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dangerous

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adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; involving or causing danger or risk

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data

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noun a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

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daunting

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adj. discouraging through fear; something overwhelming

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dazzled

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adj. stupefied or dizzied by something overpowering; having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light

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deadly

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adj. (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect; causing or capable of causing death

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deafening

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adj. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

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dearth

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noun an insufficient quantity or number; an insufficiency

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death

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noun the act of killing; the event of dying or departure from life

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debauchery

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noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

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debilitate

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verb make weak

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deceitful

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adj. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

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deceptive

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adj. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

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decimation

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noun destroying or killing a large part of the population

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decipher

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verb read with difficulty; convert code into ordinary language

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decisive

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adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome; characterized by decision and firmness

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decline

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noun change toward something smaller or lower; a gradual falling off from a better state

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decorous

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adj. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; according with custom or propriety

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decorum

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noun propriety in manners and conduct

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deed

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noun the conscience performance of some act

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defend

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verb argue or speak in defense of; be on the defensive; act against an attack

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defer

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verb submit or yield to another’s wish or opinion; hold back to a later time

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deficient

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adj. inadequate in amount or degree; falling short of some prescribed norm

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defined

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adj. clearly characterized or delimited

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defunct

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adj. having ceased to exist or live; inactive

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defy

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verb challenge; resist or confront with resistance

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dehydrated

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adj. suffering from excessive loss of water from the body; preserved by removing natural moisture

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dejected

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adj. affected or marked by low spirits

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delectable

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adj. capable of arousing desire; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

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delete

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verb remove or make invisible; cut or eliminate

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deleterious

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adj. harmful to living things

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deliberate

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adj. by conscious design or purpose; marked by careful consideration or reflection

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delighted

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adj. greatly pleased

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delivery

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noun the act of distributing something (as goods or mail)

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delude

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verb be false to; be dishonest with

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demand

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noun an urgent or peremptory request

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demise

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noun the time when something ends

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democracy

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noun the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

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demographic

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noun a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)

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demolition

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noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

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demonstrative

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adj. given to or marked by the open expression of emotion

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deny

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verb declare untrue; contradict; refuse to accept, acknowledge, or believe

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denizen

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noun a person or thing inhabiting a particular place

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denotation

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noun the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the act of indicating or pointing out by name

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denounce

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verb speak out against; give away information about somebody

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dense

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adj. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; having high relative density or specific gravity

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deny

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verb declare untrue; refuse to accept or believe

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dependent

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adj. contingent on something else; requiring the support of

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depicted

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adj. represented graphically by sketch or design or lines

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deprecate

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verb belittle; express strong disapproval of

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depreciate

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verb lower the value of something

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derail

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verb to obstruct from a previous course

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deride

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verb treat or speak of with contempt

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derivative

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adj. resulting from or another source

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describe

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verb give an account of, often in words or writing

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descriptive

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adj.serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

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design

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noun the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); a decorative or artistic work

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desirable

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adj. worth having or seeking or achieving; worthy of being chosen

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desolate

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adj. crushed by grief; providing no shelter or sustenance

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despair

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noun the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

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despised

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adj. treated with contempt

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destination

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noun the ultimate goal for which something is done

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destruction

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noun the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

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detail

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noun an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

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detect

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verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

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deter

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verb try to prevent, often by persuasion

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determination

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noun the quality of being determined to do or achieve something

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detested

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adj. treated with contempt

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detractor

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noun one who disparages or belittles the worth of something

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detrimental

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adj. (sometimes followed by `to’) causing harm or injury

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devastating

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adj. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

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development

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noun act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

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devotee

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noun an ardent follower and admirer

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devotional

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adj. relating to worship; giving of one’s time and energies to a cause

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dexterous

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adj. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands

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diaphanous

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adj. so thin as to transmit light

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diatribe

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noun thunderous verbal attack

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dichotomy

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noun being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

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dictum

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noun an authoritative declaration

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different

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adj. not ordinary; unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

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diffidence

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noun lack of self-confidence

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diffuse

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adj. spread out; not concentrated in one place; verb move outward; cause to become widely known

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digress

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verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; wander from a direct or straight course

