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123 Cards in this Set
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deshelved
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untidy
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disconsolate
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without hope
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discountenance
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disapprove of
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discourse
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conversation; lecture
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discreet
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showing good judgment; cautious
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discretion
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good judgment
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discursive
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rambling; wandering
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disinter
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uncover; dig up
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disinterested
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impartial; not prejudiced
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dismal
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gloomy; depressing
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dismantle
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take apart
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dismember
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cut/pull off limbs
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dispel
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drive away
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dissemble
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conceal; pretend
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dissension
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disagreement; opposition
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dissertation
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written essay
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dissident
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disagreeing
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dissimulate
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hide one's feelings
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dissipate
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waste; scatter
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dissolute
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immoral; unrestrained
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dissuade
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advise/urge against
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dissuade
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advise/urge against
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distend
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expand; swell; stretch out
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distend
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expand; swell; stretch out
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dither
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nervously excited/confused
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dither
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nervously excited/confused
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diurnal
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daily
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divers
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several
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divest
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deprive
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divination
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act of foretelling the future
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divulge
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reveal; to make known
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doddering
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trembling, shaking; mentally or physically infirm with age
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doff
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throw off/away
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doggedly
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stubbornly
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doldrums
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low spirit
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dole
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distribute
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doleful
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sad; sorrowful
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dolorous
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mournful; sad
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dolt
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dull, stupid person
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domicile
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home; residence
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donnybrook
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rough, rowdy fight
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dossier
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a complete group of documents containing detailed information
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dotage
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feeblemindedness of age, mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; senility
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doughty
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courageous; worthy
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dour
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gloomy
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douse
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put out (a fire); extinguish
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dowdy
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shabby; untidy
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downtrodden
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suppressed; treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed
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doyen
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senior/eldest member
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Draconian
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severe; cruel
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dregs
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leftovers
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drivel
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childish nonsense; stupid talk
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droll
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amusing in an odd way
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drone
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male bee; idle person, someone who takes more time than necessary; talk monotonously
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dross
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waste matter
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drudgery
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hard, tiresome work
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ductile
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capable of being molded/shaped
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dudgeon
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anger, resentment
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dulcimer
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a type of zitter
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dulect
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pleasing to the ear
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dupe
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trick, deceive
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duress
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force
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dynamo
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powerful person
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dyspepsia
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poor digestion
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dysphasia
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difficulty in speaking
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earnest
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sincere; serious
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earthy
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realistic; coarse
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ebb
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slowly decrease
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ecclesiastical
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pertaining to the church
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echelon
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rank of authority; level of power
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eclat
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brilliance; fame
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edifice
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structure; building
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edify
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improve someone morally; instruct
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educe
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draw/bring out
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eerie
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weird; mysterious
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effeminate
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unmanly; womanly; soft and weak
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effervescent
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bubbly; spirited
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effete
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worn-out; barren
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efficacy
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power to produce an effect
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effigy
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a likeness; an image
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effluent
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flowing out
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effrontery
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shameful boldness
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effulgent
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shining forth brilliantly; radiant
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effuson
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a pouring out; an uncontrolled display of emotion
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egalitarian
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pertaining to belief in the equality of all men
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egregious
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remarkably bad; outrageous
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egress
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exit
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ejaculation
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exclamatoion
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elapse
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pass; slip away
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elated
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overjoyed
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electrify
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thrill
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elegy
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a sad.mournful poem
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elixir
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remedy
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ellipsis
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the omission in a sentence of a word/words
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elude
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avoid; escape notice
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elysian
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blissful; heavenly; of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration
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emanate
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come forth; send forth
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emancipate
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set free
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embroil
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involve in trouble; complicate
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emciated
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abnormally thin
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emendation
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correcion
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emetic
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causing vomiting
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emissary
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one sent on a special mission
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emollient
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something that soothes/softens
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emolument
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profit; gain
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emulous
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jealous; envious
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enclave
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a country, or part of a country, surrounded by another country
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encomium
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expression of high praise
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encroach
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trepass; intrude; 침범하다
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encumberance
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hindrance; obstruction
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encyclopedic
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filled with knowledge; comprehensive
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endearment
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expression of affection
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endemic
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confined to a particular country/area
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engult
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overwhelm
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ennui
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boredom
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ensconc
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hide; conceal; settle comfortably
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ensue
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follow; result from
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entomology
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study of isects
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entourage
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a group of personal attendants
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entranced
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filled with delight or wonder
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entreaty
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request; plea
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entrenched
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firmly established; dug in
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enunciate
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pronounce words clearly
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