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distend
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v. expand; swell out
I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins ______ on his forehead |
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distill
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v. purify; refine; concentrate
an epigrammatist _____ thoughts into quips |
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diverge
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v. vary; go in different directions from the same point
The spokes _____ from the hub |
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divest (v)
divestiture (n) |
v. strip; deprive
He was _____ed of his power to act and could no longer govern |
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dogmatic
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adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
We tried to discourage Doug from being so _____, but never could convince him that his opinions might be wrong |
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dormant
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adj. sleeping; lethargic; latent
At fifty her long-_____ ambition to write flared up once more |
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dupe
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n. someone easily fooled
While the gullible Watson was often made a _____ by unscrupulous parties, Holmes was far more difficult to fool. |
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ebullient
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adj. showing excitement; overflowing w/ enthusiasm
Amy's _____ nature could not be repressed; she was always bubbling over with excitement |
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eclectic
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adj. selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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efficacy
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n. power to presuce desired effect
The _____ of this drug depends on the regularity of the dosage |
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effrontery
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n. impudence, shameless boldness; shere nerve; presumptuousness
When the boss told Frank she was firing him for laziness and insubordination, he had the _______ to ask her for a letter of recommendation |
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elegy
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n. poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
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v. draw out by discussion
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empirical
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adj. based on experience
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emulate
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v. imitate, rival
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