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dilatory

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adj. wasting time; slow to act or intending to cause delay

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dilemma

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noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

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dilettante

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adj. showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

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diligence

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noun giving the degree of care required in a given situation; persevering determination to perform a task

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diminishing

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adj. becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

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diminution

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noun the act of decreasing or reducing something

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diplomatic

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adj. skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people

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dire

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adj. causing fear or dread or terror; fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

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disaffected

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adj. discontented as toward authority

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disagree

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verb be of different opinions

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disappear

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verb become less intense and fade away gradually

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disavow

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verb refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with

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disbelief

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noun doubt about the truth of something

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discard

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noun getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

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discern

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verb detect with the senses

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discipline

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noun training to improve strength or self-control; the act of punishing

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disconnected

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adj. having been divided; having the unity destroyed

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discontinuance

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noun an interruption (temporary or permanent)

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discount

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noun the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise; verb give a reduction in price on; bar from attention or consideration

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discourage

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verb deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from

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discovered

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adj. no longer concealed

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discreet

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adj. marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint; heedful of potential consequences

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discrepancy

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noun a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

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discriminating

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adj. showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions

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discrimination

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noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice; the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

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disease

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noun an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

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disenchantment

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noun a feeling of disillusionment; a loss of respect for something previously respected

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disgruntled

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adj. in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

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disguise

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noun the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; verb to modify the appearance in order to conceal something

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disgusting

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adj. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

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disheartened

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adj. made less hopeful or enthusiastic

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dishonesty

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noun acts of lying or cheating or stealing; the quality of being dishonest

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disingenuous

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adj. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

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disjointed

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adj. separated; lacking connection or coherence

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dislodge

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verb remove or force from a position previously occupied

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dismal

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adj. causing dejection

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dismantling

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noun the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)

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dismiss

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verb bar from attention or consideration; cease to consider

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dismissive

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adj. tending to dismiss or reject; showing indifference or disregard

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disoriented

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adj. having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity

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disparage

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verb express a negative opinion of

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dispassionate

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adj. unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

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dispel

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verb force to go away; to cause to separate and go in different directions

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dispense

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verb to give out or apply

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dispersive

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adj. spreading by diffusion

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display

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noun a visual representation of something; verb to show, make visible or apparent; make clear and visible

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disposable

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adj. designed to be disposed of or thrown away after use; free or available for use

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disposition

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noun your usual mood; a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing

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disproportionate

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adj. out of proportion

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disputation

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noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

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disregard

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noun willful lack of care and attention

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disrepute

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noun the state of being held in low esteem

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disrupt

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verb throw into disorder; interfere in someone else’s activity

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dissected

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adj. to be cut apart and inspected

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dissemination

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noun the property of being diffused or dispersed

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dissolute

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adj. unrestrained by convention or morality

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dissuade

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verb turn away from by persuasion

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distant

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adj. apart in space; separate or apart in time

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distaste

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noun a feeling of intense dislike

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distinctively

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adv. in an identifiably distinctive manner

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distinguish

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verb mark as different; be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait, sometimes in a very positive sense

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distorted

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adj. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

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distracted

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adj. having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety

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distributed

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adj. spread out or scattered about or divided up

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divergent

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adj. tending to move apart in different directions

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diverse

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adj. distinctly dissimilar or unlike; many and different

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diversify

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verb vary in order to spread risk or to expand; spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate

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diverted

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adj. pleasantly occupied

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division

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noun the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

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divisive

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adj. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

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docile

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adj. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; easily handled or managed

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doctrinaire

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adj. stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability; noun a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions

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dogmatic

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adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles

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domesticated

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adj. accustomed to home life; not foreign

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dominant

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adj. exercising influence or control

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doubtfulness

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noun uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something

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dowager

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noun a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

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downfall

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noun failure that results in a loss of position or reputation; a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

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droll

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adj. comical in an odd or whimsical manner

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drudgery

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noun hard monotonous routine work

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dubious

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adj. not convinced; fraught with uncertainty or doubt

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dull

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adj. boring or insipid

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dumbfounded

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adj. as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

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dupe

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noun a person who is tricked or swindled; verb fool or hoax

