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Dearth

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An inadequate supply; scarcity; lack

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Debacle

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A complete collapse or failure

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Decorum

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Orderliness and good taste in manners

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Deferent

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In a state of giving in out of respect for another person

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Deleterious

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Hurtful, morally or physically

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Delineate

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To represent by sketch or diagram; to describe precisely in words

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Depravity

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The state of being morally bad or evil

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Deride

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To ridicule; to make fun of

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Derision

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Ridicule

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Derivative

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Something obtained or developed from a source

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Desultory

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Aimless; haphazard

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Diatribe

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Bitter or malicious criticism

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Didactic

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For the purpose of teaching

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Diffidence

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Lacking confidence

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Dilatory

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Causing delay

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Disconcert

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To disturb the composure of

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Discretion

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Using one’s own judgement; being discreet

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Disingenuous

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Insincere, phony

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Disquiet

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Lack of calm, peace, or ease

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Dissemble

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To disguise or pretend in order to deceive or mislead

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Dissolution

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Breaking up of a union of persons

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Dissonant

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Out of harmony, incongruous

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Divergent

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Deviating from a certain course

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Divest

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To strip, to deprive, often in terms of property

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Divulge

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To tell or make known, generally of something secret or private

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Doctrinaire

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A person who’s fanatical about enforcing a certain principle, regardless of its practicality

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Dogmatic

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Forceful and unwavering, allowing no room for interpretation or dissent

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Doldrums

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A state of inactivity or low spirits

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Dubious

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Doubtful

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Dupe

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Someone who’s easily fooled; to fool someone

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Duplicity

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Deceitfulness

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Ebullient

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Showing great enthusiasm or exhilaration

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Eclectic

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Drawn from multiple sources or based on multiple styles

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Efficacious

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Capable of producing the intended result

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Effrontery

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Shameless boldness; impudence

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Egregious

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Seriously bad or wrong

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Egress

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Exit

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Elegy

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A poem lamenting the dead

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Elicit

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To extract (usually information, a reaction, or an emotional response) without the use of force; to learn through discussion

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Elitism

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Consciousness or pride in belonging to a certain group

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Embellish

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To beautify or enhance with additional features or information

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Empirical

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Proven by observed occurrence or existence

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Emulate

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Imitate

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Endemic

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Characteristic of a specific place or culture

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Enervate

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To weaken

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Engender

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To produce or to make something come into existence

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Enigmatic

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Mysterious, perplexing

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Ennul

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Boredom

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Ephemeral

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Short-lived; fleeting

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Equable

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Free from many changes or variations

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Equanimity

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Evenness of mind or temper

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous

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Equivocate

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To use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or to mislead

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Eradicate

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To destroy completely

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Erudite

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Very well-educated

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Eschew

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To keep clear of, avoid

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Esoteric

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Hard to understand; known only by a few

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Euphemism

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A nice way of saying something that’s otherwise unpleasant

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Exacerbate

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To make sharper or more severe; to make worse

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Exculpate

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To free from blame

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Exigency

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Urgent situation

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Expatiate

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To speak or write at some length on a given topic or theme

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Expiation

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The means by which atonement or reparation is made

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Extenuating

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The state of explaining or justifying in order to lessen the seriousness of an action

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Extirpate

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To root out; to eradicate

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Extrapolation

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To infer an unknown from something that’s known

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Facetious

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Not intended to be taken seriously

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Facilitate

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To make easier

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Fallacious

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Illogical

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Fatuous

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Idiotic

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Felicitous

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Appropriate or suitable for the situation or circumstances

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Ferret out

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To track down, discover

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Fervor

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Ardor or intensity of feeling

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Fledgling

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Inexperienced

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Foment

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To instigate or encourage negative behavior, such as violence

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Forestall

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To prevent by taking action in advance

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Fortification

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The act of strengthening or protecting

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Frugal

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Thrifty

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Fulminate

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To cause to explode; to detonate

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Fumble

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To feel or grope about clumsily

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