Gre Vocab D-E

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damp

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to diminish the intensity or check something, such as a sound or feeling.
V

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daunt

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to intimidate or dismay.
V.

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Daunting

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dismaying, disheartening.

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Dearth

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smallness of quantity or number, scarcity, lack.
N.

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debacle

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rout, fiasco, complete failure.
N.

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Decorum

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politeness or appropriateness of conduct or behavior.
N

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deleterious

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injurious, harmful.
adj.

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demur

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to question or oppose; to hesitate because of one's doubts.
V.

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denigrate

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blacken, belittle, sully, defame, disparage.
v.

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sully

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to soil, stain, tarnish, or besmirch, now esp. by disgracing
v.

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deprecate

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to disparage or belittle

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depredate

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to plunder, pillage, ravage or destroy, to exploit in predatory manner.
v.

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pillage

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1. to deprive of money or property by violence; loot
2. to take as booty or loot
verb or noun.

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derision

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scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment.

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plunder

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1. to rob or despoil (a person or place) by force, esp. in warfare
2. to take (property) by force or fraud

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damp

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to diminish the intensity or check something, such as a sound or feeling.
V

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daunt

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to intimidate or dismay.
V.

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Daunting

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dismaying, disheartening.

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Dearth

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smallness of quantity or number, scarcity, lack.
N.

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debacle

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rout, fiasco, complete failure.
N.

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Decorum

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politeness or appropriateness of conduct or behavior.
N

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deleterious

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injurious, harmful.
adj.

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demur

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to question or oppose
V.

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denigrate

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blacken, belittle, sully, defame, disparage.
v.

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sully

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to soil, stain, tarnish, or besmirch, now esp. by disgracing
v.

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deprecate

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to disparage or belittle

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depredate

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to plunder, pillage, ravage or destroy, to exploit in predatory manner.
v.

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pillage

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1. to deprive of money or property by violence; loot
2. to take as booty or loot
verb or noun.

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derision

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scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment.

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plunder

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1. to rob or despoil (a person or place) by force, esp. in warfare
2. to take (property) by force or fraud

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depredations

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attacks, ravages.

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deride

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to express contempt. to laugh at in contempt or scorn; make fun of; ridicule; to scoff

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derivative

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unoriginal, obtained from another source.
adj

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desiccate

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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull.
V.

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desuetude

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disuse; the condition of not being used or practiced any more
N.

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desultory

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random, thoughtless, marked by a lack of plan or purpose.
adj.

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detraction

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slandering, verbal attack, aspersion.
a malicious discrediting of someone's character, accomplishments, etc., as by revealing hidden faults or by slander
N.

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vitriol

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sharpness or bitterness of feeling, as in speech or writing; venom

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diaphanous

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transparent, gauzy.
adj

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gauzy

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thin, light, and transparent, like gauze; diaphanous

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diatribe

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a harsh denunciation
N

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didactic

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intended to teach or instruct
adj

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die

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a tool used for shaping.

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diffident

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reserved, shy,unassuming; lacking in self-confidence.
adj

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digress

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to stray from the point; to go off on a tangent.

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diffidence

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lack of confidence

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digression

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an act or instance of digressing; a wandering from the main subject in talking or writing

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dilate

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to become wider or more open
V.
or to speak or write about something at length.

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dilatory

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causing delay, procrastinating. 2-inclined to delay; slow or late in doing things
adj

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exasperation

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an exasperating or being exasperated; great irritation or annoyance

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dilettante

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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge. dabbler
n.

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a dilettantish effort

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an effort that is frivolous or superficial.

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din

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loud sustained noise
N.

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dirge

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a mournful song or poem for the dead.
N.
can be used figuratively to describe something that sounds like a funeral lament.

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lament

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to feel deep sorrow or express it as by weeping or wailing; mourn; grieve.
expression of sorrow

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disabuse

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to undeceive; to set right.
V.

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discomfit

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to defeat, put down. to frustrate the plans or expectations of
V.
(more reccently- to embarrass, to make uncomfortable.)

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discordant

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound.
adj.

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discretion

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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions.
N.

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disinterested

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free from self-interest; unbiased.

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disparage

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1. to lower in esteem; discredit
2. to speak slightingly of; show disrespect for; belittle

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disparate

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar.
adj.

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dissemble

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead.
v.

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dissolution

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disintegration; looseness in morals. a dissolving or being dissolved; specif., a breaking up or into parts; disintegration
n.

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dissolute

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dissipated and immoral; profligate; debauched

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dissipated

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scattered; wasted; characterized by and showing harmful effects of..

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profligate

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1. immoral and shameless
2. extremely wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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distrait

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distracted; absent-minded, especially due to anxiety.
V.

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dissonance

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lack of harmony; conflict.
N.

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divulge

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to disclose something secret.
V.

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Doggerel

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trivial, poorly constructed verse.
1. trivial, awkward, often comic verse characterized by a monotonous rhythm
2. any trivial or bad poetry
N.

