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daunt

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to discourage, intimidate

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dearth

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lack, scarcity, insufficiency

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debase

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to degrade or lower in quality or stature

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debauch

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to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty; indulge

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debilitate

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to weaken, enfeeble

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debunk

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to discredit, disprove

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debutante

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young woman making debut in high society

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decapitate

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to behead

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decathlon

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athletic contest with ten events

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deciduous

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losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary

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declivity

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downward slope

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decorous

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proper, tasteful, socially correct

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decorum

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proper behavior, etiquette

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decry

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to belittle, openly condemn

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deface

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to mar the appearance of, vandalize

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defamatory

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slanderous, injurious to the reputation

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defendant

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person required to answer a legal action or suit

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deferential

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respectful and polite in a submissive way

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defile

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to dirty, spoil; to disgrace, dishonor

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definitive

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clear-cut, explicit or decisive

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deflation

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decrease, depreciation

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deform

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to disfigure, distort

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deft

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skillful, dexterous

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defunct

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no longer existing, dead, extinct

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delectable

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appetizing, delicious

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delegate (v)

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to give powers to another

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deleterious

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harmful, destructive, detrimental

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delineation

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depiction, representation

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delta

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tidal depositat the mouth of a river

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deluge (n)

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flood

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deluge (v)

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to submerge, overwhelm

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demagogue

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leader, rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice

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demarcation

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borderline; act of defining or marking a boundary or distinction

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demean

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to degrade, humiliate, humble

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demographics

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data relating to study of human population

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demote

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to reduce to a lower grade or rank

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demotion

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lowering in rank or grade

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demur

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to express doubts or objections

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demystify

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to remove mystery from, clarify

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denigrate

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to slur or blacken someone’s reputation

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denounce

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to accuse, blame

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denude

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to make bare, uncover, undress

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denunciation

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public condemnation

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depict

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to describe, represent

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deplete

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to use up, exhaust

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deplore

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to express or feel disapproval of; regret strongly

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deploy

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to spread out strategically over an area

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depose

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to remove from a high position, as from a throne

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depravity

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sinfulness, moral corruption

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deprecate

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to belittle, disparage

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depreciate

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to lose value gradually

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deride

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to mock, ridicule, make fun of

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derivative

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copied or adapted; not original

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derive

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to originate; take from a certain source

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derogate

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to belittle, disparage

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desecrate

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to abuse something sacred

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desiccate

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to dry completely, dehydrate

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desist

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to stop doing something

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despondent

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feeling discouraged and dejected

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despot

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tyrannical ruler

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destitute

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very poor, poverty-stricken

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desultory

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at random, rambling, unmethodical

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deter

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to discourage; prevent from happening

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determinate

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having defined limits; conclusive

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detrimental

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causing harm or injury

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deviate

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to stray, wander

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deviation

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departure, exception, anomaly

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devoid

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totally lacking

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devout

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deeply religious

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dexterous

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skilled physically or mentally

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diabolical

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fiendish; wicked

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dialect

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regional style of speaking

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diaphanous

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allowing light to show through; delicate

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diatribe

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bitter verbal attack

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dichotomy

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division into two parts

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dictum

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authoritative statement; popular saying

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didactic

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excessively instructive

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differentiate

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to distinguish between two items

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diffidence

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shyness, lack of confidence

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diffract

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to cause to separate into parts, esp. light

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diffuse

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widely spread out

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digress

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to turn aside; to stray from the main point

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dilapidated

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in disrepair, run down, neglected

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dilate

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to enlarge, swell, extend

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dilatory

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slow, tending to delay

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diluvial

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relating to a flood

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diminutive

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small

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diplomacy

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discretion, tact

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dirge

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funeral hymn

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disaffected

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discontented and disloyal

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disarray

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clutter, disorder

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disband

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to break up

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disbar

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to expel from legal profession

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disburse

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to pay out

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discern

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to percieve something obscure

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disclaim

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to deny, disavow

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disclose

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to confess, divulge

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disconcerting

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bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing

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discordant

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harsh-sounding, badly out of tune

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discredit

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to dishonor or disgrace

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discredited

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disbelieved, discounted; disgraced, dishonored

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discrepancy

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difference between

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discretionary

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subject to one’s own judgment

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discursive

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wandering from topic to topic

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disdain

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to regard with scorn and contempt

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disdainful

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contemptuous, scornful

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disengaged

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disconnected, disassociated

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disgorge

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to vomit, discharge violently

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disheveled

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untidy, disarranged, unkempt

