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eloquent

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adj. expressive, articulate, moving

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elucidate

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v. to clarify, explain

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elude

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v. to evade, escape

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emaciated

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adj. very thin, enfeebled looking

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embellish

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v. to decorate, adorn; v. to add details to, enhance

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embezzle

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to steal money by falsifying records

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emend

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v. to correct or revise a written text

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eminent

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adj. distinguished, prominent, famous; adj. conspicuous

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emollient

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adj. soothing

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emote

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v. to express emotion

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empathy

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n. sensitivity to another’s feelings ad if they were one’s own

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empirical

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adj. based on observation or experience; adj. capable of being proved or disproved by experiment

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emulate

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v. to imitate

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enamor

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v. to fill with love, to fascinate (usually used with “of” or “with”)

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encore

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n. a repeat performance at the audiences’ insistence

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encumber

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v. to weigh down, burden

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enervate

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v. to weaken, exhaust

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enfranchise

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v. to grant the vote to

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engender

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v. to bring about, create, generate

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enigmatic

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adj. mystifying, cryptic

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enmity

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n. ill will, hatred, hostility

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ennui

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n. boredom, weariness

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entail

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v. to include as a necessary step

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enthrall

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v. to charm, hold spellbound

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ephemeral

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adj. short-lived, fleeting

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epistolary

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adj. relating to or contained in letters

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epitome

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n. a perfect example of

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equanimity

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n. composure

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equivocal

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adj. ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

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erudite

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adj. learned

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eschew

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v. to shun, avoid

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esoteric

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adj. understood by only a select few

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espouse

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v. to take up as a cause, support

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ethereal

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adj. heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined

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etymology

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n. the of words, their origin and development

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euphoric

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adj. elated, uplifted

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evanescent

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adj. fleeting, momentary

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evince

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v. to show, reveal

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exacerbate

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v. to make more violent, intense

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exalt

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v. to glorify, praise

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exasperate

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v. to irritate, irk

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excavate

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v. to dig out of the ground and remove

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exculpate

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v. to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

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excursion

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n. a trip or outing

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execrable

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adj. loathsome, detestable

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exhort

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v. to urge, prod, spur

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exigent

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adj. urgent, critical

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exonerate

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v. to free from guilt or blame, exculpate

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exorbitant

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adj. excessive

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expedient

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adj. advisable, advantageous, serving one’s self-interest

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expiate

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v. to make amends for, atone

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expunge

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v. to obliterate, eradicate

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expurgate

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v. to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

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extant

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adj. existing, not destroyed or lost

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extol

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v. to praise, revere

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extraneous

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adj. irrelevant, extra, not necessary

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extricate

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v. to disentangle

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exult

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v. to rejoice

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fabricate

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v. to make up, invent

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façade

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n. the wall of a building; n. a deceptive appearance or attitude

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facile

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adj. easy, requiring little effort; adj. superficial, achieved with minimal though or care, insincere

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fallacious

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adj. incorrect, misleading

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fastidious

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adj. meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

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fathom

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v. to understand, comprehend; n. six feet deep

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fatuous

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adj. silly, foolish

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fecund

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adj. fruitful, fertile

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felicitous

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adj. well suited, apt; adj. delightful, pleasing

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feral

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adj. wild, savage

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fervent

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adj. ardent, passionate

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fetid

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adj. having a foul odor

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fetter

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v. to chain, restrain

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fickle

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adj. shifting in character, inconstant

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fidelity

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n. loyalty, devotion

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figurative

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adj. symbolic

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flabbergasted

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adj. astounded

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flaccid

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adj. limp, not firm or strong

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flagrant

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adj. offensive, egregious

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florid

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adj. flowery, ornate

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flout

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v. to disregard or disobey openly

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foil

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v. to thwart, frustrate, defeat

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forage

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v. to graze, rummage for food

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forbearance

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n. patience, restraint, toleration

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forestall

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v. to prevent, thwart, delay

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forlorn

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adj. lonely, abandoned, hopeless

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forsake

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v. to give up, renounce

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fortitude

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n. strength, guts

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fortuitous

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adj. happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate

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forum

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n. a medium for lecture or discussion

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foster

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v. to stimulate, promote, encourage

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fractious

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adj. troublesome or irritable

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fraught

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adj. (usually used with “with”) filled or accompanied with

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frenetic

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adj. frenzied, hectic, frantic

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frivolous

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adj. of little importance, trifling

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frugal

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adj. thrifty, economical

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furtive

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adj. secretive, sly

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garish

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adj. gaudy, in bad taste

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garrulous

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adj. talkative, wordy

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genial

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adj. friendly, affable

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gluttony

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n. overindulgence in food or drink

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goad

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v. to urge, spur, incite to action

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gourmand

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n. someone fond of eating and drinking

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grandiloquence

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n. lofty, pompous language

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grandiose

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adj. on a magnificent or exaggerated scale