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dogmatic

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authoritatively and/or arrogantly assertive of principles, which often cannot be proved; stubbornly opinionated.
adj.

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dross

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waste or foreign matter, impurity, surface scum, rubbish
n.

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dulcet

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melodious, harmonious; soothing or pleasant to hear; sweet-sounding; mellifluous

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mellifluous

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sounding sweet and smooth; honeyed

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dupe

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one who is deceived.
noun or verb.
verb-no one will be able to dupe me again.

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dynamo

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generator, forceful, energetic person.
N
claire was the dynamo of the group. without her, we probably would have not gone on a cruise.

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ebullience

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings.

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ebullient

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bubbling; boiling
overflowing with enthusiasm, high spirits

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eccentric

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departing from norms or conventions.
adj.

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eclectic

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composed of elements drawn from various sources.
adj

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edifying

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enlightening, informative
adj.
edification=process of edifying.

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efficacy

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the ability to produce an intended result; effectiveness.

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effrontery

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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presumptuous

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too bold or forward; taking too much for granted; showing overconfidence, arrogance, or effrontery

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effusive

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gushing; excessively demonstrative.expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner; too demonstrative

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egress

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exit
n.
verb= to exit or emerge.

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ingress

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entering; act or right of entering

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elegy

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a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead; any mournful writing or piece of music.
N.

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eloquent

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well-spoken, expressive, articulate.

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emollient

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soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying.
adj

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mollifying

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1. to soothe the temper of; pacify; appease
2. to make less intense, severe, or violent

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empirical

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based on observation or experiment.
adj

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encomium

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glowing and enthusiastic praise; formal expression of high praise. panegyric, tribute, eulogy.

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panegyric

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1. a formal speech or piece of writing praising a person or event
2. high or hyperbolic praise; laudation

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endemic

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characteristics often found in a particular locality, region, or people; restricted to or peculiar to that region.

1. native to a particular country, nation, or region: said of plants, animals, and, sometimes, customs, etc.
2. constantly present in a particular region: said of a disease that is generally under control

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enervate

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality.
V.

sentence- we were so enervated by the heat and humidity, that we had to take a nap.

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engender

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to cause, to produce, give rise to.
V.
Clyde's announcement that he plans to retire at the end of the year engendered intense speculation about whom he will appoint as his successor.

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enigmatic

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mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand.
-the enigmatic markings on the cave wall.
-the enigmatic message

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ennui

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy.
N.
-The end of summer ennui had set in.
-I hoped a game would cure us of our ennui.

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enormity

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excessive wickedness, evilness. a very wicked crime.
-the enormity of the terrorist act stunned and outraged the world.

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ephemeral

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brief; fleeting, short-lived.
adj.
-my ephemeral first romance lasted precisely as long as summer camp did.

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epicure

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one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly food and drink; gourmand, sybarite

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gourmand

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a person with a hearty liking for good food and drink and a tendency to indulge in them to excess

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sybarite

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anyone very fond of self-indulgence and luxury; voluptuary=person devoted to luxurious pleasures

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gustatory

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of or having to do with tasting or the sense of taste

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episodic

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loosely connected, not flowing logically, occurring at intervals.
adj.
-the episodic structure of the novel mirrored the main character's fragmented experience of events during the war.

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epithet

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disparaging word or phrase.(used to categorize
ex.: “egghead” for an intellectual.
-as word got out about the racial epithets spraypainted on the front steps of the courthouse, an angry crowd gathered.
-the epithets he flung in a drunken anger came back to haunt him the next morning when everyone refused to talk to him.

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epitome

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emobodiment; quintessence
n

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quintessence

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- the pure, concentrated essence of anything
- the most nearly perfect manifestation of a quality or thing
n

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equanimity

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composure, self-possession.
-Theo's ability to maintain his equanimity was sorely tested at the zoo.
-Liam strove unsuccessfully for equanimity in the face of a massive tickle attack.

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equable

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level, not able to be easily disturbed.
adj.
-because of high levels of humidity in the air, equable temperatures are maintained almost year-round.
-her equable temper allows her to deal with everyone calmly and graciously.

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent.
V.
-The equivocal language of the contract was designed to deceive gullible (credulous) buyers.

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errant

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traveling, itinerant, peripatetic.
roving or wandering, esp. in search of adventure.
-Travels with Charlie is Steinbeck's account of his errant journey across america with his french poodle, charlie.

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peripatetic

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1. of the philosophy or the followers of Aristotle, who walked about in the Lyceum while he was teaching
2. walking or moving about; not staying in one place; itinerant

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place or on a circuit

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erratic

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without consistency adj.
-it was difficult to follow her erratic trains of thought.

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erudite

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very learned; scholarly
adj.

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erudition

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profound learning or extensive knowledge, learned primarily through books.
-his dissertation was generally hailed as a masterpiece of erudition.

