C-D-E Flashcards
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cabal
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a small secret group
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cacophony
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a harsh or unpleasant sound
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caesura
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pause
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callow
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young inexperienced
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calumny
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false accusation, slander
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canard
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a false story, report or rumor
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canny
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shrewd
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canon
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rule, law, standard
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cant
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insincere statements usually made in a singsong tone
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canvass
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to make a survey
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capacious
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spacious, roomy
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capitulate
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surrender
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captious
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hard to please fault finding
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carapace
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shell, hard protective covering
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careen
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swerve, dip to one side
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carouse
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to engage in a noisy drunken party
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carp
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to complain
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carte blanche
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freedom to use ones own judgement
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cataclysm
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a violent change
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catholic
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universal, wide-ranging
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caustic
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sarcastic
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cauterize
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to burn
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cavalcade
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a procession, a sequence of events
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caveat
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warning
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cavil
to quibble
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cavort
leap about to frolic
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celerity
speed, swiftness
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censure
to criticize sharply
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cerebration
thinking using one's brain
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chaff
worthless matter
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charlatan
a fake
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charnel
cemetery, tomb
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chary
careful, cautious
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chattel
slave
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chauvinism
fanatical devotion to one's country, sex, religion
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chicanery
trickery,
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chide
scold
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chimerical
imaginary, fantastic, unreal
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chirography
art of handwriting
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choleric
easily angered
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churlish
rude, ill-bred
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cipher
zero; person or thing of no value
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clangor
harsh ringing sound
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clarion
clear and shrill
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cleave
to split apart; to cling to
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clemency
mercy, leniency
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clime
climate, region
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cloven
split
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coadjutor
assistant, helper
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coalesce
blend, merge, fuse
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coffer
strongbox
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cogent
convincing
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cogitate
to think, consider carefully
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cognate
related, relevant
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cognomen
family last name
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colloquy
conversation
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comely
attractive
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commensurate
proportionate
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commodious
roomy, spacious
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compendium
brief summary
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complacent
self-satisfied
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compunction
uneasiness, remorse
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conciliate
to soothe anger, to win over
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conclave
secret meeting
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concomitant
accompanying, attending
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condign
deserved, suitable
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confluent
merging, flowing together
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confounded
confused, amazed
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connivance
pretended ignorance of another's wrongdoing, conspiracy
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connote
suggest, imply
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connubial
pertaining to marriage
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consanguinity
close relationship
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consort
husband or wife, to join
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contemn
to regard with scorn or contempt
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contentious
quarrelsome
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contiguous
nearby, neighboring
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contingent
possible
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contretemps
an embarrassing occurrence
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contrite
sorrowful
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contumacious
disobedient
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contumely
rudeness
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convalesce
to recover from an illness
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conversant
familiar with
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conveyance
a vehicle
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convivial
sociable
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corollary
inference, consequence
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cortege
funereal procession,
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coterie
close circle of friends
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countenance
the face, to permit tolerate or approve
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cozen
to trick
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craven
cowardly
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credulity
gullibility
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crescendo
increase
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crone
hag, withered old woman
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cudgel
club, think stick
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cull
select, to pick
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cupidity
greed
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curry
try to win favor by flattery
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cursory
superficial, hasty
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cynosure
center of attention
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dais
platform; speaker's stand
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dale
valley
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dally
to waste time
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dastardly
shameful
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daunt
discourage
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de facto
in reality
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dearth
scarcity or lack
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debase
humiliate, lower in rank
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decant
to pour off
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deciduous
passing, not permanent
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declaim
to speak dramatically
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declivity
downward slope
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decry
to speak out against
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defalcate
to misuse funds, embezzle
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defection
desertion
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defoliate
strip of leaves
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defray
to pay the cost of
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deft
skillful
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deign
lower oneself before an inferior
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deleterious
harmful
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demagogue
a popular leader who appeals to the emotions
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demography
study of population trends
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demur
to object, to take exception to
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denigrate
to ruin the reputation of, to blacken
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denizen
occupant, resident, inhabitant
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denouement
outcome, result
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deplore
regret
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depose