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disinclined

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averse, unwiling, lacking desire

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disparage

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to belittle, speak disrespectfully about

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disparate

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dissimilar, different in kind

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disparity

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contrast, dissimilarity

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dispassionate

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free from emotion; impartial, unbiased

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dispel

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to drive out or scatter

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dispense

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to distribute, administer

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dispense with

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to suspend the operation of, do without

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disperse

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to break up, scatter

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dispirit

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to dishearten, make dejected

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disrepute

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disgrace, dishonor

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dissemble

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to pretend, disguise one’s motives

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disseminate

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to spread far and wide

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dissension

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difference of opinion

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dissipate

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to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess

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dissociate

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to separate; remove from an association

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dissonant

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harsh and unpleasant sounding

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dissuade

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to persuade someone to alter original intentions

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distend

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to swell, inflate, bloat

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distraught

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very worried and distressed

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distrust (n)

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disbelief and suspicion

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dither (v)

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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose

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diurnal

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daily

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divine (v)

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to foretell or known by inspiration

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divisive

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creating disunity or conflict

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docile

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tame, willing to be taught

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doctrinaire

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rigidly devoted to theories

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dogged (adj)

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persistent, stubborn

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dogmatic

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rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated

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doleful

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sad, mournful

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dolt

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idiot, dimwit, foolish person

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domineer

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to rule over something in a tyrannical way

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donor

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benefactor, contributor

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dormant

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at rest, inactive, in suspended animation

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dotard

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senile old person

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doting

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excessively fond, loving to excess

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dour

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sullen and gloomy; stern and severe

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dowry

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money or property given by a bride to her husband

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draft (v)

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to plan, outline; to recruit, conscript

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drivel

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stupid talk; slobber

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droll

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amusing in a wry, subtle way

151
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dross

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waste produced during metal smelting; garbage

152
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dulcet

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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear

153
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dupe (v)

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to deceive, trick

154
Q

dupe (n)

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fool, pawn

155
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duplicity

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deception, dishonesty, double-dealing

156
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durability

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strength, sturdiness

157
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duration

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period of time that something lasts

158
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duress

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threat of force or intimidation; imprisonment

159
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dyseptic

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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable

160
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ebb (v)

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to fade away, recede

161
Q

ebullient

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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits

162
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eclectic

A

selecting from various sources

163
Q

ecstatic

A

joyful

164
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eddy

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air or wind current

165
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edict

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law, command, official public order

166
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edifice

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building

167
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edify

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to instruct morally and spiritually

168
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editorialize

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to express an opinion on an issue

169
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efface

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to erase or make illegible

170
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effervescent

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bubbly, lively

171
Q

efficacious

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effective, efficient

172
Q

effigy

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stuffed doll; likeness of a person

173
Q

effluvia

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outpouring of gases or vapors

174
Q

effrontery

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impudent boldness; audacity

175
Q

effulgent

A

brilliantly shining

176
Q

effusive

A

expressing emotion without restraint

177
Q

egocentric

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acting as if things are centered around oneself

178
Q

egregious

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conspicuously bad

179
Q

egress

A

exit

180
Q

elation

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exhilaration, joy

181
Q

elegy

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mournful poem, usually about the dead

182
Q

elicit

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to draw out, provoke

183
Q

eloquence

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fluent and effective speech

184
Q

elucidate

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to explain, clarify

185
Q

emaciated

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skinny, scrawny, gaunt, esp. from hunger

186
Q

emancipate

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to set free, liberate

187
Q

embellish

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to ornament, make attractive with decoration or details; add details to a statement

188
Q

embezzle

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to steal money in violation of a trust

189
Q

embroil

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to involve in; cause to fall into disorder

190
Q

emend

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to correct a text

191
Q

eminent

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celebrated, distinguished; outstanding, towering

192
Q

emollient

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having soothing qualities, especially for skin

193
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emotive

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appealing to or expressing emotion

194
Q

empathy

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identification with another’s feelings

195
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emulate

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to copy, imitate

196
Q

encipher

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to translate a message into code

197
Q

encore

A

additional performance, often demanded by audience

198
Q

encumber

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to hinder, burden, restrict motion

199
Q

endemic

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belonging to a particular area, inherent

200
Q

endurance

A

ability to withstand hardships

201
Q

enervate

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to weaken, sap strength from

202
Q

engender

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to produce, cause, bring about

203
Q

enigmatic

A

puzzling, inexplicable

204
Q

enjoin

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to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order

205
Q

enmity

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hostility, antagonism, ill-will

