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Derogatory

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disapproving; degrading;negative

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desiccate

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to dry out

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despondent

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extremely depressed

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despot

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an absolute ruler; an autocrat

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destitute

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extremely poor

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desultory

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without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random

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dextrous

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skillful

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dialectical

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approaching unbiased truth

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dictum

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an authoritative saying; a proverb

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didactic

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intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic

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diffident

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timid; lacking in self-confidence

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digress

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to stray from the main subject

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dilettante

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someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur

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discern

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to have insight

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discreet

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judiciously reserved

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discrete

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distinct

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discriminate

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to tell the difference

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distinguish

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to tell apart

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docile

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obedient

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doctrinaire

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inflexibly committed to a theory

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dogmatic

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stubbornly assertive of unproven ideas

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domestic

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relating to home

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dormant

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inactive

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dubious

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full of doubt; uncertain

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duplicity

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double-dealing

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ebullient

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boiling with excitement; boiling

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eccentric

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kooky; irregular

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eclectic

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drawn from many sources

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edify

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to enlighten; to intruct morally

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efface

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to erase

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effusion

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a pouring forth

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egalitarian

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believing in the social and economic equality of all people

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egocentric

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selfish

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egregious

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extremely bad;flagrant

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elicit

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to bring out; to call forth

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elliptical

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oval; hard to understand

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elusive

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hard to pin down

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emigrate

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to leave a country permanently; to expatriate

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eminent

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well-known and respected

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empirical

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relying on experience or observation not merely theoretical

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emulate

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to strive to be as good as someone

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encroach

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to trespass and invade into

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endemic

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native; indigenous

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enervate

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to reduce the strength or energy of, gradually

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enfranchise

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to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote

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engender

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to bring into existence; to cause

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enigma

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a mystery

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enormity

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extreme evil; NOT huge

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ephemeral

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lasting a very short time

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epigram

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a brief and usually witty saying

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epitome

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a brief summary of something; a perfect example of something

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equanimity

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calm

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equitable

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fair

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equivocal

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intentionally confusing and double-meaning

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erudite

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deeply learned

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esoteric

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hard to understand; peculiar

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espouse

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to support

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ethereal

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heavenly; light like gas

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euphemism

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a less harsh and offensive way to say something

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evanescent

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vanishing; happening for only a brief period of time

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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exacting

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extremely demanding

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exalt

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to glorify

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exasperate

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to make very angry

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exemplify

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to illustrate by example

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exhaustive

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thorough and painstaking

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exhort

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to urge strongly; to warn strongly

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exigency

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emergency

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existential

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relating to existence

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exonerate

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to free from blame

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expatriate

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to throw out of native land; to leave native land

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expedient

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providing an immediate favor

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expedite

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to speed up

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explicit

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clearly

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extol

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to praise highly

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extraneous

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unnecessary; extra which doesn’t need

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extrapolate

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to deduce or infer

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extricate

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to free from difficulty

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extrovert

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outgoing person

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exult

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to rejoice and celebrate

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fabrication

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a lie

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facetious

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humorous; not serious

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facile

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skillful in a superficial way

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faction

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a group of people with a common cause or complaint

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farcical

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absurd

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fastidious

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meticulous; finicky

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fatalist

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someone who believes that future events are already determined

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fatuous

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foolish; silly; idiotic

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fauna

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animals

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fecund

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fertile; productive

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