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130 Cards in this Set
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Dapper
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neat and trim
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Debacle
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sudden downfall, complete disaster
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Debauch
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corrupt, seduce from virtue
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Debutante
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young woman formally entering society
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Decadence
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decay, often moral
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Decant
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pour off gently
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Decollete
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low cut neckline
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Defection
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desertion
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Defoliate
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destroy leaves
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Defray
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pay for
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Defrock
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strip minister of church authority
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Defunct
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dead, no longer in use
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Deleterious
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harmful
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Delusive
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deceptive, raising vain hopes
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Demoniac
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fiendish
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Demotic
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pertaining to the people
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Demur
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to object, hesitate
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Denizen
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inhabitant, resident
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Denotation
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meaning, definition
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Denouement
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outcome of a story
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Depose
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dethrone, remove from office
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Deposition
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testimony under oath
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Depredation
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plundering
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Descry
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catch sight of
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Desiccate
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dry up
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Despoil
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plunder
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Desultory
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aimless, digressing at random
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Devolve
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deputize, pass responsibility to others
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Diadem
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crown
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Dialectical
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relating to debate
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Diaphanous
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sheer, transparent
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DIATRIBE
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bitter scolding
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Dictum
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maxim, wise saying
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Didactic
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instructional
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Die
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device for stamping, mold
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DIFFIDENCE
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shyness
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Dilatory
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delaying
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Dilettante
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amateur, dabbler in the arts
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Dint
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effort, means
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DIRGE
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sad song
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DISABUSE
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correct a false impression
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Disaffected
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disloyal
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Discomfit
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disconcert, defeat
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DISCRETE
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separate, unconnected
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Discursive
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digressing, rambling
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Disgorge
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surrender, eject, vomit
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DISINGENUOUS
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not naive, sophisticated
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Disport
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amuse
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Disquisition
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formal systematic inquiry
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DISSOLUTION
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disintegration of morals
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Distrait
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absentminded
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Diurnal
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daily
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DIVEST
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strip, deprive
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Doctrinaire
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dogmatic, uncompromising about doctrine
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Doggerel
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lousy poetry
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Dolorous
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sorrowful
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Dormer
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window projecting from roof
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Dossier
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file of documents on subject
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Dour
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sullen, stubborn
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Draconian
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extremely severe
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Droll
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queer and amusing
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Drone
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idle person, male bee
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Ductile
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malleable, flexible, pliable
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Dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion
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EBULLIENT
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overflowing with enthusiasm
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Eddy
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swirling current of water, air
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Efface
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rub out
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Effervescence
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inner excitement
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Effete
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worn out, barren
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Effluvium
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noxious smell
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EFFRONTERY
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shameless boldness
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Egress
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exit
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ELEGY
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poem/song of lamentation
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Ellipsis
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omission of words from a text
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Elliptical
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oval, ambiguous, wobbly from something left out
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Elysian
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blissful, like paradise
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Emend
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correct, edit a text
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Emetic
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substance causing vomiting
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Eminent
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high, lofty
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Emollient
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soothing or softening remedy
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Emolument
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salary, compensation
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EMPIRICAL
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based on experience
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Enclave
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territory enclosed within alien land
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Encomiastic
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praising, eulogizing
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Encomium
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high praise, eulogy
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ENDEMIC
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prevalent in certain region
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Endue
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endow, provide with a quality
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ENERVATE
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weaken
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Enjoin
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command, order, forbid
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Ennui
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boredom
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Ensconce
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settle comfortably
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Entree
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entrance, an "in"
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Environ
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enclose, surround
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Epaulet
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ornament worn on shoulder
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EPHEMERAL
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short lived, fleeting
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Epigram
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witty short thought or saying
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Episodic
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too loosely connected, fragmented
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Epithet
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charles THE WISE
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Equable
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tranquil, steady, uniform
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Equine
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like a horse
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Equipoise
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balancing force, equilibrium
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Equivocal
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ambiguous, intentionally misleading
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EQUIVOCATE
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lie, mislead, hide the truth
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Errant
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wandering
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ERUDITE
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learned, scholarly
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Ethnology
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study of humankind
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Etymology
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study of word parts
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Eugenic
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The improvement of races
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Evanescent
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fleeting, vanishing
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Evince
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show clearly, evidence
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Exceptionable
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objectionable
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Exchequer
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treasury
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Excoriate
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scold with biting harshness, strip skin
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Execrable
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very bad
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Execrate
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curse, express abhorrence for
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Exegesis
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explanation (of bible passages)
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EXIGENCY
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urgent situation
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Exiguous
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small, minute
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Expatiate
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talk at length
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Expiate
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make amends for
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Explicate
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explain, interpret, clarify
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Expository
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explanatory
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Expostulation
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protest, objection
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Expropriate
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take posession of
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Expurgate
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purge offensive parts
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Extant
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still in existence
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Extirpate
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root up
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Extradition
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surrender prisoner to another state
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Extrinsic
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extraneous, not essential
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Extrude
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force or push out
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