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gratuitous

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adj. uncalled for, unwarranted

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gregarious

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adj. drawn to the company of other, sociable

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grievous

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adj. injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature

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guile

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n. deceitfulness, cunning, sly behavior

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hackneyed

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adj. unoriginal, trite

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hallowed

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adj. revered, consecrated

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hapless

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adj. unlucky

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harangue

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n. a ranting speech; v. to give such a speech

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hardy

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adj. robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions

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harrowing

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adj. greatly distressing, vexing

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haughty

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adj. disdainfully proud

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hedonist

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n. one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans

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hegemony

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n. domination over others

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heinous

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adj. shockingly wicked, repugnant

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heterogeneous

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adj. varied, diverse in character

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hiatus

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n. a break or gap in duration or continuity

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hierarchy

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n. a system with ranked groups

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hypocrisy

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n. pretending to believe what one does not

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hypothetical

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adj. supposed or assumed true, but unproven

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iconoclast

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n. one who attacks commonly held beliefs or institutions

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idiosyncratic

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adj. peculiar to one person; highly individualized

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idolatrous

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adj. excessively worshipping one object or person

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ignominious

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adj. humiliating, disgracing

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illicit

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adj. forbidden, not permitted

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immerse

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v. to absorb, deeply involve, engross

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immutable

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adj. not changeable; adj. stoic, not susceptible to suffering

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impeccable

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adj. exemplary, flawless

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impecunious

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adj. desperately poor

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imperative

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adj. necessary, pressing; n. a rule, command, or order

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imperious

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adj. commanding, domineering

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impertinent

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adj. rude, insolent

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impervious

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adj. impenetrable, incapable of being affected

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impetuous

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adj. rash; hastily done

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impinge

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v. to impact, affect, make an impression; v. to encroach, infringe

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implacable

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adj. incapable of being appeased or mitigated

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implement

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n. an instrument, utensil, tool; v. to put into effect, to institute

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implicit

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adj. understood but not outwardly obvious; implied

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impregnable

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adj. resistant to capture or penetration

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impudent

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adj. casually rude, insolent, impertinent

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impute

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v. to ascribe, blame

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inane

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adj. silly and meaningless

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inarticulate

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adj. incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech

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incarnate

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adj. existing in the flesh, embodied; v. to give human form to

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incendiary

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n. a person who agitates; adj. inflammatory, causing combustion

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incessant

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adj. unending

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inchoate

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adj. unformed or formless, in a beginning stage

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incisive

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adj. clear, sharp, direct

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inclination

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n. a tendency, propensity

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incontrovertible

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adj. indisputable

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incorrigible

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adj. incapable of correction, delinquent

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increment

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n. an enlargement; the process of increasing

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incumbent

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n. one who holds an office; adj. obligatory

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indefatigable

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adj. incapable of defeat, failure, decay

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indigenous

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adj. originating in a region

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indigent

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adj. very poor, impoverished

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indignation

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n. anger sparked by something unjust or unfair

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indolent

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adj. lazy

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indomitable

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adj. not capable of being conquered

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induce

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v. to bring about, stimulate

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ineffable

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adj. unspeakable, not able to be expressed in words

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inept

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adj. unsuitable or incapable, not qualified

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inexorable

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adj. incapable of being persuaded or placated

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inextricable

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adj. hopelessly tangled or entangled

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infamy

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n. notoriety, extreme ill repute

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infusion

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n. an injection of one substance into another

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ingenious

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adj. clever, resourceful

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ingenuous

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adj. not devious; innocent and candid

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inhibit

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v. to prevent, restrain, stop

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inimical

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adj. hostile, enemy-like

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iniquity

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n. wickedness or sin

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injunction

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n. an order of official warning

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innate

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adj. inborn, native, inherent

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innocuous

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adj. harmless, inoffensive

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innovate

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v. to do something in an unprecedented way

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innuendo

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n. an insinuation

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inoculate

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v. to vaccinate against a disease

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inquisitor

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n. one who inquires, especially in a hostile manner

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insatiable

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adj. incapable of being satisfied

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insidious

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adj. appealing, but imperceptibly harmful, seductive

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insinuate

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v. to suggest indirectly or subtly

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insipid

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adj. dull, boring

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insolent

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adj. rude, arrogant, overbearing

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instigate

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v. to urge, goad

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insular

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adj. separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off

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insurgent

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n. one who rebels

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integral

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adj. necessary for completeness

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interject

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v. to insert between other things

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interlocutor

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n. someone who participates in a dialogue or conversation

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interminable

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adj. without possibility of end

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intimation

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n. an indirect suggestion

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intractable

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adj. difficult to manipulate, unmanageable

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intransigent

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adj. refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion

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intrepid

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adj. brave in the face of danger

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inundate

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v. to flood with abundance

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inure

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v. to cause one to become accustomed or acclimated

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