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entrepeneur
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one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of business or enterprise
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Epicurean
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1. describes one who indulges in and is devoted to sensual pleasures especially food and wine
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Epilogue
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1. a short often conclusion at the end of a literary work dealing with the charaters after the play(an after work)
2. the ending scene, statements, or speech or a play etm. from greek logos - after |
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Epitaph
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an inscription on a tomb stone in memory of one burried there
etm. Taphos - from greek meaning tomb |
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Epoch
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1. a memorable event or date
etm. from greek epokhe - a point in time |
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Equanimity
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1. evenness of mind especially under stress
2. balance etm. (from latin) aeguus - even animus - mind |
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Equestrian
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1. one who rides on horseback
etm. from latin equus - horse |
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Errant
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1. traveling or given to traveling
2. not following a set course or path |
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Exemplary
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1. serving as a pattern
2. serving as an example,instance,or illustration --exemplary work-- |
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Facade
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1. the front of a bulding
2. a false, superficial, or artificial appearanceor effect |
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Facile (Adj.)
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1. used or comprehended with ease
2. mild or pleasing in manner or disposition |
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Fanaticism (N.)
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excessively enthusiastically and often intensely uncrittically devotional outlook,or behavior
etm: from latin - fanum meaning "temple" |
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Fatuous
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1. Silly
2.uncontiously foolish |
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Fecundity (N.)
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1. fruitfullness and furtility
2. productive or creative power |
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Fell
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1. fierce, cruel, terrible, sinister
2. very destructive |
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Filch
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to take, especially something of little value
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Fickle
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marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability
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Finale
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the close or termination or something
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Finesse
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1. skillfull handling of a situation
2. to bring about or manage by adroit meaneuvering - trick |
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Foible (N.)
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a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior; a weakness
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Franchise
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1. the license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
2. a business granted such a right or license |
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Frenetic (Adj)
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1. Frenzied
2. frantic |
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Fresco
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the art of painting freshly spread moist lime plaster with waterbased pigments
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Freshet
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1. a stream
2. a great rise or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow |
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Frieze
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1. a sculptured or richly ornamented band (as on a bulding or piece or furniture)
-->2. a horizontal decorated piece (wallpaper) along the top of a room |
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Fritter (V.)
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to spend or waster bit by bit, or trifles, or without commensurate return (used with away)
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Frowzy
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1. Musty, stale
2. having a slovenly or uncared for appearance |
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Gadfly (N.)
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a persistant, irritating critic
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Genre
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a catagorey or artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content
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Glut
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an excessive quantity
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Glutinous
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having the quality of glue; gummy
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Gossamer
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something light, delicate, or flimsy
etm. goose + somer (summer) |
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Gouge
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1. to poke or take out
2. to become very high -- price gouges |
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Grandiloquent
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A lofty bombastic style or quality especially in language
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Guffaw
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a loud burst of laughter
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HEresy
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1. an opinion or doctorine contrary to church dogma
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hierarchy
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1. a body of person in authority
2. catagoration of people marked by rank |
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Hireling
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1. One who works soely for compesation
--person who does unskilled labor-- |
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Hogshead
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1. a large cask or barrel
2. any of various units of capacity 3. a pub in harry potter |