
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way out, exit
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Elaborate
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workerd out with much care and in great detail
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Elegy
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a lament, a melancholy composition
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Elicit
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to draw out
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Eloquence
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fluent speaking, skillful use of language
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Emaciate
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make thin and weak
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Embellish
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make beautiful, to ornament, to add details to a statement
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Embezzle
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use in a wrong way for one's one benefit
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Emote
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to express emotion, especially in an excessive or theatrical manner
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Empirical
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relying on or derived from observation or experiment
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Emulate
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to copy, imitate
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Encapsulate
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to encase in or as if in a capsule
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Enconium
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warm or glowing praise
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Encumbrance
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burden, things that get in the way of
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Endearing
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making dear or liked
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Endemic
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prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people
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Endorse
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to give approval of or support to especially by public statement
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Enduring
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lasting
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Enervate
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weaken, deprive of strength
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Engender
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cause, produce, give rise to, bring out
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Engrave
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to impress deeply as if by carving or etching
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Engrossing
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to occupy exclusively; absorb
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Engulf
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to swallow up or overwhelm
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Enmity
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deep-seated, often mutual hatred
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Ensign
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flag or badge
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Entangle
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to complicate; confuse
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Entice
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tempt or persuade
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Entreat
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to make an ernest request to
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Enunciate
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pronounce, express a theory
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Enzyme
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a catalyst
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Ephemeral
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lasting for a markedly brief time
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Epicurean
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devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure
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Epistle
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a letter, especially a formal one
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Epithet
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an abusive or contemptuous word or phrase
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Epitome
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a representative or example of a class or type
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Equable
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steady, regular
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Equanimity
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calmness of temperment
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Equilibrium
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state of being balanced
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Equipoise
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equal distribution of weight; equilibrium
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Equivocal
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ambiguous, open to two interpretations
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Eradicate
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get rid of, pull up by the roots
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Erratic
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irregular in behavior or opinion
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Erudite
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learned scholarly
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Eschew
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to avoid; shun
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Esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a particular group
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Espouse
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give one's support; advocate
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Eulogy
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formal praise, often in public
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Euphoria
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elation, state of pleasant excitement
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Euthanasia
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easy and painless death
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Evince
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to show or demonstrate clearly; manifest
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Evoke
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call up, bring out
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Excoriation
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severe criticism
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Exculpate
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to clear from a charge of guilt
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Exhaustive
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complete, throrough
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Exigency
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emergency, an urgent situation
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Exoneration
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set someone free and clear (e.g. from blame)
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Exorbitant
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much too high or great
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Expatiate
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to roam or wander freely
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Expedient
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likely to be useful for a purpose
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Exploit
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brilliant acheivement; develop; use selfishly
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Expostulate
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to reason earnestly with some one in an effort to dissuade or correct
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Expurgate
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to remove erroneous, vulgar, or obscene material from
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Exscind
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to cut out, throw away
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Extant
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still in existence
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Extempore
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without previous thought or preperation
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Extenuate
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reduce the strength of lessen seriousness, to partially excuse
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Extinct
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no longer active or alive
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Extirpate
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to destroy totally; exterminate
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Extol
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to praise highly exalt
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Exort
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obtain by threats of violence
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Extralegal
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no permitted or governed by law
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Extricable
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to release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage
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Extrovert
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an individual interested in others as opposed to oneself
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Exuberance
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state of growing vigorously, being full of life
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Facetious
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humorous funny, jocular
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Facile
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easily done
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Fallacious
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based on error
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Falter
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waver or move in an uncertain manner
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Fatuous
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vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish
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Fawn
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to flatter excessively, seek the favor of
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Feckless
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lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective
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Fecund
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capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful
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Feigned
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to give a flase appearance of
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Felicitous
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exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
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Ferment
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a state of agitation or of turbulent change or development
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Ferocity
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savage cruelty
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Ferret
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to uncover and bring to light by searching
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Fervid
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marked by great passion or zeal
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Fetid
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having an offensive odor
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Fetter
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somethign that serves to restrict; a restraint
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Fidelity
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faithfullness to obligations, duties, or observances
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Fidget
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move restlessly, make nervous
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Figurehead
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carved image on the prow of a ship
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Finesse
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refinement and delicacy of performance, execution, or artisanship
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Finical
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exacting especially about details
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Fission
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the act or process of splitting into parts
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Fixate
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to make fixed, stable, or stationary
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Flak
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excessive or abusive criticism
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Flamboyant
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highly elaborate; ornate
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Flaunting
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to exhibit ostentatiously or shamelessly
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Fledged
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able to fly, trained, experienced
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Florid
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flushed with rosy color; ruddy
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Flout
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to show contempt for; scorn
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Fluke
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a chance occurence; an accident
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Fluster
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make nervous or confused
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Foible
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a minor weakness or failing of character
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Foil
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to prevent from being successful; thwart
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Foolproof
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incapable of failure or error
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Foppish
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affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
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Forage
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food for domestic animals; fodder
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Forbear
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to hold back; refrain
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Ford
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shallow place in a river so as to cross
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Forestall
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to delay or prevent by taking precautionary measures beforehand
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