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Part 6 Flashcards

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Debunk (v.)

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To expose the nonsense of

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Debase (v.)

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To lower in quality or value ; to degrade

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Decree (v.)

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An official order, usually having the force of law

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Decry (v.)

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To put down ; to denounce

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Deem (v.)

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To judge ; to consider

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Deficit (n.)

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A shortage, especially of money

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Defile (v.)

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To make filthy or foul ; to desecrate

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Deft (a.)

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Skillful

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Defunct (a.)

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No longer in effect ; no longer in existence

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Degrade (v.)

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To lower in dignity or status ; to corrupt ; to deteriorate

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Deign (v.)

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To condescend ; to think it in accordance with one’s dignity (to do something)

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Deity (v.)

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A god or goddess

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Dejected (a.)

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Depressed ; disheartened

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Delectable (a.)

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Delightful ; delicious

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Delinquent (a.)

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Neglecting a duty or law ; late in payment

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Delve (v.)

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To search or study intensively

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Demeanor (n.)

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Behavior ; manner

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Demise (n.)

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Death

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Demur (v.)

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To object ; to take exception

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Demure (a.)

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Shy ; reserved ; sedate

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Denomination (n.)

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A classification ; a catagory name

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Denote (v.)

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To signify ; to indicate ; to mark

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Denounce (v.)

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To condemn

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Depict (v.)

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To portray, especially in a picture ; to describe

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Deplete (v.)

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To decrease the supply of ; to exhaust ; to use up

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Deplore (v.)

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To regret ; to condemn ; to lament

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Deploy (v.)

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To station soldiers or armaments strategically ; to arrange strategically

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Depose (v.)

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To remove from office or position of power

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Depredate (v.)

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To prey upon ; to plunder

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Derelict (a.)

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Neglectful ; delinquent ; deserted ; abandoned

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Desist (v.)

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To stop doing (something)

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Devout (a.)

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Deeply religious ; fervent

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Diatribe (n.)

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A bitter, abusive denunciation

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Dichotomy (n.)

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Division in two parts, especially contradictory ones

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Diffuse (v.)

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To cause to spread out ; to cause to disperse ; to disseminate

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Dilapidated (a.)

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Broken-down ; fallen into ruin

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Dilate (v.)

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To make large ; to become larger ; to speak or write a lenght

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Dilemma (n.)

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A situation in which one must choose between two equally attractive choices ; any problem or predicament

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Diminution (n.)

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The act or process of diminishing ; reduction

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Dire (a.)

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Disastrous ; desperate

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Dirge (n.)

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A funeral song

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Disaffect (v.)

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To cause to lose affection ; to estrange ; to alienate

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Disarray (n.)

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Disorder ; confusion

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Disclaim (v.)

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To deny any claim to ; to renounce

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Discomfit (v.)

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To frustrate ; to confuse

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Disconcert (v.)

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To upset ; to ruffle ; to pertube

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Discourse (n.)

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Spoken or written expression in words ; conversation

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Discrepancy (n.)

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Difference ; inconsistency

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Discursive (a.)

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Rambling from one topic to another, usually aimlessly

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Disgruntle (v.)

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To make sulky and dissatisfied ; to discontent

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Disinformation (n.)

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False information purposely disseminated, usually by a government

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Dismal (a.)

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Dreary ; causing gloom ; causing dread

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Dismay (v.)

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To fill with dread ; to discourage greatly

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Dispassionate (a.)

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Unaffected by passion ; impartial ; calm

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Disperse (v.)

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To scatter ; to spread widely ; to disseminate

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Dispirit (v.)

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To discourage ; to dishearten ; to lose spirit

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Disposition (n.)

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Characteristic attitude ; state of mind ; inclination ; arrangement

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Disproportionate (a.)

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Out of proportion ; too much or too little

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Disquiet (v.)

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To make uneasy

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Dissemble (v.)

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To conceal the real nature of ; to act or speaj falsely in order to deceive

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Dissent (v.)

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To disagree ; to withhold approval

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Disservice (n.)

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A harmful action ; an ill turn

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Dissident (n.)

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A person who disagrees or dissents

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Dissuade (v.)

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To persuade not to

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Distinct (a.)

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Seperate ; different ; clear and unmistakable

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Diurnal (a.)

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Occuring every day ; occuring during the day time

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Divine (v.)

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To intuit ; to prophesy

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Divulge (v.)

