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Ebb

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to fade away, recede

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Ebullient

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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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Eccentric

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abnormal, unconventional

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Eclectic

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made up of elements from different sources

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Ecstasy

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intense joy or delight

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Ecstatic

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joyful

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Edict

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law, command, official public order

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Edify

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to instruct morally and spiritually

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Efface

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to erase or make illegible

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Efficacious

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effective, efficient

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Efficacy

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effectiveness

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Efficient

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effective with a minimum of unnecessary effort or waste

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Effigy

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stuffed doll, likeness of a person

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Effluvia

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waste, odrous fumes given off by waste

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Effrontery

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impudent boldness, audacity

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Effusive

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expressing emotion without restraint

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Egotist

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self-centered person

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Egregious

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conspicuously bad

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Egress

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exit

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Elate

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to make joyful

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Elegy

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a mournful poem, usually about the dead

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Elevated

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raised, increased

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Eliminate

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get rid of, remove

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Elocutionist

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trained public speaker

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Eloquent

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strongly expressing emotion

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Elucidate

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to explain, clarify

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Elude

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to avoid cleverly, to escape the perception of

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Elusive

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tending to evade

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Embellish

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to ornament, make attractive with decorations or details, add details to a statement

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Embezzle

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to steal money in violation of a trust

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Embittered

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resentful, cynical

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Emend

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to correct a text

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Emigrate

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to leave one country to live in another

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Emissary

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an agent sent as a representative

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Emollient

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soothing, especially to the skin

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Empathy

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identification with the feelings of others

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Emphatic

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forceful and definite

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Emulate

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to strive to equal or excel, to imitate

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Enchant

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attract and delight

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Encomium

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warm praise

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Encompass

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to constitute, include

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Encroach

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to infringe, intrude upon

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Encumber

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to weigh down, to burden

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Endemic

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belonging to a particular area, inherent

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Endorse

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to give approval to, sanction

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Endurance

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ability to withstand hardships

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Endure

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carry on despite hardships

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Enduring

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lasting, continuing

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Enervate

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to weaken, drain strength from

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Enforce

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to compel others to adhere or observe

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Enfranchise

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set free

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Engender

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to produce, cause, or bring about

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Enhance

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to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity

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Enigma

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a puzzle, a mystery

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Enigmatic

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puzzling

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Enjoin

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to direct or impose with urgent appeal, to order with emphasis, to forbid

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Enmity

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hostility, antagonism, ill will

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Ennui

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boredom, lack of interest and energy

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Ensconce

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to settle comfortably into a place

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Ensemble

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group of parts that contribute to a whole single effect

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Entangle

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to complicate, entwine into a confusing mass, involve in

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Entreat

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to plead, beg

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Enumerate

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to count, list, itemize

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Ephemeral

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momentary, transient, fleeting

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Epicure

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a person with refined taste in cuisine

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Epigram

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short, witty saying or poem

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Epilogue

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concluding section of a literary work

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Epistolary

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associated with letter writing

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Epitaph

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engraving on a tombstone, literary piece for a dead person

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Epochal

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momentous, highly significant

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Eponymous

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giving one’s name to a place, book, restaurant

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Equanimity

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calmness, composure

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Equitable

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fair, just and impartial

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Equivocate

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to avoid committing oneself in what one says, to be deliberately unclear

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Eradicate

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to erase or wipe out

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Erasure

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the act or instance of erasing

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Erosion

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the process or condition of wearing away

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Erratic

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unpredictable, inconsistent

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Erroneously

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mistakenly, inaccurately

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Ersatz

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being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation

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Erudite

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learned, scholarly

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Eschew

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to shun, to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)

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Esoteric

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understood by only a learned few

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Espouse

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to take up and support as a cause, to marry

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Espy

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to catch sight of, glimpse

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Essential

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something fundamental or indispensable

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Estimable

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admirable

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Ethereal

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not earthly, spiritual, delicate

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Ethical

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moral, right-minded

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Ethos

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beliefs or character of a group

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Eulogy

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high praise for a person who has died

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Euphemism

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an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

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Euphony

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pleasant, harmonious sound

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Euphoria

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a great feeling of happiness or well-being

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Euthanasia

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the practice of ending the life of hope-lessly ill individuals, assisted suicide

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Evade

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to avoid, dodge

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Evaluate

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to examine or judge carefully

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Evanescent

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momentary, transitory, short-lived

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Evaporate

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to vanish quickly

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Evenhanded

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fair, impartial

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Evince

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to show clearly, display, signify

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Exacerbate

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to agravate, intensify the bad qualities of

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Exacting

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requiring a lot of care or attention

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Exaggerate

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to represent something as greater than it actually is

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Exalt

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to glorify or honor

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Exasperation

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irritation

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Exception

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a case that doesn’t conform to a generalization

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Exclude

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to prevent from being accepted or included

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Excoriate

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to censure scathingly, to express strong disapproval of

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Exculpate

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to clear of blame or fault, vindicate

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Excursion

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short journey, usually for pleasure

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Execrable

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utterly detestable, abhorrent

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Exemplary

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outstanding, an example to others

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Exemplify

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to show by example

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Exhort

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to urge or incite by strong appeals

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Exhortation

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speech that advises or pleads

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Exhume

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to remove from a grave, uncover from a secret

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Exigent

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urgent, excessively demanding

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Exonerate

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to clear of blame, absolve

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Exorbitant

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extravagant, greater than reasonable

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Expedient

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convenient, efficient, practical

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Expedite

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to speed up the progress of

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Expertise

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skill or knowledge in a particular area

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Expiate

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to atone for, make amends for

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Explanatory

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serving to make clear

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Explicit

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clearly stated or shown, forthright in expression

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Exploit

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take advantage of

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Exponent

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one who champions or advocates

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Expound

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to explain or describe in detail

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Expropriate

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forcibly take one’s property

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Expunge

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to erase, eliminate completely

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Expurgate

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to erase, eliminate completely

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Expurgae

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to censor

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Extant

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still in existence

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Extemporaneous

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unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment

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Extensive

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large in range, comprehensive

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Extenuating

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partially excusing

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Exterminate

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destroy completely

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External

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outer part

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Extirpate

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to root out, eradicate, literally or figuratively, tod estroy wholly

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Extol

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to praise

142
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Extrapolation

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using known data and information to determine what will happen in the future, prediction

143
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Extravagant

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unreasonably high, exorbitant

144
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Extreme

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very intense, of the greatest severity

145
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Extricate

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to free from, disentangle

146
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Extrinsic

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external, unessential, originating from the outside

147
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Extroverted

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outgoing, easily talks to others

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Extrude

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to form or shape something by pushing it out, to force out, especially through a small opening

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Exultant

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triumphant

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