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120 Cards in this Set
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disheveled
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disarranged and untidy (hair and clothing)
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disingenuous
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insincere
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to disinter
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to exhume, to unearth
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disinterested
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unbiased
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disjointed
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disconnected
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to dismantle
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to take apart
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to dismay
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to fill with apprehension
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to dismember
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to separate into parts
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to disparage
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to lower in esteem
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disparate
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essentially different
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to dispel
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to scatter and drive away
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dispirited
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discouraged
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disputatious
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inclined to dispute
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disquisition
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a formal discussion, often written
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to dissemble
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to disguise
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to disseminate
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to scatter far and wide
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to dissent
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to disagree
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to dissimulate
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to disguise
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to dissipate
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to waste
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dissolute
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loose in morals
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to dissuade
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to advise against an action
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distaff
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female
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to distend
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to stretch out, to swell
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distrait
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absent-minded
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distraught
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extremely troubled, mentally confused
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diurnal
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daily
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diva
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operatic hustler
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divergent
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deviating
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divers
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several, various
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to divert
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to amuse or entertain
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to divest
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to strip, to deprive
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divination
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seeing the future with the help of magic
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to divulge
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to disclose or reveal
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docile
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easy to manage or discipline
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docket
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list of cases to be tried by a court of law
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doddering
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shaky, senile, decrepit from old age
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to doff
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to remove (one's hat), as in greeting
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dogged
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persistent, stubborn
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doggerel
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bad poetry
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dogmatic
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arrogant, autocratic, insistent, assertive, opinionated
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doldrums
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low spirits, blues
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dolorous
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very sorrowful
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dolt
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a block-head
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domicile
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residence (law: постоянен адрес)
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to domineer
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to rule in a harsh way
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to don
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to put on (a garment)
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to doodle
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to scribble, to waste time
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dormant
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sleeping, lethargic
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dormer
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прав тавански прозорец
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dorsal
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гръбен
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dotage
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старческо слабоумие
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to dote
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to be foolishly fond (on or upon), to be foolish or weak-minded
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doughty
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valiant, brave
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dour
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stern, gloomy
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dowdy
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not neat or stylish in dress
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downcast
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very unhappy, sad
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to doze
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to sleep lightly
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drab
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not bright or lively, dull
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dregs
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sediment, scum (прен)
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drivel
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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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idler, търтей
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to drone
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to talk on and on in a dull manner, to make a continuous humming or buzzing sound
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dross
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dregs, scum, rubbish
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drowsy
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sleepy
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drudgery
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work thatvis hard, menial or tiresome
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dubious
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causing doubt
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duenna
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an elderly woman who has charge of the young girls in a SPA/POR family
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dulcet
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soothing to hear, melodious
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dupe
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a person easily tricked
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duplicity
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hypocritical cunning or deception
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durance
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imprisonment, esp. when prolonged
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duress
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принуда (Law)
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dusk
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здрач
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to dwindle
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to shrink
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion
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earthy
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simple, unrefined
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to ebb
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to dwindle, to diminish
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ebullient
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vivacious, enthusiastic, elated
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ecclesiastic
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pertaining to the church
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éclat
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brilliant success, dazzling display, striking effect
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eclecticism
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selection of elements from various sets of such
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eddy
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a current of water or air moving against the main current
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to edify
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to instruct so as to enlighten or uplift
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to educe
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to extract, to elicit, to evoke
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eerie
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mysterious, esp. in a scary manner
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to efface
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to erase, to rub out
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effectual
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effective, efficient, productive
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effeminate
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unmanly
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effervescence
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inner excitement
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effete
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lacking vigor, drained; sterile, infertile
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effigy
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a portrait or statue of sb., esp. a crude representation of a despised person
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efflorescent
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flowering
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effluvium
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зловонни изпарения
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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effulgent
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bright, luminous
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effusion
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unrestrained or emotional expression
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effusive
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profuse, pouring forth
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egregious
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remarkably bad
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egress
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exit
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ejaculation
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exclamation
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elegiacal
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mournful, sad
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ellipsis
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the omission of a word
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eloquence
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красноречие
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to elucidate
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to make clear
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elusive
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tendig to elude, evasive
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elusory
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tending to deceive expectations
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elysian
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heavenly, happy
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emaciated
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измършавял
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to emanate
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to radiate (from)
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to embellish
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to decorate by adding detail
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to emblazon
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to decorate with a coat of arms
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to embroil
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to draw in a conflict, to confuse (заплитам работата)
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to emend
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to correct, to improve
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emeritus
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retired from active service, but keeping his title (professor emeritus)
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emetic
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a substance causing vomiting
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eminent
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standing high in comparison to others
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emollient
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a soothing remedy
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enamored
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inlove
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encomium
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a formal expression of high praise
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