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Dyspeptic

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Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from dyspepsia

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Ebullient

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Very enthusiastic, lively, excited; bubbling as though being boiled

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Echelon

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

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Edify

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

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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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Egress

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An exit or the action of exiting

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Elegy

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

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Emaciate

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Make abnormally thin, cause to physically waste away

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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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Engender

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Produce, give rise to, cause to exist; procreate

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Epicure

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Person with cultivated, refined tastes, esp. in food and wine

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Equanimity

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Composure, evenness of mind; mental or emotional stability, esp. under stress

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Equivocate

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Use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing to a position

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Ersatz

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Artificial, synthetic; being an inferior substitute

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Erstwhile

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Former, previous; in the past, formerly

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Ethos

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The character, personality, or moral values specific to a person, group, time period, etc.

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Euphemism

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Substitution of a mild, inoffensive, or indirect expression for one that s considered offensive or too direct

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Euphony

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Pleasing or sweet sound, esp. as formed by a harmonious use of words

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Exigent

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Requiring immediate attention, action, or aid; excessively demanding

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Exonerate

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Clear from blame or accusation; free from a responsibility

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Expedient

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Suitable, proper; effective, often at the expense of ethics or other considerations

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Expurgate

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Censor; remove objectionable or offensive parts

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Extemporaneous

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Done without preparation, or with some preparation but no notes; improvised, done on the spur of the moment

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Faction

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Group or clique within a larger organization; party strife and dissension

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Fallow

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Left unplanted; not in use

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Fastidious

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Excessively particular, difficult to please; painstaking, meticulous, requiring excessive attention to detail

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Fatuous

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Foolish, silly, esp. in a smug or complacent manner

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Fawn

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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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Fecund

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Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly producing offspring, vegetation, or creative or intellectual

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Felicitous

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Admirably appropriate, very well-suited for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate, marked by happiness

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Fervid

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Very hot; heated in passion or enthusiasm

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Fetid

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Stinking; having an offensive smell

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Fledgling

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A young bird that has just recently gotten its feathers, an inexperienced person; new or inexperienced

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Florid

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Reddish or rosy; flowery, showy, or excessively fancy

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Flout

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Treat with disdain, contempt, or scorn

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Fluke

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Stroke of luck, something accidentally successful

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Forage

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Wander in search of; rummage, hunt, make a raid

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Ford

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Place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle across; to cross at such a place

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Forestall

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Delay, hinder, prevent by taking action beforehand

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance; lucky

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Fracas

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Noisy disturbance or fight; brawl

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Fractious

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Unruly troublemaking; irritable

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Frenetic

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Wildly excited, frantic, distracted

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Fulminate

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Attack verbally in a vehement, thunderous way; explode, detonate;

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Furtive

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Done secretly; stealthy, sly, shifty

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Gambol

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Frolic; skip or leap playfully

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Gamer

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Gather and store; amass, collect

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Gestation

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Pregnancy; the period from conception until birth of an animal or of an idea or plan

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