remove from office
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deprecate
to disapprove of
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deride
to ridicule
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derision
ridicule
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descry
to discover
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desiccate
to dry up, to wither
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despoil
to rob, plunder
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despot
dictator
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desuetude
condition of disuse, extinction
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desultory
rambling,
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detente
lessening of hostility or tension
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diadem
crown
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dialectic
logical discussion
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diaphanous
transparent, very sheer and light
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dicker
to bargain, argue over prices
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dictum
a positive statement
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didactic
instructive, inclined to lecture other too much
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diffident
shy, modest
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dilatory
slow or late in doing things
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dilettante
a dabbler in the fine arts; one who is not an expert
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dint
power, force
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dipsomaniac
drunkard
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dirge
funeral song or hymn
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discomfiture
frustration, confusion
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discountenance
disapprove of
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discrete
separate, not attached
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discursive
wandering, rambling
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disinter
to uncover, to dig up
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dispassionate
calm, impartial
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disputatious
fond of arguing
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dissemble
to conceal, pretend
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dissension
disagreement
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dissident
disagreeing
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dissimulate
to hide one's feelings
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dissolute
immoral, unrestrained
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dither
nervously excited confused
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divers
several
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divest
deprive
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doff
to throw off or away
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doldrums
low spirits
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doleful
sorrowful
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dolorous
mournful, sad
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dolt
dull, stupid person
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donnybrook
rough, rowdy fight
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dossier
complete group of documents containing detailed information
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dotage
feeblemindedness of old age
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doughty
courageous, worthy
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dour
gloomy
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doyen
senior or oldest member
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droll
amusing in an odd way
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dross
waste matter
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dubious
doubtful
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ductile
capable of being modeled or shaped
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dudgeon
anger, resentment
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dulcet
pleasing to the ear
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dulcimer
type of zither
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dynamo
powerful person
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dyspepsia
poor digestion
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dysphasia
difficulty in speaking
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earnest
sincere, serious
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earthy
realistic, course
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ebb
decrease
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ebullient
enthusiastic
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eclat
brillance, fame
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edify
improve someone morally; to instruct
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educe
to draw or bring out
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efface
erase
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effete
worn out, barren
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efficacy
power to produce an effect
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effigy
likeness, image
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effluent
flowing out
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effrontery
shameful boldness
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effulgent
shining forth, radiant
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effusion
pouring out, uncontrolled display of emotion
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egregious
outrageous, remarkably bad
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egress
exit
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ellipsis
the omission in a sentence of a word or words
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elucidate
to make clear
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embroil
to involve in trouble, to complicate
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emendation
correction
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emetic
causing vomiting
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eminent
famous, renowned
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emissary
one sent on a special mission
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emollient
something to soothe or soften
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emolument
profit, gain
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empirical
based on experience rather than theory
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emulate
imitate
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emulous
jealous
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encomium
an expression of high praise
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endemic
confined to a country or area
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enervate
to weaken
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engender
to promote
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enmity
hostility, hatred
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ennui
boredom
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enormity
outrageous or immoral act
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ensconce
to hide
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entreaty
request or plea
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environs
surroundings
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envisage
to imagine
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envoy
messenger, agent
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epigram
witty saying
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epistle
letter
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epithet
descriptive word or phrase
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equanimity
calmness, evenness of temperament
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equine
pertaining to horses
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equipoise
balance
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equivocal
doubtful, ambiguous
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equivocate
confuse by speaking in ambiguous terms
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ergo
therefore
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errant
wandering, straying from what is right
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ersatz
artificial; inferior substitute
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erstwhile
formerly, in the past
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erudite
scholarly
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esoteric
for a select few, not generally known
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espouse
to support a cause
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essay
to try to attempt
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estival
pertaining to summer
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etymology
the origen and development of words
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eugenics
science of improving the human race
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euphonious
harmonious, having a pleasant sound
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evanescent
temporary, fleeting
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eventuate
to result, to happen finally
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evince
show clearly
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excoriate
to criticize sharply, to scrap the skin off
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exculpate
to free from blame
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execrate
to curse
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exhort
to warn
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exigent
urgent, critical
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exiguous
scanty, small quantity
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expatiate
to enlarge upon request, to speak or write at length
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expectorate
to spit out
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expedient
practical, advantageous
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expiate
atone for
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explicate
explain in detail, make clear
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expound
interpret, explain
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expunge
erase
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expurgate
remove offensive passages, to cleanse
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extant
still in existence
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extemporaneous
offhand, done without preparation
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extirpate
destroy, to remove completely
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extort
to obtain by force
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extricate
to set free