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To reveal, especially to reveal something that has been a secret

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Document (v.)

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To support with evidence, especially written evidence

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Doldruma (n.)

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Low spirits ; a state of inactivity

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Doleful (a.)

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Sorrowful ; filled with grief

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Dolt (n.)

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A stupid person ; a dunce

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Dotage (n.)

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Senility ; foolish affection

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Double entendre (n.)

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A word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is risque

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Dour (a.)

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forbidding ; severe ; gloomy

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Downcast (a.)

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Directed downward ; dejected ; depressed

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Downplay (v.)

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To minimize ; to represent as being insignificant ; to play down

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Draconian (a.)

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Harsh ; severe ; cruel

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Droll (a.)

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Humorous ; amusing in an odd, often understated, way

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Dross (n.)

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Worthless stuff, eapecially worthless stuff arising from the production of valuable stuff

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Duress (n.)

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Coercion ; compulsion by force or threat

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Ebb (v.)

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To diminish ; to recede

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Ecclesiastical (a.)

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Having to do with the church

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Eclipse (v.)

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To block the light of ; to overshadow ; to reduce the significant of ; to surpass

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Ecosystem (n.)

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A community of organisms and physical environment

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Edict (n.)

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An official decree

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Edifice (n.)

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A big imposing building

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Effectual (a.)

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Effective ; adequate

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Efficacy (n.)

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Effectiveness

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Effigy (n.)

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A likeness of someone, especially one used in expressing hatred for the person of whom it is a likeness

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Elation (n.)

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A feeling of great joy

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Electorate (n.)

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The body of people entitled to vote in an election ; the voters

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Elegy (n.)

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A mournful poem or other piece of writing ; a mournful piece of music

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Elite (n.)

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The best or most select group

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Elocution (n.)

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The art of public speaking

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Emaciate (v.)

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To make extremely thin through starvation or illness

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Emanate (v.)

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To come forth ; to issue

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Emancipate (v.)

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To liberate ; to free from bondage or restraint

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Embargo (n.)

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A government order suspending foreign trade

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Embellish (v.)

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To adorn ; to beautify by adding ornaments

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Embody (v.)

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To personify ; to give physical form to

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Embroil (v.)

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To involve in conflict ; to throw into disorder

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Embryonic (a.)

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Undeveloped ; rudimentary

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Emissary (n.)

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A messenger or representative sent to represent another

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Empathy (n.)

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Identification with feelings or thoughts of another

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Empower (v.)

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To give power or authority to ; to enable

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Endear (v.)

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To make clear ; to make beloved

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Engaging (a.)

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Charming ; pleasing ; attractive

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Enmity (n.)

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Deep hatred ; animosity ; ill will

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Ennui (n.)

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Boredom ; listless lack of interest

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Ensue (v.)

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To follow immediately afterward ; to result

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Entail (v.)

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To have as a necessary consequence ; to involve

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Entity (n.)

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Something that exists ; a distinct thing

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Entreat (v.)

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To ask earnestly ; to beg ; to plead

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Enterpreneur (n.)

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An independent business person

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Enumerate (v.)

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To name one by one ; to list

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Envision (v.)

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To imagine ; to foresee

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Epicure (n.)

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A person with refined taste in wine and food

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Epilogue (n.)

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An after word ; a short concluding chapter of a book

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Epoch (n.)

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An era ; a distinctive period of time

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Equestrian (a.)

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Having to do with horseback riding

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Estimable (a.)

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Worthy of admiration ; capable of being estimated

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Estrange (v.)

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To make unfriendly or hostile ; to cause to feel removed from

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Ethics (n.)

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A spoken or written tribute to a person, especially a person who has just died

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Evince (v.)

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To demonstrate convincingly ; to prove

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Evoke (v.)

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To summon forth ; to produce or suggest

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Excise (v.)

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To remove by cutting, or as if by cutting

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Exempt (a.)

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Excused ; not subject to

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Exhume (v.)

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To unbury ; to dig out of the ground

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Exodus (n.)

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A mass departure or journey away

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Exorbitant (a.)

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Excessively costly ; escessive

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Expiate (v.)

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To make amends for ; to atone for

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Explicate (v.)

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To make a detailed explanation of the meaning of

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Exposition (n.)

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Explanation ; a large public exhibition

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Expostulate (v.)

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To reason with someone in order to warn or dissuade

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Expunge (v.)

