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manufacture or build; make up to mislead or deceive

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fabricate

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not essential; superfluous; irrelevent; external; coming from outside

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extraneous

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serving to clarify or interpret something

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expository

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make use of, sometimes unjustly; manipulate

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exploit

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5
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deed or action, particularly a brave deed

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exploit

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totally clear, definite; clearly defined; outspoken; shown in realistic detail

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explicite

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serving to explain or interpret something

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explanatory

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suitable; practicale; politic; advantageous; profitable

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expedient

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serve as an example of

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exemplify

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put into effect. carry out, put to death (someone condemned by law)

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execute

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selected short passage(written or musical)

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excerpt

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containing a mistake; incorrect

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erroneous

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increase; improve; intensify; mangify; make more attractive or effective

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enhance

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pledge to do something (especially, to marry); hire someone to perform or service; attract and keep (attention); induce someone to participate; take part in; attack (an enemy)

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engage

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approve; give public support

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endorse

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imitate; attempt to equal or outdo; rival

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emulate

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evasive; baffling; hard to grasp or capture

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elusive

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explain; calrify; shed light upon

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elucide

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draw out (a response or reaction)

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elicit

20
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national condition regarding monetary supply; production of goods. etc; prudent management of resources; efficiency or conciseness in use of words, etc

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economy

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marked by a lack of activity; temporarily quiet, as if sleeping

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dormant