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Eminence

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fame, distinction, renowned

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Empathy

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feeling, understanding someone else’s feeling, compassion

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Empirical

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based on observation or experiment

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Emulate

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imitate

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Enervating

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tiring, fatiguing, exhausting

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Enmity

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hatred, animosity, odium

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Ensconce

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settle comfortably, nestle, snuggle up

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Ephemeral

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fleeting, temporary, transitory, transient, evanescent

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Equanimity

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calmness, composure, peacefulness, tranquility, imperturbability, unflappability

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Equitable

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fair, just, impartial

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Eschew

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avoid, evade

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Estrange

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alienate, disaffect, rupture

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Exculpate

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exonerate, acquit, vindicate

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Exemplary

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outstanding, epitome of, paragon

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Expedite

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hasten, quicken, dispatch

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Expiate

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atone for, make amends, penitent, contrite

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Extenuate

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mitigate, mollify, assuage

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Extirpate

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obliterate, exterminate, eradicate

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Exuberant

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lavish, extravagant, prodigal, vivacious, ebullient

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Facetious

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jesting, joking

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Fallow

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uncultivated, unplowed, barren

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Fanatic

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zealot, ardent, fervent

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Facile

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easy, adept, proficient, expert

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Fatuous

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foolish, ridiculous, absurd

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Fawning

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servile, obsequious, to cajole, beguile

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Fecund

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fruitful, productive

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Feign

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fake, pretend, malinger

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Emporium

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marketplace

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Ennui

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boredom

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Enshroud

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shroud, cover, cloak, veil

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Epistolary

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writing in letter style

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Espouse

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advocate, support, promote

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Exacerbate

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make worse, aggravate

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Execrate

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curse, hate, loathe

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Expedient

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suitable, quick and easy, appropriate

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Fallacious

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false, spurious, bogus, erroneous

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Fastidious

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hard to please, punctilious, meticulous

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Faux pas

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gaffe, social plunder or indiscretion, embarrassment

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Base

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ignominy, wicked, vulgar

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Benevolent

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friendly, helpful, beneficent

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Bias

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partisan, dogmatic, doctrinaire, ideologue

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Blandish

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flatter, cajole, toady, to be a sycophant

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Blase

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indifferent, apathetic, nonchalant

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Blunder

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gaffe, faux pas, fiasco

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Bohemian

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non-conformist, unconventional, avant-garde

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Boisterous

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loud, obstreperous, clamorous

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Bountiful

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profuse, legion, surfeit

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Bourgeois

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common, ordinary, philistine

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Brandish

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wave, flourish, wield, flaunt

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Brevity

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brief, short, concise, terse, laconic

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Brusque

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curt, rude, blunt, short, churlish

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Cabal

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junta, conspiracy

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Cacophony

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strident, grating, dissonance

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Callous

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hard, cold, insensitive, uncaring

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Calumny

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slander, libel, defame, vilify, impugn, malign, demean

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Camaraderie

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esprit de corps, friendship (especially among soldiers in time of war)

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Canny

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careful, prudent, cautious

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Cantankerous

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surly, irascible, contentious, fractious

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Capacious

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very large, spacious, expansive

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Capricious

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whimsical, impulsive, fickle, mercurial

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Captious

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carping, nagging, fault-finding

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Castigate

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discipline, chastise, punish, reprimand, berate

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Blather

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babble, gibber, drivel

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Boorish

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rude, vulgar, crass, churlish

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Brazen

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bold

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Burdensome

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onerous, encumbrance

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Burnish

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polish, shine

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Calamity

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tragedy, adversity

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Capitulate

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surrender, acquiesce, yield, comply

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Apathetic

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impassive, unemotional, indifferent

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Aplomb

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self-confidence, self-assurance

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Apocryphal

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unconfirmed, dubious, unauthenticated

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Apportion

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allocate, ration, distribute

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Apprehend

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seize, take into custody, comprehend, understand

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Archetype

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prototype, original, forerunner, precursor

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Ardor

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passionate, fervor

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Argumentative

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contentious, combative, polemic, quarrelsome

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Arid

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parched, torrid, barren

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Articulation

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pronunciation, enunciation

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Artifice

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deceptive, ruse, chicanery, cabal, contrive

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Artisan

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skilled craftsman

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Ascetic

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puritan, celibate, abstinent, one who practices severe self-discipline and abstains from all kinds of pleasure

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Assay

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scrutinize, probe into, peruse

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Ascent

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to rise, climb

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Assent

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agree with, concur, espouse

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Assuage

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placate, palliate, pacify, mollify

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Asylum

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sanctuary, place of safety…NOT a “crazy house.”

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Audacious

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bold, brazen insolent, haughty

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Augment

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increase, enlarge

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August

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majestic, grand, stately, elegant

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Auspicious

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propitious, favorable, felicitous, lucky

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Austere

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harsh, strict, stern, staid

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Balm

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ointment, salve, lotion, perfume, remedy

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