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1
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clamor

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noisy outcry

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clique

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a small, exclusive group

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cloister

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to confine; seclude

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coagulate

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thicken; congeal

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coalesce

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to cause to become one

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codify

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to systematize

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cognizant

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informed; conscious; aware

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ccommensurate

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proportional

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compendium

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brief; comprehensive summary

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complacent

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self-satisfied

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complaisant

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overly polite; willingness to comply with the wish of others

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complement

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something that completes or makes up a whole

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compliant

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yielding

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compunction

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uneasiness caused by guilt

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concave

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curving inward

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conciliatory

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overcoming distrust or hostility

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concoct

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to invent

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concomitant

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existing concurrently

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condone

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to overlook voluntarily; forgive

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confound

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to baffle; perplex; mix up

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congenial

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similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to

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conjugal

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pertaining to marriage agreement

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connoisseur

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expert in matters of taste; expert knowledge or training

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conscript

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a person compulsorily enrolled for military service

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consecrate

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to declare sacred

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contend

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to assert

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cotentious

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quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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contiguous

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touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

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continence

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self-control; abstention from sexual activity

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contrite

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very sorrowful for a wrong; seeking forgiveness

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contumacious

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disobedient; rebellious

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conundrum

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riddle; puzzle with no solution

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converge

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to approach; come together; tend to meet

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convex

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curves outward

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convival

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sociable

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convoluted

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twisted; complicated

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copious

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abundant; plentiful

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corquette

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woman who flirts

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covert

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hidden; secret

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covetous

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desiring something owned by another

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cozen

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to mislead by trick or fraud; decieve

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craven

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cowardly

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credence

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acceptance of something as true

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credo

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statement of belief or principle; creed

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daunt

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to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

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dearth

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scarcity

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debauchery

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corruption

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decorum

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proper behavior

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defame

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to malign; harm someone’s reputation

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default

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to fail to act

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deference

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respect; regard for another’s wish

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defunt

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no longer existing

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delineate

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to represent or depict

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demographic

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related to population balance

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demotic

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pertaining to people

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demur

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to express doubt; question or oppose

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denigrate

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to slur someone’s reputation

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denizen

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an inhabitant; a regular visitor

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denoument

A

outcome

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deride

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to mock

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derivative

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something derived; unoriginal

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desiccate

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to dry completely

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desuetude

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state of disuse

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desultory

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random; disconnecting; rambling

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deterrent

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something that discourages or hinders

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detraction

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the act of taking away

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diaphanous

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transparent; vague; insubstancial

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diatribe

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bitter verbal attack

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dichotomy

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division into two usually contradictory parts

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diffidence

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shyness; lack of confidence

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diffuse

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to spread out

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digression

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act of straying from the main point

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dirge

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funeral hymn

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disabuse

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free from a misconception

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discerning

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perspective; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement

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discomfit

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to make uneasy; disconcert

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discordant

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not in tune

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discredit

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to dishonor; disgrace

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discrepancy

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difference between

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discrete

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constituting a separate thing; distinc

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discretion

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quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions

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disingenuous

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not candid

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disinterested

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unprejudiced; objective

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disjointed

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lacking order or coherence; dislocated

85
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dismiss

A

put away from consideration; reject

86
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disparage

A

to belittle

87
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disparate

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dissimilar

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dissemble

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to pretend; disguise one’s motives

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disseminate

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to spread; scatter; disperse

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dissolution

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disintegration; debuachery

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dissonance

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discord; lack of harmony

92
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distend

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to expand; swell out

93
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distill

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extract the essential elements

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distrait

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inattentive; preoccupied

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diverge

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to vary; go in different directions from the same point

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divest

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to strip; deprive; rid

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divulge

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to make known something that is secret

98
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document

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to provide with written evidence to support

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doggerel

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poor verse

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dogmatic

A

stating opinions without proof

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dormant

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inactive

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dross

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waste; worthless matter

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dupe

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to deceive; trick

104
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ebullient

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exhilarated; overly enthusiastic

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eclectic

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selecting from various sources

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effervescence

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state of high spirits or liveliness

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effete

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deplete of vitality; overrefined; decadent

108
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dissident

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person who disagrees about beliefs

109
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doctrinaire

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dogmatic; unyielding

110
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efficacy

A

effectiveness; efficiency

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effrontery

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shameless boldness; presumptuousness

112
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egoism

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the tendency to see thing in relation to oneself; self-centeredness

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egotistical

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excessively self-centered; conceited

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elicit

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to provoke; draw out

115
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elysian

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delightful; blissful

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emaciated

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thin and wasted

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embellish

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to adorn; enhance

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emollient

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soothing; mollifying

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empirical

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derived from observation or experiment

120
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emulate

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to imitate; copy

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encomium

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a formal expression of praise

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endemic

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inherent; belonging to an area

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enervate

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to weaken

124
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engender

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to cause; produce

125
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enhance

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to increase; improve

126
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enunciate

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to pronounce clearly

127
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ephermeral

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short-lived; fleeting

128
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equable

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stead; unvarying; serene

129
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quanimity

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composure; calmness

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equivocate

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intentionally use vague language

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errant

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mistaken; straying from proper course

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erudite

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learned; scholarly

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