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To erase ; to eliminate any trace of

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Exquisite (a.)

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Extraordinarily fine or beautiful ; intense

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Extant (a.)

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Still in existence

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Extort (v.)

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To obtain through force, threat, or illicit means

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Extremity (n.)

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The outermost point or edge ; the greatest degree ; grave danger ; a limb or appendage of the body

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Exuberant (a.)

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Highly joyous or enthusiastic ; overflowing ; lavish

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Facade (n.)

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The front of a building ; the false front of misleading appearance of anything

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Facet (n.)

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Any of the flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem ; aspect

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Fallacy (v.)

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A false notion or belief ; a misconception

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Fathom (v.)

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To understand ; to penetrate the meaning of

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Faux (a.)

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Fawn (v.)

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To exhibit affection ; to seek favor through flattery ; to suck up to someone

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Feign (v.)

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To make false representation of ; to pretend

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Fester (v.)

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To generate pus ; decay

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Fetish (n.)

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An object of obsessive reverence, attention, or interest

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Fiasco (n.)

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A complete failure od disaster ; an incredible screw up

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Fiat (n.)

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An arbitrary decree or order

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Fickle (a.)

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Likely to change for no good reason

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Figment (n.)

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Something made up or invented ; a fabrication

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Fiscal (a.)

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Pertaining to financial matters ; monetary

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Fledgling (a.)

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Inexperienced or immature

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Flippant (a.)

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Frivolously disrespectful ; saucy ; pert ; flip

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Florid (a.)

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Ruddy ; flushed ; red-faced

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Fodder (n.)

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Coarse food for livestock ; raw material

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Folly (n.)

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Foolishness ; insanity ; imprudence

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Foray (n.)

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A quick raid or attack ; an initial venture

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Forebode (v.)

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To be an omen of ; to predict ; to foretell

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Foreclose (v.)

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To deprive a mortgagor of his or her right to redeem a property ; to shut oust or exclude

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Forensic (a.)

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Related to or used in courts of law

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Forestall (v.)

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To thwart, prevent, or hinder something from happening ; to head off

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Forswear (v.)

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To retract, renounce or recant ; to take back

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Forte (n.)

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A person’s strong point, special talent, or specialty

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Forthright (a.)

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Frank ; outspoken ; going straight to the point

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Foster (v.)

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To encourage ; to promote the development of

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Fragmentary (a.)

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Incomplete ; disconnected ; made up of fragments

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Fruitful (a.)

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Productive ; producing good or abundant results ; successful

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Fuel (v.)

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To stimulate ; to ignite ; to kindle, as if providing with fuel

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Fulminate (v.)

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To denounce vigorously ; to protest vehemently against something

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Gaffe (n.)

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A social blunder ; an embarrassing mistake ; a faux pas

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Galvanize (v.)

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To startle into sudden activity ; to revitalize

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Gambit (n.)

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A scheme to gain an advantage ; a ploy

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Gamut (n.)

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The full range (of something)

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Garner (v.)

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To gather ; to acquire ; to earn

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Gastronomy (n.)

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The art of eating well

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Generic (a.)

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General ; common, not protected by trademark

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Genesis (n.)

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Origin ; creation ; beginning

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Genocide (n.)

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The extermination of a nation, racial, or religious group

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Germane (a.)

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Applicable ; pertinent ; relevant

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Ghastly (a.)

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Shockingly horrible ; frightful ; ghostlike

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Gratis (a.)

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Free of charge

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Grievous (a.)

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Tragic ; agonizing ; severe

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Grimace (v.)

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To make an ugly, disapproving facial expression

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Guise (n.)

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Appearance ; semblance

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Habituate (v.)

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To train ; to accustom to a situation

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Halcyon (a.)

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Peaceful ; carefree ; serene

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Harass (v.)

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To attack repeatedly ; to torment or pester

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Harbinger (n.)

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A precursor ; an indication ; an omen

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Harp (v.)

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To repeat tediously ; to go on and on about something

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Harry (v.)

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To harass ; to annoy

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Heinous (a.)

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Shockingly evil ; abominable ; atrocious

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Herald (n.)

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A royal proclaimer ; a harbinger

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Hoary (a.)

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Gray or white with age ; ancient ; stale

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Homage (n.)

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Reverence ; respect

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Hubris (n.)

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Arrogance ; excessive pride

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Hypocrisy (n.)

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Insincerity ; two-facedness

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