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Canker |
Any ulcerous sore, any evil |
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Canny |
Shrewd, thrifty, prudent |
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Cantankerous |
Irritable, ill humoured, uncooperative |
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Canter |
Move in a particular direction In a canter - without much effort |
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Capitulate |
Surrender |
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Caprice |
Whim |
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Captious |
Tending to find fault or raise petty objections |
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Careen |
Sway from side to side, lurch |
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Carnage |
Destruction of life |
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Debilitating |
Making someone very weak and infirm |
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Ratify |
Sign or give formal consent, making it officially valid |
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Protege |
A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person |
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Impetus |
Momentum |
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Poised |
Having a composed and self assured manner |
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Gleeful |
Delighted, exuberantly or triumphantly joyful |
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Perpetrator |
Person who carries out a harmful, illegal acts |
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Walloping |
Beating (noun) |
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Pernicious |
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way |
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Egalitarian |
Believing in or based on principle that all are equal and deserve equal rights |
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Contingency |
A case or the possibility that can happen |
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Carousal |
Drunken revel, noisy festivities |
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Carping |
Petty criticism, fault finding |
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Cartographer |
Map maker |
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Cascade |
Small waterfall |
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Castigation |
Severe criticism, punishment |
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Catapult |
Slingshot, hurling machine |
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Cataract |
Great waterfall |
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Categorical |
Without exceptions, absolute |
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Catharsis |
Process of releasing and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions, purgation Music is a means of catharsis |
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Caustic |
Burning, sarcastically biting |
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Tepid |
Slightly warm, showing little enthusiasm |
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Moot |
Verb - raise for discussion, suggest Adj - subject to debate, uncertainty |
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Undermining |
Process of lessening the effectiveness, power |
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Underpinning |
Support, justify or form the basis for |
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Sobriquet |
A person's nickname |
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Charlatan |
Person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill |
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Herald |
Be a sign that something is about to happen, indicator |
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Heyday |
Time of greatest success in a person's life, Prime |
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Outright |
Completely, directly or openly, immediately |
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Recapitulate |
Summarize and state the main points of |
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Unceremonious |
Rough, showing lack of courtesy |
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Outlandish |
Sounding bizarre, unfamiliar, foreign |
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Unkempt, dishevelled, shabby |
Having an untidy appearance |
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Cavalier |
Arrogant, showing a lack of proper concern |
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Chafe |
Warm by rubbing |
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Chaffing |
Bantering, joking |
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Chagrin |
Vexation, distress at having failed |
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Disquieting |
Make worried or uneasy |
It's disquieting to see you like this |
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Pine |
Suffer a mental and physical decline especially due to broken heart Miss or long for |
She is pining for him |
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Ineffable |
Extreme to be expressed or described in words, inexpressible |
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Lest |
For fear that |
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Staunch |
Stop or check A loyal devotee or follower |
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Sanguine |
Confident and hopeful |
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Dystopian |
Place where people live in fear and unhappy because they are not treated well |
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Vacuous |
Lacking in ideas or intelligence |
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Perspicacious |
Having a ready insight into and understanding of things, shrewd |
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Shrill(adj) |
High pitched and piercing, loud and forceful |
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Unscrupulous |
Having no moral principles, unethical |
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Snub |
Ignore, rebuff |
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Wistful |
Regretful, longing, nostalgic |
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Whit |
Very small amount |
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Whet |
To make someone or something sharper or stronger |
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Gripe |
Complain about something in a persistent, irritating way |
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Coup |
Success, triumph A sudden and illegal seizure of power from a government |
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Slither |
Move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion |
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Teem |
Be full of, pour down, fall heavily |
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Nexus |
Connection |
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Prune |
An unpleasant and disagreeable person Trim by cutting away dead or overgrown branches of tree |
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Strut |
Stiff, erect and arrogant Walk with arrogance |
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Delinquency |
Minor crime, especially by young people |
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Vanquish |
Defeat thoroughly |
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Vainglory |
Excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements |
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Panache |
Flamboyant confidence of style or manner |
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Contrived |
Forced, artificial |
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Contumacious |
Disobedient, resisting authority, tirugubaatu |
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Emancipate |
To free from someone's will or control |
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Felony |
Serious crime |
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Poignant |
Causing a strong feeling of sadness |
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Embattled |
Engaged in battle or conflict Constantly criticized or attacked |
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Tirade |
Long and angry speech |
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Shove |
Push roughly |
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Ambuish |
Surprise attach on from a concealed person |
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Fritter |
Waste time, money on trivial matters |
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Denigrate |
Blacken |
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Denizen |
Inhabitant |
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Jingoism |
Extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy |
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Muse |
Be absorbed in thought A person who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist |
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Corroborate |
Confirm or give support to, endorse |
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Wildcatting |
Financially irresponsible or unreliable, related to oil being drilled knowing that it is not effective |
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Dole |
Benefit paid by the state to the unemployed Distribute shared of something Sorrow, mourning |
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Depredation |
Attacking, plundering |
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Derision |
Ridicule |
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Derogatory |
Expressing a low opinion |
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Travesty |
A false, absurd, distorted representation of something |
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Dilettante |
Aimless follower, dabbler |
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Dilatory |
Delaying |
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In spate |
Overflowing due to sudden flood |
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Palliative |
Relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition |
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Extortion |
The practice of obtaining something through force or threat |
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Dingy |
Dull |
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Dint |
Means, efforts |
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Din |
Clear loud resounding noise |
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Dirge |
Lament with music |
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Disabuse |
Correct a false impression, undeceive |
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Disapprobation |
Disapproval, condemnation |
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Disarray |
A disorderly or untidy state |
