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Eccentric

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Peculiar, odd, deviating from the norm esp. in a
whimsical way

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Echelon

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A level, rank or grade; the people at that level

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Eclectic

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Selecting the best of everything or from many
diverse sources

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Eclipse

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The obscuring of one thing by another, such as
the sun by the moon or a person by a more
famous or talented person (noun); to obscure,
darken, make less important (verb)

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Edify

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Uplift, enlighten, instruct or improve in a
spiritual or moral way

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Efficacy

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The quality of being able to produce the
intended effect

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Effigy

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Representation or image of a person, esp. a
crude facsimile used to mock a hated person

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Effrontery

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Shameless boldness

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Egalitarian

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Related to belief in the equality of all people,
esp. in political, economic, or social spheres

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Egregious

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Extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring

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Egress

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An exit or the action of exiting

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Elated

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Very happy, in high spirits

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Elegy

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Song or poem of sorrow, esp. for a deceased
person

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Elevate

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Raise, lift up; lift the spirits of; move up to a
higher rank or status or raise up to a higher
spiritual or intellectual plane

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Elicit

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Call forth, bring out, evoke

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Eloquent

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Marked by forceful, fluid, apt speech;
expressive, emotionally moving

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Emaciate

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Make abnormally thin, cause to physically
waste away

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Embellish

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Decorate, add ornamentation; enhance (a
story) with fictional or fanciful details

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Eminent

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Prominent, distinguished, of high rank

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Empirical

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Coming from, based on, or able to be verified by
experience or experimentation; not purely
based on theory

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Emulate

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Copy in an attempt to equal or be better than

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Encomium

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Warm, glowing praise, esp. a formal
expression of praise

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Endemic

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Native, local; natural, specific to, or confined to
a particular place

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Enervate

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Weaken, tire

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Engender
Produce, give rise to, cause to exist; procreate
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Enhance
Raise to a higher value, desirability, etc.
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Enigma
Puzzle, mystery, riddle; mysterious or contradictory person
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Entitlement
Having the right to certain privileges; believing, sometimes without cause, that one deserves or has a right to certain privileges
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Enumerate
Count or list; specify one-by-one
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Ephemeral
Lasting only a short time, fleeting
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Epicure
Person with cultivated, refined tastes, esp. in food and wine
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Equanimity
Composure, evenness of mind; mental or emotional stability, esp. under stress
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Equitable
Fair, equal, just
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Equivocate
Use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing to a position
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Erratic
Inconsistent, wandering, having no fixed course
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Erroneous
Mistaken, in error; improper, morally incorrect
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Ersatz
Artificial, synthetic; being an inferior substitute
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Erstwhile
Former, previous (adj); in the past, formerly (adv)
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Erudite
Scholarly, knowledgeable; possessing deep, often systematic, knowledge
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Eschew
Shun, avoid, abstain from
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Esoteric | I find esoteric philosophical debates hard to engage with
Understood by or intended for only a few; secret
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Estimable
Worthy of esteem, admirable; able to be estimated
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Ethos
The character, personality, or moral values specific to a person, group, time period, etc.
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Eulogy
Speech of praise or written work of praise, esp. a speech given at a funeral
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Euphemism
Substitution of a mild, inoffensive, or indirect expression for one that is considered offensive or too direct
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Euphony
Pleasing or sweet sound, especially as formed by a harmonious use of words
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Exacerbate
Make worse (more violent, severe, etc.), inflame; irritate or embitter (a person)
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Exacting
Very severe in making demands; requiring precise attention
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Exculpate
Clear from guilt or blame
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Exhaustive
Comprehensive, thorough, exhausting a topic or subject, accounting for all possibilities; draining, tending to exhaust
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Exigent
Requiring immediate attention, action, or aid; excessively demanding
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Exonerate
Clear from blame or accusation; free from a responsibility
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Expedient
Suitable, proper; effective, often at the expense of ethics or other considerations
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Explicit
Direct, clear, fully revealed; clearly depicting sex or nudity
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Exponent
Person who expounds or explains; champion, advocate, or representative
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Expurgate
Censor; remove objectionable or offensive parts
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Extemporaneous
Done without preparation (esp. of a speech), or with some preparation but no notes; improvised, done on the spur of the moment
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Extraneous
Irrelevant; foreign, coming from without, not belonging
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Extrapolate
Conjecture about an unknown by projecting information about something known; predict by projecting past experience
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Facetious
Joking, humorous, esp. inappropriately; not serious, concerned with frivolous things
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Facilitate
Make easier, help the progress of
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Faction
Group or clique within a larger organization; party strife and dissension
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Fallacious
Containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive
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Fallow
Left unplanted (of land); not in use
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Fanatical
Excessively devoted, enthusiastic, or zealous in an uncritical way
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Fanciful
Whimsical, capricious; imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality
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Fastidious
Excessively particular, difficult to please; painstaking, meticulous, requiring excessive attention to detail
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Fathom
Measure the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand
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Fatuous
Foolish, silly, esp. in a smug or complacent manner
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Fawn
Show affection or try to please in the manner of a dog; try to win favor through flattery and submissive behavior

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