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deciduous
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falling off,as of leaves
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decimate
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kill,one out of 10
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decollete
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low-cut neckline
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decoy
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attractive;lure;bait
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decrepitute
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state of collapse by illness or old age
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decry
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disparage;express strong disapproval
/ to catch a sight or glimse |
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defectation
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desertation
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defiance
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refusal to yield;resistance
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defile;desecrate
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pollute;profane;unholy;violate the sanctity of
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defray
/ disperse |
provide for the payment
/ payout |
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deign
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stoop;condescend;bow with respect to a person with lower decree
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deletrious
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harmful
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delineate
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portray;depict;sketch
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delude;delusive
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deceive
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demagouge
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false leader;person who appeals to people's prejudice
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demented/deranged
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insane
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demotic
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pertaining to people
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demur
/ demure |
oppose
/ grave;serious;coy |
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denigrate
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blacken
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deplore
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regret
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deploy
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spread out[troops] in an extended though shallow battleline
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depose
/ deposition |
dethrone;remove from office
/ testimony under oath |
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depravity
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corruption
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depredation;deliberate;despoil
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thoughtful;plunder
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deride;disport;derision;droll
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make fun of;amuse;queer
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desolate
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unpopulated;joyless;lay waste;forsake;rob of joy
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despondent
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depressed;gloomy
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despot
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tyrant;harsh;authoritarian ruler
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destitute
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extremely poor
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detonation
/ denotation |
explosion
/ express by meaning;distinguished |
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devious
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roundabout;erratic;not straightforward
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devolve
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pass to others;deputize
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diadem
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crown
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dictum
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maxim;saying;authoritative and weighty statement
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die
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device to stamp or impressing;mold
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dilapidated
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ruined because of neglect
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dilettante
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amateur;aimless follower of arts;dabbler
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dinghy
/ dingy |
small boat[often ships boat]
/ dull;not fresh;chearless |
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dint
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means;effort
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diorama
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life-size;3-dimensional scene from nature or history
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disaffected
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disloyal
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discerning;discretion
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mentally quick and observant;having insight;prudence;ability to adjust to circumstances
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disembark
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go ashore;unload cargo from ship
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disenfrenchise
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deprive of a civil right
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disgorge
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surrender something;eject;vomit
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disgruntle
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make discontended
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despicable
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deserving to scorn
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seraphic
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angelic
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disheveled
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untidy
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disinter
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dig up unearth
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drudgery
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menial work
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disparity
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difference;partiality;condition of inequality
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dispel;dessiminate
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scatter;drive away;cause to vanish;;spread,distribute,scatter like seeds
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dissertation
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formal essay
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dissident
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rebellious;dissenting
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dissimulate
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pretend,conceal by feigning
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dissuade
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persuade not to do;discourage
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distort
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twist out of shape
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distraught
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upset,distracted by anxiety
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diversion
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act of turning aside,pastime
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divest
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strip,deprive
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docket
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program as for trial;books where such entries are made
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doddering
/ dotage |
shaky,infirm from age
/ senility,old age |
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dogged,dour
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stubborn,sullen,determined
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doff
/ don |
take off
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doggreal
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poor verse
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doldrums
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blues;listless;slack period
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dogmatic
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arbitrary,opinionated,doctrinal
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dormer
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window projecting from roof
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DORSAL
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relating to the back of the animal
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douse
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plunge into water
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drab
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dull,lacking color,cheerless
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dregs
/ drivel |
sediment,worthless residue
/ nonsense,foollishness |
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duress
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forcible restraint;especially unlawfully
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dwindle
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shrink,reduce
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dyspeptic
/ emetic |
something causing indigestion
/ vomiting |
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ebb
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recede,lessen
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ecclesiastic
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pertaining to church
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eddy
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swirling current wind,river,etc
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edict
/ edify / efficacy |
decree especially one issued by command
/ instruct,correct morally / power to do desired effect |
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eerie
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weird
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efface
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rub out
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effeminate
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having womanly traits
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effete
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worn out ,exhaustive,barren
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effluvium
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noxious smell
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egregious
/] effusive |
notorious,conspicuously bad or shocking
/ putting forth,gushing[as in to hug] |
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elicit
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draw out by discussion
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elixir
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cure all,something invigorating[or energetic]
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elusive
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baffling,evasive,confusing
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emanate
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issue forth,come up with
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emancipate
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set free
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embargo
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ban on commerce or other activity
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embroil
/ extricate |
entangle,throw into confusion,involve in strife
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emolument
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salary,compensation
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empathy
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ability to identify with others feeling,ideas,etc
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emulate
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imitate,rival
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ENCOMIASTIC
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HIGH PRAISE,EULOGY
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endue
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provide with some quality,endow
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enjoin
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command order,forbid
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enrapture
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please intensely
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ensconce
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settle comfortably
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ensue
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follow
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entomology
/ epistemology / enthology |
study of insects
/ a philosopher who studies nature knowledge / study of humankind |
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enunciate
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utter,speak
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eon,epoch
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long period of time,an age
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epicure
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connoisseur of food and drinking
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epigram
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witty thought or saying,usually short
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epitaph
/ epithet |
inscription in memory of dead person
/ word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing |
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equable
/ equanimity |
tranquil,steady,uniform
/ calmness temperament,composure |
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equestrian
/ equine |
rider on horseback
/ resembling horse |
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errant
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wandering
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erratic
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odd,unpredictable
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escapade
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prank,flighty conduct
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espionage
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spying
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eugenic
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pertaining to improvement of race
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etymology
/ ethnology |
study of word parts
/ study of humankind |
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evasive
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not frank,eluding
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evince
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show clearly
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ewe
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female sheep
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exacerbate,exasperate
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worsen,embitter;vex,annoy
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excerpt
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selected passage[written or musical]
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execrable,execrate
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very bad;curse,express abhorrence for
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exegesis
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explanation,especially of biblical passage
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exhiriating
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invigorating and refreshing;cheering
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exiguous
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small,minute
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exodus
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departure
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expatiate
/ expatriate |
talk at length
/ exile,someone who has drawn from his native land |
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expedient
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suitable,practical,political,unethical
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expository
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explanatory,serving to explain
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expropriate
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take possession of
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expunge
/ expurgate |
cancel,remove
/ clean,remove offensive parts from book |
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extirpate
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root up
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extradition
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surrender of a prisoner by one state to another
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extraneous
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not essential,superfluous
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extrapolation
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projection,conjecture
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exude
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discharge,give forth
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exult
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rejoice
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facet
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small plane surface[of a gem],a side
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faction
/ factious |
party,clique,dissension,separate in to 2 part
/ inclined from factions,causing dissension |
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factitious
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artificial,sham
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