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EBULLIENT

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exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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ECLECTIC

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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EDIFY

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to instruct morally and spiritually

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EFFICACY

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effectiveness

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EFFIGY

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stuffed doll; likeness of a person

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EFFRONTERY

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impudent boldness; audacity

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ELEGY

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a sorrowful poem or speech

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ELOQUENT

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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EMBELLISH

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to add ornamental or fictitious details

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EMULATE

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to copy; to try to equal or excel

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ENCOMIUM

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warm praise

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ENDEMIC

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belonging to a particular area; inherent

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ENERVATE

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to reduce in strength

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ENGENDER

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to produce, cause, or bring about

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ENIGMA

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a puzzle; a mystery

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ENUMERATE

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to count, list, or itemize

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EPHEMERAL

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lasting a short time

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EPICURE

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person with refined taste in food and wine

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EQUIVOCATE

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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ERRATIC

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wandering and unpredictable

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ERSATZ

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fake

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ERUDITE

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learned; scholarly; bookish

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ESCHEW

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to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)

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ESOTERIC

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known or understood only by a few

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ESTIMABLE

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admirable

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ETHOS

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beliefs or character of a group

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EULOGY

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speech in praise of someone

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EUPHEMISM

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

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EUPHONY

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pleasant, harmonious sound

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EXACERBATE

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to make worse

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EXCULPATE

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to clear from blame; prove innocent

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EXIGENT

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urgent; requiring immediate action

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EXONERATE

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to clear of blame

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EXPLICIT

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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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EXPONENT

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one who champions or advocates

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EXPURGATE

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to censor