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Decoy

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Lure, bait

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Décolleté

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Having a low-necked dress

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Decrepit

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Worn out by rage

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Decrepitude

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State of collapse caused by illness or old age

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Default

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Failure to act

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Defection

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Desertion

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Defer

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Delay till later

Submit

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Deference

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Courteous regard for someone’s wish

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Definitive

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Final, complete

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Defoliate

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Destroy leaves

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Defray

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Pay the costs of

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Defunct

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Dead, no longer in use

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Degradation

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Humiliation, debasement

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Deign

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Condescend

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Delineate

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Portray, sketch

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Delirium

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Mental disorder marked by confusion

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Deluge

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Flood, rush

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Delusion

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False belief

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Demean

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Degrade

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Demeanor

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Behavior

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Demise

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Death

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Demoniac

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Fiendish

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Demur

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Hesitate

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Demure

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Coy, serious, grave

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Denigrate

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Blacken

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Denizen

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Inhabitant, resident

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Denotation

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Meaning

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Denouement

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Outcome

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Deplore

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Regret

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Depose

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Dethrone

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Deposition

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Testimony under oath

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Deprecate

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Protest against

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Depredation

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Plundering

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Derelict

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Abandoned

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Descant

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Discuss fully

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Descry

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Catch sight of

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Desiccate

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Dry up

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Despoil

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Plunder

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Destitute

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Extremely poor

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Desultory

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Aimless

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Determination

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Resolve

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Detraction

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Slandering

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Devious

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Roundabout

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Dialectical

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Relating to debate

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Diaphanous

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Sheer, transparent

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Dichotomy

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Split into two parts

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Dictum

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Authoritative and weighty saying

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Diffidence

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Shyness

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Dilapidated

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Ruined because of neglect

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Dilatory

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Delaying

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Dilettante

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Amateur

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Dinghy

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Small ship’s boat

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Dingy

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Dull, not fresh

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Dint

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Means, effort

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Dire

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Disastrous

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Dirge

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Lament with music

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Disabuse

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Correct a false impression

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Disaffected

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Disloyal

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Disavowal

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Denial

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Disburse

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Pay out

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Discerning

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Mentally quick

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Disclaim

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Disown, renounce claim to

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Discombobulated

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Confused

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Discomfit

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Defeat

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Disconsolate

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Sad

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Discount

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Disregard

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Discourse

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Formal discussion

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Discrete

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Separate

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Discretion

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Prudence

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Discursive

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Rambling

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Disenfranchise

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Deprive of a right

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Disengage

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Separate

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Disgorge

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Surrender, eject, vomit

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Disinclination

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Unwillingness

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Disingenuous

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Sophisticated

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Disinter

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Dig up

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Disinterested

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Unprejudiced

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Disparage

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Belittle

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Disparity

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Difference

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Dispassionate

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Calm, impartial

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Disquietude

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Uneasiness

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Dissemble

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Disguise, pretend

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Dissidentm

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Rebellious

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Dissimulate

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Pretend

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Dissolute

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Loose in morals

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Dissonance

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Discord

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Distend

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Expand

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Distill

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Extract essence, purify, refine

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Distinction

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Honor

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Diurnal

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Daily

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Divest

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Strip, deprive

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Doctrine

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Teachings

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Doff

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Take off

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Dogged

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Determined, stubborn

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Doggerel

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Poor verse

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Doldrums

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Listlessness, blues

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Doleful

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Sorrowful

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Domicile

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Home

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Dormer

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Window projecting from roof

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Dossier

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File of documents on a subject

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Dowdy

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Slovenly, untidy

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Draconian

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Extremely severe

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Dregs

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Worthless residue

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Droll

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Queer and amusing

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Dross

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Waste matter

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Drudgery

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Menial work

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Dulcet

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Sweet sounding

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Dupe

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Someone easily fooled

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Duplicity

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Double-dealing

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Dwindle

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Shrink, reduce

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Dynamic

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Energetic

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Earthy

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Unrefined

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Ecclesiastic

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Pertaining to the church

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Economy

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Efficiency

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Eddy

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Swirling current of water, air

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Edict

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Decree

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Edify

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Instruct

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Efface

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Rub out

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Efficacy

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Power to produce desired effect

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Effigy

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Dummy

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Effrontery

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Shameless boldness

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Egregious

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Notorious

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Egress

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Exit

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Ejaculation

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Exclamation

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Elegy

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Poem or song expressing lamentation

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Elicit

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Draw out by discussion

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Ellipsis

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Omission of words from a text

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Eloquence

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Persuasive speech

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Elucidate

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Explain

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Emanate

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Issue forth

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Embed

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Place in something

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Embezzlement

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Stealing

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Embroil

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Throw in confusion

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Embryonic

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Undeveloped

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Emend

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Correct

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Eminent

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High, lofty

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Emissary

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Agent, messenger

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Emollient

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Soothing or softening remedy

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Enclave

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Territory within alien land

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Encomium

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High praise

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