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duplicity

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noun acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

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duty

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noun work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

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earthy

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adj. hearty and lusty

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ease

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noun freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; freedom from constraint or embarrassment

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ebullient

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adj. joyously unrestrained

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eccentric

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adj. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

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economical

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adj. avoiding waste; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

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edible

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adj. suitable for use as food; noun any substance that can be used as food

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edify

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verb to instruct or help make one understand

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effective

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adj. able to accomplish a purpose

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efficaciousness

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noun capacity or power to produce a desired effect

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efficient

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adj. being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; able to accomplish a purpose effectively

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effusive

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adj. extravagantly demonstrative; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm

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egalitarian

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adj. favoring social equality; noun a person who believes in the equality of all people

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egoist

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noun a conceited and self-centered person

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egregious

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adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

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elaborate

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adj. marked by complexity and richness of detail; verb to present in detail

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electrify

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verb to thrill or impress greatly; to charge with electricity

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elevated

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adj. raised above the ground

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elicit

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verb derive by reason; deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

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eliminate

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verb kill in large numbers; terminate or take out

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elitist

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noun someone who believes in rule by an elite group

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elixir

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noun a substance believed to cure all ills

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elliptical

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adj. characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; rounded like an egg

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eloquent

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adj. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

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elucidate

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verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear and more comprehensible

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elude

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verb escape, either physically or mentally; be incomprehensible to

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embarrassed

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adj. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable

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embellished

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adj. rich in decorative detail; excessively elaborate or showily expressed

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emblem

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noun special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

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embody

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verb represent, as of a character on stage; represent or express something abstract in tangible form

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emboldened

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adj. made bold or courageous

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embrace

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noun a close affectionate and protective acceptance; the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

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embryonic

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adj. in an early stage of development

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eminent

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adj. of imposing height; especially standing out above others

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emotion

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noun any strong feeling

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empathy

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noun understanding and entering into another’s feelings

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empiricism

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noun the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

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employ

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verb put into service

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emporium

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noun a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise

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encourage

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verb spur on or inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

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encumbrance

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noun any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

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endangered

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adj. in imminent danger of extinction; to be put into danger

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endorse

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verb guarantee as meeting a certain standard

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endure

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verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant; undergo or be subjected to

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enemy

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noun any hostile group of people or person

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energy

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noun the strength or vitality needed to do something

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enervated

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adj. lacking strength or vigor

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enhance

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verb increase; make better or more attractive

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enigma

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noun something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; a difficult problem

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enjoin

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verb give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; to urge

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enlighten

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verb give spiritual insight to; to make one understand

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enmity

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noun the feeling of a hostile person; a state of deep-seated ill-will

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enormous

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adj. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

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enshrine

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verb hold sacred

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ensure

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verb be careful or certain to do something

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entertainment

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noun an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

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enthralling

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adj. capturing interest as if by a spell

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enthusiastic

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adj. having or showing great excitement and interest

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entice

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verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

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entomology

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noun the branch of zoology that studies insects

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entrenched

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adj. established firmly and securely; dug in

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entrepreneur

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noun someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it

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entrust

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verb confer a trust upon; put into the care or protection of someone

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enumeration

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noun a numbered list; the act of counting

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environment

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noun the area in which something exists or lives; the totality of surrounding conditions

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ephemeral

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adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived

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epigram

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noun a witty saying

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epistle

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noun a specially long, formal letter

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equal

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adj. well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another

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equanimity

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noun steadiness of mind under stress

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equestrian

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adj. of or relating to or featuring horseback riding

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equivalent

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adj. being essentially equal to something in amount or value

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equivocal

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adj. open to two or more interpretations, often intended to mislead

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eradicate

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verb kill in large numbers; destroy completely, as if down to the roots

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erode

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verb become ground down or deteriorate

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erroneous

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adj. containing or characterized by error

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erudite

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adj. having or showing profound knowledge

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escalate

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verb increase in extent or intensity

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escaped

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adj. to free oneself, especially from confinement

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eschew

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verb avoid and stay away from deliberately

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esoteric

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adj. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened few

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essence

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nounan intrinsic quality or the nature of something

