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drowsy adj.
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heavy with sleepiness
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drudgery n.
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hard and constant work in any menial or dull ocupation
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dubious adj
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Doubtful
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duckling n.
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A young duck.
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ductile adj.
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Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread
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duet n.
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A composition for two voices or instruments
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dun v.
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To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment
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duplex adj
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Having two parts
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duplicity n.
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Double-dealing.
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durance n
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Confinement
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duration n.
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The period of time during which anything lasts
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duteous adj.
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Showing submission to natural superiors
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dutiable adj.
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Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty
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dutiful adj.
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Obedient
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dwindle v
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To diminish or become less
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dyne n
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The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s.
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earnest adj.
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Ardent in spirit and speech
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earthenware n.
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Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun
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eatable adj.
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Edible
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ebullient adj
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Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling
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eccentric adj.
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peculiar
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eccentricity n.
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idiosyncrasy
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eclipse n.
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the obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body
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economize v.
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to spend sparingly
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ecstasy n.
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rapturous excitement or exaltatin
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ecstatic adj.
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enraputred
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edible adj.
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suitable to eaten
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edict n.
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that which is uttered or proclaimed by authority
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edify v.
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to build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion
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editorial n.
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an article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument
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educe v
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To draw out
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efface v.
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To obliterate
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effect n.
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A consequence
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effective adj
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Fit for a destined purpose
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effectual adj
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Efficient
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effeminacy n.
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Womanishness
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effeminate adj.
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Having womanish traits or qualities
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effervesce v
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To bubble up
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effervescent adj
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Giving off bubbles of gas
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effete adj.
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Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
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educe v
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To draw out
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efface v.
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To obliterate
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effect n.
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A consequence
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effective adj
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Fit for a destined purpose
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effectual adj
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Efficient
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effeminacy n.
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Womanishness
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effeminate adj.
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Having womanish traits or qualities
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effervesce v
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To bubble up
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effervescent adj
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Giving off bubbles of gas
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effete adj.
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Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
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effacacious adj.
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effective
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efficacy n.
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the power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it
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efficiency n.
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the state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty
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efficient adj.
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having and exercising the power to produce
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efforescence n.
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the state of being flowery, or a flowery appearnace
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efforescent adj.
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opening in flower
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effluvium n.
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a noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter
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effontery n.
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unblushing impudence
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effulgence n.
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splendor
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effuse v.
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to pour forth
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effusion n.
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an outpouring
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egoism n.
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the theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self
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egoist n.
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one who advocates or practices egoism
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egotism n.
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self- conceit
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egotist n.
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one given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences
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egregious adj.
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extreme
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egress n.
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any place of exit
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eject v.
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to expel
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elapse v.
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to quietly terminate: said of time
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elasticity n.
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that property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed
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electrolysis n
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The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current
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electrotype n
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A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin
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elegy n
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A lyric poem lamenting the dead
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element n.
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A component or essential part
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elicit v.
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To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
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eligible adj.
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Qualified for selection.
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eliminate v.
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To separate and cast aside.
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Elizabethan adj.
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Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era
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elocution n.
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The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading
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eloquent adj.
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Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech
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electrolysis n
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The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current
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electrotype n
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A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin
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elegy n
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A lyric poem lamenting the dead
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element n.
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A component or essential part
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elicit v.
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To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
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eligible adj.
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Qualified for selection.
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eliminate v.
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To separate and cast aside.
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Elizabethan adj.
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Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era
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elocution n.
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The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading
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eloquent adj.
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Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech
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elucidate v.
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to bring out more clearly the facts concerning
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elude v.
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to evade the search or pursuit of by dexerity
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elusion n.
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evasion
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emaciate v.
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to waste away in flesh
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emanate v.
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to flow forth or proceed, as from some source
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emancipate v.
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to release from bondage
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embargo n.
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authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade
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embark v.
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to make a beginning in some occupation or scheme
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embarrass v.
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to render flustered or agitated
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embellish v.
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to make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental feautres
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embezzle v.
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To misappropriate secretly
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emblazon v
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To set forth publicly or in glowing terms
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emblem n.
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A symbol.
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embody v
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To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form
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embolden v.
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to give courage to
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embolism n.
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An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.
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embroil v.
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to involve in dissension or strife
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emerge v.
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to come into view or into existence
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emergence n.
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a coming into view
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emergent adj.
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coming into view
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