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effervescence
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inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation
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effete
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lacking vigor; worn out; sterile
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effrontery
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impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness
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elicit*
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draw out by discussion
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emendation
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correction of errors; improvement
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emetic
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substance causing vomiting
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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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encomiastic
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praising; eulogistic
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encomium
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high praise; eulogy
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endemic*
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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endue
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provide with some quality; endow
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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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entree
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entrance; a way in
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environ
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enclose; surround
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epaulet
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ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
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epicure
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connoisseur of food and drink
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epigram
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witty thought or saying, usually short
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion
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earthy
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unrefined; coarse
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epistemologist
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philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
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ebullient*
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showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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eclectic*
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selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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equable
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tranquil; steady; uniform
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equipoise
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balance
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effectual
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able to produce a desired effect; valid
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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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estimable
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worthy of esteem; admirable
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ethnology
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study of humankind
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euphony
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sweet sound
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evanescent
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fleeting; vanishing
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evince
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show clearly
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exact
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require or demand, often forcibly; take
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exacting
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extremely demanding
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excoriate
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scold with biting harshness
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exculpate*
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clear from blame
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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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exigency*
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urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state or requiring immediate attention
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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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expostulation
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protest; remonstrance
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expurgate
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clean; remove offensive parts of a book
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extemporaneous
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not planned; impromptu
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extirpate
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root up
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extrinsic
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external; not essential; extraneous
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facile
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easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial
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factitious
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artificial; sham
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factotum
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handyman; person who does all kinds of work
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fallow
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plowed but not sowed
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fancier
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breeder or dealer of animals
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fatuous*
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brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
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feckless
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feeble and ineffective; careless and irresponsible
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feint
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trick; shift; sham blow
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felicitous*
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apt; suitably expressed; well-chosen
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fell (adj.)
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cruel; deadly
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fell (verb)
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cut or knock down; bring down (with a missile)
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fervent
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ardent; hot
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fervid
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ardent
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fete
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honor at a festival
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fetid
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malodorous; foul-smelling
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fiat
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command; authorization
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filigree
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delicate, lacelike metalwork
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fleece
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rob; plunder
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florid
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ruddy; reddish; flowery
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flout*
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reject; mock; show contempt for
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fluted
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having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)
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foible
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weakness; slight fault
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foment*
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stir up; instigate
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forswear
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renounce; abandon
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fortuitous
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accidental; by chance
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fractious
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unruly; disobedient; irritable
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frieze
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ornamental band on wall
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frond
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fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
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froward
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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
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fulcrum
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support on which a lever rests
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fulminate
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denounce thunderously; explode
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furtive
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stealthy; sneaky
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