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essential

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adj. basic and fundamental; absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed

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established

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adj. introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; brought about or set up or accepted

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estimable

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adj. deserving of respect or high regard

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ethical

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adj. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior

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eulogize

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verb praise formally and eloquently

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euphemism

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

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euphonious

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adj. having a pleasant sound; not harsh or strident

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evade

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verb use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

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evasiveness

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noun intentionally vague or ambiguous

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evenhanded

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adj. without partiality

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evident

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adj. capable of being seen or noticed; clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

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evoke

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verb call to mind; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

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evolve

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verb undergo development or evolution

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exacerbate

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verb exasperate or irritate; make worse

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exaggerated

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adj. enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; enlarged to an abnormal degree

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exalt

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verb to hold in high esteem

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exasperation

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noun actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)

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exceptional

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adj. surpassing what is common or usual or expected

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excited

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adj. in an aroused state; excessively affected by emotion

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exclaim

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verb utter aloud, often with surprise, horror, or joy;

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exclude

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verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted

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execrable

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adj. deserving a curse; unequivocally detestable

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exemplary

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adj. worthy of imitation; serving to warn

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exhaust

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verb to drain one’s energy; to use up one’s resources

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exhilarating

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adj. making lively and cheerful

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existence

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noun the state or fact of being or existing

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exonerate

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verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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exotic

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adj. strikingly strange or unusual; being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

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expansion

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noun the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

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expansive

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adj. friendly and open and willing to talk; wide and far-reaching

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expedient

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adj. convenient and practical; noun a means to an end, especially one that may be immoral

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experiment

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noun the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation; a venture at something new or different

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expertise

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noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

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explanation

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noun a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

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explicit

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adj. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication

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exploit

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noun a notable achievement; verb use or manipulate to one’s advantage

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explore

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verb examine minutely

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explosive

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adj. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; sudden and loud

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expostulate

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verb to express strong disapproval

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expound

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verb add details; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

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expressed

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adj. communicated in words; precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable

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expropriation

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noun taking out of an owner’s hands (especially taking property by public authority)

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expurgate

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verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

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extemporize

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verb perform without preparation; improvise

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extend

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verb to make longer prolong the time allowed for payment of

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extinction

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noun ceasing to exist

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extol

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verb praise, glorify, or honor

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extract

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noun a passage selected from a larger work; verb to remove, especially by force

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extravagance

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noun excessive spending

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extremist

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adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; noun a person who holds extreme views

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exuberant

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adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

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exude

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verb release in small quantities; make apparent by one’s mood or behaviour

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fabrication

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noun the act of making something

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facetious

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adj. treating serious matters in a deliberately inappropriate way; flippant

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facile

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adj. performing adroitly and without effort

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facilitate

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verb make easier; increase the likelihood of (a response)

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factual

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adj. characterized by provable truths

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faculty

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noun an mental or physical power, generally innately had

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fad

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noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

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fading

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noun weakening in force or intensity

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faintly

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adv. to a faint degree or weakly perceived

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fallacious

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adj. based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; containing or based on a fallacy

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famous

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adj. widely known and esteemed

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fanatical

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adj. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

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fanciful

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adj. overimaginative or unrealistic

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fantasy

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noun imagination unrestricted by reality; fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

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fascinated

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adj. having your attention fixated as though by a spell; intensely interested in or attracted by

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fastidious

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adj. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please

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fatal

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adj. controlled or decreed by fate; bringing death

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fathom

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verb to understand after much thought

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favored

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adj. preferred above all others and treated with partiality

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feasible

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adj. capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

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featured

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adj. given prominence

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felicitous

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adj. marked by good fortune

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ferocity

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noun the property of being wild or turbulent

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fertile

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adj. capable of reproducing; marked by great fruitfulness

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fervor

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noun intense and passionate feelings for a cause

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feverish

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adj. marked by intense agitation or emotion

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fickleness

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noun unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous; changing frequently

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fictional

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adj.formed or conceived by the imagination

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filial

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adj. relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring

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finesse

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noun subtly skillful handling of a situation

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finicky

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adj. exacting especially about details