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eschew

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to shun or avoid
V.
-vegans eschew all forms of animal products.
-It is hard for me to eschew parvanehs company.

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group.
adj.
-some of it's most esoteric rights are only witnessed by insiders.
-the most esoteric course seems to be advanced pig latin.

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essay

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verb- to test or try; attempt; experiment.

noun- the attempt or experiment itsef.

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convalescence

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long recovery after illness; the period of recovery.

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eschew

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to shun or avoid
V.
-vegans eschew all forms of animal products.
-It is hard for me to eschew parvanehs company.

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group.
adj.
-some of it's most esoteric rights are only witnessed by insiders.
-the most esoteric course seems to be advanced pig latin.

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essay

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verb- to test or try; attempt; experiment.

noun- the attempt or experiment itsef.

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convalescence

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long recovery after illness; the period of recovery.

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estimable

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worthy, formidable.
adj.
-despite her estimable efforts, kelly was unable to finish her spinish.
-his estimable opponent was a computer named Deep Blue.

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formidable

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1. causing fear or dread
2. hard to handle or overcome
3. awe-inspiring in size, excellence, etc.; strikingly impressive

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eulogy

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a speech honoring the dead

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evanescent

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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing.
adj
-all the trace of the evanescent first snow vanished as soon as the sun appeared.
-fortunately, the pain of my first heartbreak was as evanescent as the romance itself.

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evince

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to show clearly, to indicate.
v
-the expression on jane's face evinced what she thought of the proposal; it's amazing how clearly "you must be kidding"
can be communicated without speaking a word.
-victor's work evinced great potential.
-she evinced great heroism during the fire, reentering the house twice to save the children trapped inside.

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exacerbate

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to make worse or more severe or more intense.
to exasperate; annoy; irritate;
V.
-my mother insisted that going outside with wet hair would only exacerbate my cold.

-the governments refusal to recognize the new ambassador exacerbated an already tense situation; many feared it could lead to war.

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exact

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to demand, call for, require, take.
V
-celebrities often complain that fame exacts a heavy price in loss of privacy.
-in merchant of venice, a pound of flesh is exacted for money.

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excoriate

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to censure scathingly; to upbraid.
1. to ,rub off the skin of; chafe,
2. to denounce/criticize harshly

-the mayor was excoriated by many for his role in the scandal.

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exculpate

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exonerate; to remove/clear of blame.
-i was able to exculpate myself from the charges of cheating by taking another exam.
-far from exculpating him as he had hoped, the new evidence served to convince the jury of his guilt.

culpable=deserving blame. (has the same root.)

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exemplar

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typical or standard specimen; paradigm. model.
N.
exemplary=worthy of imitation.

-he was the exemplar of success.
-the perfect exemplar of the species of the beetle we studied conformed the the description in the guidebook in every way.

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exhort

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to incite; to make urgent appeals. to urge earnestly by advice, warning. admonish strongly.
-At the last second, I realized that he was waving his arms frantically to exhort me to look down before I fell off the cliff.
-His exhortations failed to motivate us.

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exigent

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urgent; pressing; demanding; requiring immediate attention or action. exacting.
adj
-exigent circumstances require extreme action.

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exigencies

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urgent or pressing situations.
-the exigencies of the food shortage brought out a level of altruism and compassion in the townspeople.

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exonerate

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to remove blame.
V.
-the number of death row immates exonerated by dna tests in the last few years have caused some to call for a moratorium on executions.
-kim was exonerated of having taken her sisters shoes when they were found in the dirty laundry pile.

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moratorium

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1. a legal authorization, usually by a law passed in an emergency, to delay payment of money due, as by a bank or debtor nation
2. the effective period of such an authorization
3. any authorized delay or stopping of some specified activity

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expatiate

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to discuss or write about at length; to wander/roam freely.
V.
- my cousin expatiated on the subject of her trip to florida for three hours, until we were all crazy with boredom.

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expiate

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to atone or make amends for; to pay the penalty for.
V.
-There was nothing parvaneh could do to expiate her lateness considering this was the fourth time she had been four hours late.
-he feared that nothing could expiate the insensitivity of his comments.

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expurgate

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the remove obscenity, purify, censor.
V.
-The expurgated version of the novel was incredibly boring.
-the editorial exprgated a significant number of factual errors.
expurgate shares a root with purge, which means to clean or make pure.

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extant

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existing, not destroyed or lost.
adj.
-there are no portraits extant of the famous General.
-There are 48 copies of the Gutenberg Bible extant today.

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extemporaneous

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improvised; done without preparation.
adj.
-an extemporaneous speech.
-their skit was pure comic genius; I couldn't believe it was extemporaneous.

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extirpate

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to pull out by the roots; cut out. to destroy, exterminate.
V
-She set out on a self-improvement plan to extirpate every one of her bad habits.
-My worst summer job ever involved extirpating an entire acre of weeds.