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Disparate

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Basically different, unrelated

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Disparage

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To belittle

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Disgorge

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To surrender

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Disgruntled

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To make discontented

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Disheveled

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Untidy

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Disingenuous

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Lacking candor, insincere

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Disinter

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Dig up, unearth

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Embroil

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To throw into confusion

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Emendation

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Correction of errors

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Empirical

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Based on experience

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Enamored

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In love

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Encomium

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Praise

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Encroachment

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Gradual intrusion

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Encumber

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A burden

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Endearment

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A fond statement

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Malaise

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Uneasiness

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Malapropism

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Comic misuse of a word

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Malcontent

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Person dissatisfied with current affairs

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Malediction

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Curse

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Malefactor

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Evildoer, criminal

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Malign

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To speak evil of

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Malignant

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Injurious, tending to cause death

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Malinger

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One who feigns illness to escape duty

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Lurid

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Wild, sensational, graphic, gruesome

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Luscious

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Pleasing to taste or smell

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Luxuriant

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Abundant, rich and splendid

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Machinations

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Evil schemes or plots

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Madrigal

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A pastoral song

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Maladroit

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Clumsy, bungling