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eugenic
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pertaining to the improvement of race
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eulogy
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expression of praise at a funeral
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euphony
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sweet sound
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evanescent
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fleeing; vanishing
the evanescent rays of the sunset |
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evince
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show clearly
his letters evince the excitement he had |
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ewe
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female sheep
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exacerbate
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worsen; embitter
exacerbating the problem |
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exceptionable
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objectionable
that band is a bunch of punks, a very exceptionable group |
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exchequer
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treasury
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excise
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cut away; cut out
excise the dead limbs of the tree |
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excoriate
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scold with harshness; strip the skin off
he was excoriated in the press the skin on his neck was excoriated |
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exculpate
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clear from blame
ex+culp exculpated of the crime |
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execrable
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very bad; apalling
an execrable piece of work |
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execrate
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curse; express abhorrence for
we execrate the memory of Hitler |
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exegesis
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explanation (of biblical passages)
i can follow your exegesis of this passage GESIS = GENESIS |
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exhort
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urge
he exhorted the sinners to reform |
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exhume
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dig from the ground/grave
they exhumed the body from its grave |
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exigency
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urgent situation
in this exigency, we should find aid from our allies |
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exiguous
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small; minute
exiguous wages |
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expansive
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outgoing and sociable
he was engagingly expansive |
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expatiate
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talk at length
you can expatiate later |
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expedient
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practical
politically expedient |
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expiate
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make amends for a sin
he expiated his crimes with a confession |
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expostulation
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protest
despite the teacher's expostulations, the class remained unruly |
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expropriate
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take possession of
the govt expropriated his land |
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expurgate
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cancel; remove offensive parts
the editors expurgated the book of swears |
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expunge
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cancel; remove
i can expunge this from your record |
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extant
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still in existance
some copies are still extant NOT EXTINCT |
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extenuate
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weaken; mitigate
we extenuate our shortcomings |
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extirpate
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root up
the Salem witch trials extirpated superstition |
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extol
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praise; glorify
we extol the gods |
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extrinsic
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external; not essential
extrinsic factors |
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extrude
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force or push out
extrude plastics opposite of INTRUDE |
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facile
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easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial
SPANISH FACILE a facile speaker |
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factious
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causing dissension
a factious statement |
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factotum
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handyman; person who does lots of kinds of work
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