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100 Cards in this Set
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DIFFIDENCE
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SHYNESS; LACK OF CONFIDENCE
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DIFFUSE
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V. TO SPREAD OUT
ADJ. WORDY; RAMBLING; SPREAD OUT |
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DIGRESSION
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ACT OF STRAYING FROM THE MAIN POINT
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DIRGE
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FUNERAL HYMN
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DISABUSE
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TO FREE FROM MISCONCEPTION
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DISCERNING
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PERCEPTIVE; EXHIBITING KEEN INSIGHT AND GOOD JUDGMENT
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DISCOMFIT
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TO MAKE UNEASY; DISCONCERT
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DISCORDANT
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NOT IN TUNE
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DISCREDIT
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TO DISHONOR; DISGRACE; CAUSE TO BE DOUBTED
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DISCREPANCY
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
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DISCRETE
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CONSTITUTING A SEPARATE THING; DISTINCT
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DISCRETION
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QUALITY OF SHOWING SELF-RESTRAINT IN SPEECH OR ACTIONS; CIRCUMSPECTION; FREEDOM TO ACT ON ONE'S OWN
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DISINGENUOUS
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NOT CANDID; CRAFTY
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DISINTERESTED
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UNPREJUDICED; OBJECTION
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DISJOINTED
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LACKING ORDER OR COHERENCE; DISLOCATED
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DISMISS
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PUT AWAY FROM CONSIDERATION; REJECT
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DISPARAGE
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TO BELITTLE
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DISPARATE
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DISSIMILAR
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DISSEMBLE
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TO PRETEND; DISGUISE ONE'S MOTINVES
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DISSEMINATE
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TO SPREAD; SCATTER; DISPERSE
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DISSIDENT
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PERSON WHO DISAGREES ABOUT BELIEF, ETC.
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DISSOLUTION
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DISINTEGRATION; DEBAUCHERY
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DISSONANCE
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DISCORD; LACK OF HARMONY
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DISTEND
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TO EXPAND; SWELL OUT
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DISTILL
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EXTRACT THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
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DISTRAIT
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INATTENTIVE; PREOCCUPIED
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DIVERGE
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TO VARY; GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS FROM THE SAME POINT
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DIVEST
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TO STRIP; DEPRIVE; RID
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DIVULGE
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TO MAKE KNOWN SOMETHING THAT IS SECRET
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DOCTRINAIRE
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RELATING TO A PERSON WHO CANNOT COMPROMISE ABOUT POINTS OF A THEORY OR DOCTRINE; DOGMATIC; UNYIELDING
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DOCUMENT
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TO PROVIDE WITH WRITTEN EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT
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DOGGEREL
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POOR VERSE
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DOGMATIC
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STATING OPINIONS WITHOUT PROOF
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DORMANT
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INACTIVE
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DROSS
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WASTE; WORTHLESS MATTER; TRIVIAL MATTER
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DUPE
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TO DECEIVE; TRICK
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EBULLIENT
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EXHILARATED; ENTHUSIASTIC
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ECLECTIC
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SELECTING FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
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EFFERVESCENCE
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STATE OF HIGH SPIRITS OR LIVELINESS; THE PROCESS OF BUBBLING AS GAS ESCAPES
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EFFETE
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DEPLETED OF VITALITY; OVERREFINED; DECADENT
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EFFICACY
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EFFICIENCY; EFFECTIVENESS
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EFFRONTERY
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SHAMELESS BOLDNESS; PRESUMPTUOUSNESS
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EGOISM
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THE TENDENCY TO SEE THING IN RELATION TO ONESELF; SELF-CENTERED
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EGOTISTICAL
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EXCESSIVELY SELF-CENTERED; CONCEITED
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ELEGY
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POEM OR SONG EXPRESSING LAMENTATION
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ELICIT
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TO PROVOKE; DRAW OUT
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ELIXIR
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A SUBSTANCE BELIEVED TO HAVE THE POWER TO CURE ILLS
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ELYSIAN
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BLISSFUL; DELIGHTFUL
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EMACIATED
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THIN AND WASTED
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EMBELLISH
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TO ADORN; DECORATE; ENHANCE; MAKE MORE ATTRACTIVE BY ADDING DETAILS
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EMOLLIENT