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Disavowal |
Denial, disclaiming |
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Disband |
Dissolve, disperse |
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Discombobulate |
Confused, discomposed |
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Watershed |
An event or period marking a turning point in a situation |
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Steadfast |
Dutifully firm, unwavering, loyal and faithful |
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Diaspora |
The dispersion or spread of any people from their original homeland |
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Covert |
Hidden or not shown |
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Orchestrate |
To organise or plan |
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Inept |
Showing no skill, clumsy |
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Quandary |
Difficult situation, practical dilemma |
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Discomfit |
Make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed |
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Disenfranchise |
Deprive of a civil right |
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Disgorge |
Surrender something, vomit |
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Dishearten |
Discourage |
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Dishevelled |
Untidy |
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Disinter |
Dig up, unearth |
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Forage |
Search widely for food or provisions |
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Effusive |
Showing or expressing gratitude in an unrestrained manner |
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Ambit |
Range |
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Dither |
To delay in doing something because you are not sure of it |
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Exterminate |
Destroy completely or eradicate |
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Resurgence |
Reviving after a period of inactivity |
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Treading |
Walking alone |
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Preemptive |
Done to stop something done by another country |
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Punitive |
Intended to punish someone, castigating |
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Ramifications |
Consequences, results of an action |
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Misnomer |
Name that is wrong or not proper |
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Doctrinaire |
Dogmatic, rigid, inflexible |
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Dodder |
Tremble or totter typically because of old age |
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Peruse |
To examine thoroughly |
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Quell |
Put an end to, typically by the use of force |
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Lugubrious |
Full of sadness and sorrow, dismal, doleful |
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Exude |
Discharge or be discharged slowly and steadily |
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Nuke |
Destroy, get rid of, cook or heat up in a oven |
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Duress |
Forcible restraint, especially unlawful |
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Eccentric |
Odd, whimsical, irregular |
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Eclectic |
Selective, composed of elements drawn from disparate sources |
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Eerie |
Weird |
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Eerie |
Weird |
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Efface |
Rub out |
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Sentinel |
A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch |
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Effete |
Worn out, exhausted, barren |
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Elysian |
Relating to paradise, blissful |
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Deter |
Discourage or prevent in doing something |
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Slump |
Sit, lean or fall heavily A sudden severe fall in the price |
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Embroil |
Thrown into confusion |
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Emollient |
Soothing or softening remedy |
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Emolument |
Salary, compensation |
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Emulate |
Imitate |
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Embroiled |
Being deeply involved in an argument or a difficult situation or in a state of confusion |
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Embattled |
Besets by problems or difficulties |
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Emphatic |
Strongly expressive or insistent |
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Emboldened |
Confident or encouraged |
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Racketeers |
People who are engaged in dishonest and fraudulent business |
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Mendicancy |
The condition of being a begger |
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Bide |
Remain or stay somewhere Wait quietly for a good opportunity to do something |
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Emphatic |
Expressing something forcibly or clearly |
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Infructuous |
Pointless or unnecessary |
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Pliant |
Easily influenced or directed or bent |
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Symphony |
Something regarded as a composition of different elements |
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Enervate |
Weaken |
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Engender |
Produce |
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Enrapture |
Please intensely |
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Enunciate |
Speak distinctly |
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Ephemeral |
Short lived |
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Epigram |
Witty thought or saying |
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Epilogue |
Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work |
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Epithet |
Word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person |
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Purview |
The scope of influence, paridhi |
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Extort |
Wring from, get money by threats |
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Extraneous |
Not essential, external |
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Extrinsic |
External, not inherent |
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Extricate |
Free, disentangle |
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Exult |
Rejoice |
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Facetious |
Humorous, jocular |
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Halo |
A circle of light shown above or around the head of a saint or a holy person to represent their holiness |
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Coveted |
Greatly desired or envied |
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Hubris |
Excessive pride or self confidence |
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Ossify |
Turn into bone or bone tissue, cease developing, stagnate |
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Rank |
Having a foul or offensive smell |
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Imbecile |
Stupid person, stupid, idiotic |
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Delineate |
Describe or portray precisely |
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Preside |
Be in the position of authority in a meeting or gathering |
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Exhort |
Strongly encourage or urge to do something |
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Obliterate |
Destroy completely, wipe out |
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Falter |
Hesitate |
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Feign |
Trick, shift, sham blow |
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Ferment |
Agitation, commotion |
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Fervent |
Ardent, hot |
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Fervid |
Ardent |
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Fiasco |
Total failure |
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Resolve |
Firm determination |
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Zenith |
Highest point |
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Nadir |
Lowest point |
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Veracious |
Speaking or representing truth |
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Mirth |
Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter |
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Fluster |
Confuse |
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Fugitive |
Person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding Quick to disappear |
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Fulminate |
Express vehement protest Explode violently or flash like lightning |
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Funereal |
Having the mournful, sombre character appropriate to a funeral |
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Furor |
Anger or excitement |
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Proliferation |
Rapid increase in the number or amount of something |
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Spawn |
Produce in large numbers |
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Mellifluous |
Pleasantly smooth and musical to hear |
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Pecuniary |
Relating to money |
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Obstinate |
Stubborn, adamant |
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Furtive |
Stealthy, sneaky |
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Gainsay |
Deny |
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Gait |
Manner of walking or running |
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Gall |
Annoy, chafe |
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Garbled |
Mixed up, jumbled, distorted |
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Garner |
Gather, store up |
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Garrulity |
Talkativeness |
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Coveted |
Greatly desired or envied |
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