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Corroborate

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supporting evidence

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Crescendo

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steadily increasing in volume or force

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Decorum

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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Credulous

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too trusting; gullible

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Convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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Condone

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to overlook, pardon or disregard

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Deference

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respect, courtesy

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Desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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Diatribe

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

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Dilate

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to make larger, expand

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Deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt, to mock

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Desultory

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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Diffident

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lacking self-confidence

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Dilatory

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intended to delay

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Dilettante

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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Disabuse

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set right, free from error

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Disparate

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fundamentallly different; entirely unlike

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Dissonance

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds

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Dirge

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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Discern

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to perceive or recognize

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Dissemble

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to present a false appearance

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Dogma

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a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief

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Dupe

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to deceive or a person who is easuly deceived

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Efficacy

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effectiveness

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Eloquent

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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Emulate

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to copy; to try to equal or excel

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Embellish

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to add ornamental or fictitious details

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Elegy

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a sorrowful poem or speech

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Dogmatic

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dictatorial in one’s opinions

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Eclectic

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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Enigma

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a puzzle, a mystery

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Ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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Erratic

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wandering and unpredictable

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Engender

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to produce, cause, or bring about

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Enumerate

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to count, list, itemize

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Erudite

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learned, scholarly, bookish

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Equivocate

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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Esoteric

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known or understood only by a few

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Exigent

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urgent; requiring immediate action

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Exacerbate

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to make worse

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Eulogy

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speech in praise of someone

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Exonerate

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to clear or blame

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Exculpate

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to clear from blame, prove innocent

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Estimable

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admirable

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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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Frugality

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tending to be thrifty or cheap

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Foment

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to arouse or incite

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Fanatical

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acting excessively enthusiastic

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Fervid

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intensely emotional, feverish

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Explicit

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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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