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ENRAPTURE

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To fill with delight

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ENIGMA

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One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable

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ENTRENCHED

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To fix firmly or securely

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ENUMERATE

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To count off or name one by one; list

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EPHEMERAL

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Lasting for a markedly brief time

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EPIPHANY

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A comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization

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EPITOME

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A representative or an example of a class or type

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EQUANIMITY

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The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure

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ETHEREAL

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Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible

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EUPHORIC

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A feeling of great happiness or well-being

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EVOCATION

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Creation anew through the power of the memory or imagination

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EXACERBATE

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To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate

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EXASPERATION

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The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance

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EXEMPLARY

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Worthy of imitation; commendable

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EXHILARATION

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The state of being stimulated, refreshed, or elated

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EXHORT

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To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal

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EXONERATED

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To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task

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EXORBITANT

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Exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness

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EXPLICIT

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Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied

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EXQUISITE

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Characterized by intricate and beautiful design or execution

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FABRICATION

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A lie

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FACSIMILES

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An exact copy or reproduction, as of a document

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FANATICISM

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Excessive, irrational zeal

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FANFARE

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A spectacular public display

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FART

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A usually audible discharge of intestinal gas that may cause others to leave the room

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FASTIDIOUS

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Displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail

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FATHOM

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To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; to comprehend

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FAWN

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To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior

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FEIGNED

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To give a false appearance of, to imitate so as to deceive

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FELICITY

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Great happiness; bliss

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FERVOR

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Great warmth and intensity of emotion

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FINITE

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Having bounds; limited

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FLEDGLING

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A young or inexperienced person

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FLIMSY

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Light, thin, and insubstantial

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FLORID

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Very ornate; flowery

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FLOURISH

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To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive, to make bold, sweeping movements

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FLUCTUATION

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To vary irregularly

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FORTITUDE

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Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

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FOSTER

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To promote the growth and development of; cultivate

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FORTUITOUS

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Happening by accident or chance

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FRACTIOUS

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Inclined to make trouble; unruly, cranky

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FURNISH

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To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for

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FURTIVE

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Characterized by stealth; surreptitious

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GALVANIZE

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To arouse to awareness or action; spur

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GAUZE

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A thin, transparent fabric with a loose open weave

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GIST

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The central idea; the essence

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GRASSROOTS

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People or society at a local level rather than at the center of major political activity

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GRIM

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Uninviting or unnerving in aspect; forbidding

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GUILELESS

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Not deceitful or crafty

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GULLIBLE

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Easily deceived or duped

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HABITAT

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The place in which a person or thing is most likely to be found

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HAMPER

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To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of

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HAVOC

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Widespread destruction; devastation

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HENNA

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A reddish-orange dyestuff prepared from the dried and ground leaves of this plant, used as a cosmetic due and for coloring leather and fabrics

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HERALDED

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To proclaim; announce

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HEYDAY

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The period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime

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HISTRIONIC

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Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected

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HODGEPODGE

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A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble

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HUMANITARIANISM

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Concern for human welfare, especially as manifested through philanthropy

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HYPERBOLE

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A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

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HYPERSOCIAL

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Seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious

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HYPOCRITE

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A person given to hypocrisy

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ICONOCLAST

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One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions

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IDIOSYNCRATIC

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A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or a group, a physiological or temperamental peculiarity

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IDYLLIC

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Simple and carefree

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IGNOMINY

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Shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character

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ILLICIT

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Not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful

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IMPASSE

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A situation that is so difficult that no profess can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate

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IMPASSIVE

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Not subject to suffering or pain

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IMPECCABLE

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Having no flaws; perfect

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IMPERCEPTIBLE

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Hard to detect

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IMPERIOUS

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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing

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IMPLACABLE

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Impossible to placate or appease

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IMPLAUSIBLE

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Difficult to believe

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IMPLICIT

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Implied or understood though not directly expressed

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IMPOSITION

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A burdensome or unfair demand, as upon someone’s time

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