206
Q

ennui

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boredom, lack of interest and energy

207
Q

enormity

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state of being gigantic or terrible

208
Q

ensconce

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to settle comfortably into a place

209
Q

enshroud

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to cover, enclose with a dark cover

210
Q

entail

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to involve as a necessary result, necessitate

211
Q

enthrall

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to captivate, enchant, enslave

212
Q

entity

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something with its own existence or form

213
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entomologist

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scientist who studies insects

214
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entreat

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to plead, beg

215
Q

enumerate

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to count, list, itemize

216
Q

enunciate

A

to pronounce clearly

217
Q

ephemeral

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momentary, transient, fleeting

218
Q

epicure

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person with refined taste in food and wine

219
Q

epigram

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short, witty saying or poem

220
Q

epigraph

A

quotation at the beginning of a literary work

221
Q

epilogue

A

concluding section of a literary work

222
Q

epitome

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representative of an entire group; summary

223
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epochal

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very significant or influential; defining an epoch or time-period

224
Q

equanimity

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calmness, composure

225
Q

equestrian (n)

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one who rides on horseback

226
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equine

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relating to horses

227
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equivocal

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ambiguous, open to two interpretations

228
Q

equivocate

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to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally

229
Q

eradicate

A

to erase or wipe out

230
Q

errant

A

straying, mistaken, roving

231
Q

erudite

A

learned, scholarly

232
Q

eschew

A

to abstain from, avoid

233
Q

esoteric

A

understood only by a learned few

234
Q

espouse

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to support or advocate; to marry

235
Q

estrange

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to alienate, keep at a distance

236
Q

ethereal

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not earthly, spiritual, delicate

237
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ethos

A

beliefs or character of a group

238
Q

etymology

A

origin and history of a word; study of words

239
Q

eulogy

A

high praise, often in a public speech

240
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euphemism

A

use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

241
Q

euphony

A

pleasant, harmonious sound

242
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euphoria

A

feeling of well-being or happiness

243
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eurythmics

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art of harmonious bodily movement

244
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euthanasia

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mercy-killing; intentional, easy and painless death

245
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evade

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to avoid, dodge

246
Q

evanescent

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momentary, transitory, short-lived

247
Q

evict

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to put out or force out

248
Q

evince

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to show clearly, display, signify

249
Q

evoke

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to inspire memories; to produce a reaction

250
Q

exacerbate

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to aggravate, intensify the bad qualities of

251
Q

exasperation

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irritation

252
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excerpt (n)

A

selection from a book or play

253
Q

excommunicate

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to bar from membership in the church

254
Q

excruciating

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agonizing, intensely painful

255
Q

exculpate

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to clear of blame or fault

256
Q

execrable

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utterly detestable

257
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exhilaration

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state of being energetic or filled with happiness

258
Q

exhort

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to urge or incite by strong appeals

259
Q

exhume

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to remove from a grave; uncover a secret

260
Q

exigent

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urgent; excessively demanding

261
Q

exonerate

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to clear of blame

262
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exorbitant

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extravagant, greater than reasonable

263
Q

exorcise

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to expel evil spirits

264
Q

exotic

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foreign; romatic, excitingly strange

265
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expansive

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sweeping, comprehensive; tending to expand

266
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expatriate (n)

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one who lives outside one’s native land

267
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expatriate (v)

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to drive someone from his/her native land

268
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expedient (adj)

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convenient, efficient, practical

269
Q

expiate

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to atone for, make amends for

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Q

expire

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to come to an end; dire; breathe out

271
Q

explicable

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capable of being explained

272
Q

explicit

A

clearly defined, specific; forthright in expression

273
Q

explode

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to debunk, disprove; blow up, burst

274
Q

exponent

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one who champions or advocates

275
Q

expound

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to elaborate; to expand or increase

276
Q

expunge

A

to erase, eliminate completely

277
Q

expurgate

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to censor

278
Q

extemporaneous

A

unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment

279
Q

extenuate

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to lessen the seriousness, strength or effect of

280
Q

extinction

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end of a living thing or species

281
Q

extol

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to praise

282
Q

extort

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to obtain something by threats

283
Q

extraneous

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irrelevant, unrelated, unncessary

284
Q

extremity

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outermost or farthest point

285
Q

extricate

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to free from, disentangle, free

286
Q

extrinsic

A

not inherent or essential, coming from without

287
Q

exuberant

A

lively, happy, and full of good spirits

288
Q

exude

A

to give off, ooze

289
Q

exult

A

to rejoice

290
Q

fabricate

A

to make or devise; construct

291
Q

fabricated

A

constructed, invented; faked, falsified

292
Q

facade

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face, front; mask, superficial appearance

