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ebullient

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boiling

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eccentric

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not conventional

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eclectic

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choosing the best from the sources

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edify

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to enlighten

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efface

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to erase

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effusion

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a pouring forth (유출)

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egalitarian

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believing in the social and economic quality of all people

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egocentric

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selfish

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egregious

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extremely bad

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elicit

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to bring out

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ellpitical

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oval

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elusive

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hard to pin down

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emigrate

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to move to a new country

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empirical

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relying on experience or observation

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emulate

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to strive to equal or excel

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encroach

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to make gradual or stealthy inroads into

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endemic

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native

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enervate

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to reduce the strength or energy of

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enfranchise

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to grant the privileges of citizenship

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engender

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to bring into existence

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enigma

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a mystery

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enormity

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extreme evil

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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 of satirical saying

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epitome

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a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole

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equanimity

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composure

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equitable

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fair

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equivocal

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ambiguous

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erudite

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scholarly

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esoteric

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hard to understand

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espouse

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to support

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ethereal

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heavenly

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euphemism

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a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

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evanescent

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fleeting

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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 raise high

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exasperate

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to annoy thoroughly

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exemplify

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to illustrate by example

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exhaustive

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thorough

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exhort

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to urge strongly

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exigency

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an emergency

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existential

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having to do with existence

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exonerate

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to free completely from blame

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expatriate

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to throw out of his or her native land

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expedient

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providing an immediate advantage

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expedite

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to speed up or ease the progress of

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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

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extrapolate

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to protect or deduce from something known

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extricate

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free from difficulty

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extrovert

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an open; outgoing person

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exult

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to rejoice

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fabrication

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a lie

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facetious

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humorous

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facile

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fluent

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faction

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a group usually a small part of a larger group unites around some cause

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farcical

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absurd

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fastidious

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meticulous

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fatalist

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someone who believes that future events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them (운명론가)

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fatuous

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foolish; silly

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fauna

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animals

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fecund

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fertile

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felicity

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happiness

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fervor

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great warmth or earnestness

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fidelity

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faithfulness

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figurative

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based on figures of speech

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finesse

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skillful maneuvering

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flagrant

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glaringly bad

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flaunt

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show off

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flout

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to disregard something

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foible

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a minor character flaw

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foment

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to stir up

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forbear

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to refrain from

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forgo

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to do without

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forsake

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to abandon

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fortuitous

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accidental

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founder

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to fail

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fraternal

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like brothers

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frenetic

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frantic

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frugal

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economical

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frutive

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secretive