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ADJ. SOOTHING; MOLLIFYING
N. AN AGENT THAT SOOTHES OR MAKES MORE ACCEPTABLE |
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EMPIRICAL
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DERIVED OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT
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EMULATE
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TO IMITATE; COPY
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ENCOMIUM
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A FORMAL EXPRESSION OF PRAISE
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ENDEMIC
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INHERENT; BELONGING TO AN AREA
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ENERVATE
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TO WEAKEN
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ENGENDER
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TO CAUSE; PRODUCE
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ENHANCE
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TO INCREASE; IMPROVE
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ENTOMOLOGY
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THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF INSECTS
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ENUCIATE
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TO PRONOUNCE CLEARLY
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EPHEMERAL
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SHORT-LIVED; FLEETING
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EPISTEMOLOGY
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BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT EXAMINES THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE
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EQUABLE
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STEADY; UNVARYING; SERENE
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EQUANIMITY
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COMPOSURE; CALMNESS
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EQUIVOCATION
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TO INTENTIONALLY USE VAGUE LANGUAGE
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ERRANT
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MISTAKEN; STRAYING FROM THE PROPER COURSE
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ERUDITE
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LEARNED; SCHOLARLY
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ESOTERIC
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HARD TO UNDERSTAND; KNOWN ONLY TO A FEW
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ESSAY
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TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT; SUBJECT TO A TEST
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ESTIMABLE
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ADMIRABLE; POSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE
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ETHNOCENTRIC
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BASED ON THE ATTITUDE THAT ONE'S GROUP IS SUPERIOR
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ETIOLOGY
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CAUSES OR ORIGINS
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ETYMOLOGY
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ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF A WORD
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EUGENICS
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STUDY OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE HEREDITARY QUALITIES OF THE HUMAN RACE AND WAYS TO IMPROVE THESE QUALITIES
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EULOGY
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HIGH PRAISE, ESPECIALLY OF A PERSON WHO HAS RECENTLY DIED
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EUPHEMISM
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USE OF AGREEABLE OR INOFFENSIVE LANGUAGE IN PLACE OF UNPLEASANT OR OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
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EUPHORIA
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A FEELING OF EXTREME HAPPINESS
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EUTHANASIA
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MERCY KILLING
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EVINCE
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TO SHOW PLAINLY; BE AN INDICATION OF
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EVOCATIVE
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TENDING TO CALL TO MIND OR PRODUCE A REACTION
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EXACERBATE
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TO AGGRAVATE; MAKE WORSE
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EXACT
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V. TO FORCE THE PAYMENT OF; DEMAND AND OBTAIN BY AUTHORITY
ADJ. EXTREMELY DEMANDING (EXACTING) |
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EXCULPATE
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TO CLEAR OF BLAME; VINDICATE
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EXECRABLE
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DETESTABLE; ABHORRENT
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EXHORT
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TO URGE BY STRONG APPEALS
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EXIGENCY
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CRISIS; URGENT REQUIREMENTS
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EXISTENTIAL
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HAVING TO DO WITH EXISTENCE; BASED ON EXPERIENCE; HAVING TO DO WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF EXISTENTIALISM
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EXORCISE
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TO EXPEL EVIL SPIRITS; FREE FROM BAD INFLUENCES
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EXPATIATE
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TO SPEAK OR WRITE AT LENGTH
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EXPATRIATE
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TO SEND INTO EXILE
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EXPIATE
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TO ATONE FOR
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EXPLICATE
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TO EXPLAIN; INTERPRET; CLARIFY
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EXPOSITORY
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EXPLANATORY
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EXTANT
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IN EXISTENCE; NOT LOST
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EXTEMPORANEOUS
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UNREHEARSED
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EXTIRPATE
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TO ROOT UP; TO DESTROY
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EXTRANEOUS
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NOT ESSENTIAL
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EXTRAPOLATION
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THE ACT OF ESTIMATION BY PROJECTING KNOWN INFORMATION
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EXTRINSIC
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NOT INHERENT OR ESSENTIAL
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FACETIOUS
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HUMOROUS
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