293
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facile

A

very easy

294
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facilitate

A

to aid, assist

295
Q

facility

A

aptitude, ease in doing something

296
Q

fallacious

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wrong, unsound, illogical

297
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fallow

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uncultivated, unused

298
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fanaticism

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extreme devotion to a cause

299
Q

farcical

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absurd, ludicrous

300
Q

fastidious

A

careful with details

301
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fathom (v)

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to measure the depth of, gauge

302
Q

fatuous

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stupid; foolishly self-satisfied

303
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fault

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break in a rock formation; mistake or error

304
Q

fawn (v)

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to flatter excessively, seek the favor of

305
Q

faze

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to bother, upset, or disconcert

306
Q

feasible

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possible, capable of being done

307
Q

feckless

A

ineffective, careless, irresponsible

308
Q

fecund

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fertile, fruitful, productive

309
Q

federation

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union of organizations; union of several states, each of which retains local power

310
Q

feign

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to pretend, give a false impression; to invent falsely

311
Q

feisty

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excitable, easily drawn into quarrels

312
Q

felicitous

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suitable, appropriate; well-spoken

313
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fell (v)

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to chop, cut down

314
Q

fervid

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passionate, intense zealous

315
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fetid

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foul-smelling, putrid

316
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fetter

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to bind, chain, confine

317
Q

fiasco

A

disaster, utter failure

318
Q

fictive

A

fictional, imaginary

319
Q

fidelity

A

loyalty

320
Q

filch

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to steal

321
Q

filibuster

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use of obstructive tactics in a legislative assembly to prevent adoption of a measure

322
Q

finicky

A

fussy, difficult to please

323
Q

fission

A

process of splitting into two parts

324
Q

fitful

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intermittent, irregular

325
Q

flaccid

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limp, flabby, weak

326
Q

flagrant

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outrageous, shameless

327
Q

flamboyant

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flashy, garish; exciting, dazzling

328
Q

flammable

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combustible, being easily burned

329
Q

flaunt

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to show off

330
Q

fledgling

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young bird just learning to fly; beginner, novice

331
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flora

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plants

332
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florid

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gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed

333
Q

flounder

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to falter, waver; to muddle, struggle

334
Q

flout

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to treat contemptuously, scorn

335
Q

fluctuate

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to alternate, waver

336
Q

fodder

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raw materials; feed for animals

337
Q

foible

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minor weakness or character flaw

338
Q

foil (v)

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to defeat, frustrate

339
Q

foliate

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to grow, sprout leaves

340
Q

foment

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to arouse or incite

341
Q

forbearance

A

patience, restraint, leniency

342
Q

ford (v)

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to cross a body of water at a shallow place

343
Q

foreboding

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dark sense of evil to come

344
Q

foreclose

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to rule out; to seize debtor’s property for lack of payments

345
Q

forensic

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relating to legal proceedings; relating to debates

346
Q

forensics

A

study of argumentation and debate

347
Q

forestall

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to prevent, delay; anticipate

348
Q

forethought

A

anticipation, foresight

349
Q

forgo

A

to go without, refrain from

350
Q

forlorn

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dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairing

351
Q

formulate

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to conceive, devise; to draft, plan; to express, state

352
Q

forsake

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to abandon, withdraw from

353
Q

forswear

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to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject

354
Q

forte (n)

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strong point, something a person does well

355
Q

fortuitous

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happening by luck, fortunate

356
Q

foster (v)

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to nourish, cultivate, promote

357
Q

foundation

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groundwork, support; institution established by donation to aid a certain cause

358
Q

founder (v)

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fo fall helplessly; sink

359
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fracas

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noisy dispute

360
Q

fractious

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unruly, rebellious

361
Q

fragmentation

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division, separation into parts, disorganization

362
Q

frank

A

honest and straightforward

363
Q

fraud

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deception, hoax

364
Q

fraudulent

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deceitful, dishonest, unethical

365
Q

fraught

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full of, accompanied by

366
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frenetic

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wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic

367
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frenzied

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feverishly fast, hectic, and confused

368
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frivolous

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petty, trivial; flippant, silly

369
Q

frond

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leaf

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Q

frugal

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thrifty; cheap

371
Q

fulsome

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excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant

372
Q

funereal

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mournfull, appropriate to a funeral

373
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furtive

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secret, stealthy

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fusion

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process of merging things into one

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