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Dogmatic

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[Adj] Pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; strongly expressing your beliefs as if they were facts

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Doleful

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[Adj] Filled with or evoking sadness

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Dormant

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[Adj] Inactive but capable of becoming active

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Drab

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[Noun] A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown; boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement

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Droll

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[Adj] Comical in an odd or whimsical manner

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Dubious

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[Adj] Fraught with uncertainty or doubt

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Dumbfound

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[Verb] Be a mystery or bewildering to

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Dupe

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[Verb/Noun] Fool or hoax

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Dwindle

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[Verb] Become smaller or lose substance

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Ebullient

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[Adj] Very energetic, positive, and happy; exhuberant

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Eclectic

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[Adj] Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

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Efface

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[Verb] Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

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Efficacious

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[Adj] Giving the power to produce an intended result

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Effrontery

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[Noun] Audacious behavior that you have no right to

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Egalitarian

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[Adj] Favoring social equality

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Egregious

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[Adj] Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

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Elicit

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[Verb] Call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response; evoke; pique

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Eloquence

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[Noun] Powerful and effective language

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Elucidate

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[Verb] Make clear and comprehensible

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Elusive

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[Adj] Skillful at evading capture

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Embellish

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[Verb] Make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color

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Embrace

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[Verb] Squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

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Emollient

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[Noun] A substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin

[Adj] Making people calm and avoiding argument

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Encomium

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[Noun] A formal expression of praise; a panegyric expression

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Encroach

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[Verb] Advance beyond the usual limit

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Encumber

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[Verb] Hold back, impede, or weigh down

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Endeavor

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[Noun/Verb] Attempt by employing effort

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Endorse

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[Verb] To make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone

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Enervate

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[Verb] Weaken physically, mentally, or morally

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Engender

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[Verb] Call forth

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Engrossed

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[Adj] Giving or marked by complete attention to

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Enigma

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[Noun] Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

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Entrenched

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[Adj] Established firmly so that it cannot be changed

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Ephemeral

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[Adj] Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day

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Epitome

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[Noun] A standard or typical example

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Equivocate

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[Verb] Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

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Equivocation

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[Noun] Intentional vagueness or ambiguity

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Eradicate

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[Verb] Destroy completely, as if down to the roots