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Ebb

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To slowly decrease

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Ebullient

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Enthusiastic

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Ecclesiastical

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Pertaining to the church

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Echelon

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Rank of authority; level of power

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Éclat

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Brilliance; fame

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Ecology

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Study of the environment

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Edifice

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Structure; building

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Educe

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To draw or bring out

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Efface

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To erase; to wipe out

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Effervescent

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Bubbly; spirited

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Effete

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Worn-out; barren

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Efficacy

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Power to produce an effect

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Effigy

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A likeness; an image

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Efflorescent

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Blossoming; flowering

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Effluent

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Flowing out

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Effrontery

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Shameful boldness

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Effulgent

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Shining forth brilliantly; radiant

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Effusion

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A pouring out ; an uncontrolled display of emotion

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Egalitarian

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Pertaining to the belief in the equality of all men

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Ego

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A feeling of self importance

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Egregious

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Remarkably bad; outrageous

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Egress

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Exit

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Elegy

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A sad or mournful poem

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Elicit

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To draw forth; to cause to be revealed

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Eloquent

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Convincing or forceful in speech

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Elucidate

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To make clear

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Elude

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To escape notice or to avoid

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Elysian

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Blissful ; heavenly

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin

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Embroil

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To involve in trouble to complicate

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Emendation

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Correction

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Emetic

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Causing vomiting

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Emissary

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One sent on a special mission

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Emollient

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Something that smooths or softens

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Emulous

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Jealous; envious

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Enclave

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A country, or part of the country, surrounded by another country

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Encomium

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An expression of high praise

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Endemic

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Confined to a particular country or area

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Enervate

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To weaken

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Enfranchise

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To give the right to vote

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Engender

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To promote

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Enigma

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A puzzling situation; dilemma

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Enmity

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Hostility; hatred

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Ennui

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Boredom

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Enrapture

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To delight beyond measure

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Ensconce

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To hide; to conceal; to settle comfortably

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Entomology

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Study or insects

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Entreaty

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A request ; a plea

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Envisage

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To imagine; to form a mental picture

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Envoy

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Messenger; agent

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Ephemeral

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Temporary; short-lived

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Epicure

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One who seeks pleasure in fine foods

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Epigram

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Witty saying

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Epilogue

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Closing part of a speech or literary work

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Epithet

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A descriptive word or phrase

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Equivocal

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Doubtful; ambiguous

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Equivocate

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To confuse by speaking in ambiguous terms

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Errant

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Wandering; straying from what is right

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Ersatz

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Artificial; inferior substitute

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Erstwhile

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Formerly; in the past

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Erudite

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Scholarly; learned

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Escalate

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To increase; to grow rapidly; to intensify

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Escarpment

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Steep cliff

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Eschew

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To avoid ; to keep away from

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Espouse

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To support

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Estival

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Pertaining to summer

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Etymology

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The origin and development of words

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Euphemism

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Substitution of a pleasant expression for an unpleasant one

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Euthanasia

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Mercy Killing

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Evanescent

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Temporary; fleeting

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Evince

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To show clearly

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Excoriate

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To scrape the skin off; to criticize sharply

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Exculpate

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To free from blame; to vindicate

74
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Execrate

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To curse

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Exhorn

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To warn

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Exhume

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To bring out of the earth; to reveal.

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Exigent

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Urgent; critical

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Exiguous

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Scanty; small in quantity

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Exorcise

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To drive out an evil spirit

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Expatiate

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To enlarge upon; to speak or write at length

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Expectorate

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To spit out

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Expiate

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To atone for

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Explicate

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Explain in detail; make clear

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Expound

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To explain; to interpret

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Expurgate

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To remove offensive passages; to cleanse

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Extant

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Still in existence

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Extemporaneous

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Offhand; done without preparation

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Extenuating

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Less serious

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Extirpate

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To destroy; to remove completely

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Extort

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To obtain by force

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Extraneous

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Unrelated; not essential

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Extricate

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To set free; to disentangle

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Exult

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To rejoice

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Earthy

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Realistic; coarse

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