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firm

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adj. strong and sure; unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

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flamboyance

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noun extravagant elaborateness

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flavoring

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noun something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

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flexible

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adj. bending and snapping back readily without breaking; able to flex or bend easily

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flighty

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adj. guided by whim and fancy; unpredictably excitable

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flippant

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adj. showing inappropriate levity or disrespect; lacking seriousness

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flora

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noun all the plant life in a particular region or period

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flotilla

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noun a fleet of small craft

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flotsam

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noun the floating wreckage of a ship

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flout

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verb treat with contemptuous disregard

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fluctuating

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adj. having unpredictable ups and downs

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fluent

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adj. smooth and unconstrained in movement; expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

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fluid

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adj. subject to change; variable

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flustered

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adj. thrown into a state of agitated confusion

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foible

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noun a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

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following

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adj. about to be mentioned or specified; immediately following in time or order

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folly

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noun foolish or senseless behavior; the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

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forbearance

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noun a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting

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forceful

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adj. characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); forceful and definite in expression or action

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forebear

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noun a person from whom you are descended

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foreigner

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noun a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group

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forerunner

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noun an indication of the approach of something or someone; a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

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foresee

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verb realize beforehand; imagine possible

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foreshadowing

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noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

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foresight

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noun providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future; seeing ahead or knowing in advance

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forestall

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verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible

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foretell

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verb make a prediction about; tell in advance

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forget

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verb be unable to remember; dismiss from the mind

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forgo

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verb refrain from consuming; lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

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formal

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adj. being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements; (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

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formula

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noun a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle

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formulaic

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adj. characterized by or in accordance with some formula or rule

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forthright

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adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; adv. directly and without evasion; not roundabout

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fortify

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verb add nutrients to; enclose by or as if by a fortification

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fortitude

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noun strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

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fortuitous

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adj. occurring by happy chance; having no cause or apparent cause

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fostered

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adj. encouraged or promoted in growth or development

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founder

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noun a person who founds or establishes some institution

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fractious

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adj. unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome

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fragile

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adj. vulnerably delicate; easily broken or damaged or destroyed

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fragmented

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adj. having been divided

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fraudulent

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adj. intended to deceive

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friend

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noun a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

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frisky

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adj. playful

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frivolous

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adj. not serious in content or attitude or behavior

378
Q

frustrated

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adj. disappointingly unsuccessful

379
Q

fueled

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adj. driven to or motivated by

380
Q

function

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noun the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; what something is used for

381
Q

fundamental

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adj. being or involving basic facts or principles; far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something

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funerary

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adj. of or for or relating to a funeral

383
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furious

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adj. marked by extreme anger

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garbled

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adj. lacking orderly continuity

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garner

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verb assemble or get together; acquire or deserve by one’s efforts or actions

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Q

garnished

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adj. having decorative or flavorful additions

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garrulous

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adj. full of trivial conversation; overly talkative

388
Q

gaudy

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adj. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display; tastelessly showy

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Q

generic

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adj. applicable to an entire class or group

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Q

generosity

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noun the trait of being willing to give your money or time

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Q

genius

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noun exceptional creative ability

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Q

genre

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noun a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

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Q

gesture

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noun motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling; verb show, express or direct through movement

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Q

gloat

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noun malicious satisfaction; verb dwell on with satisfaction, gratification, or joy

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Q

global

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adj. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

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glorify

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verb bestow glory upon; cause to seem more splendid

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good

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adj. thorough; generally admired

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Q

good-hearted

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adj. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

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graceless

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adj. lacking grace; clumsy

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grateful

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adj. feeling or showing gratitude; affording comfort or pleasure

401
Q

gratify

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verb yield (to); give satisfaction to; make happy or satisfied

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Q

greedy

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adj. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

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gregarious

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adj. instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; social and friendly

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Q

groundbreaking

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adj. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

405
Q

growth

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noun something grown or growing

406
Q

guarantee

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noun a pledge that something will happen or that something is true

407
Q

guarded

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adj. prudent or cautious

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Q

guardian

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adj. watching over or safeguarding; noun a person who cares for persons or property

409
Q

guesswork

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noun an estimate based on little or no information

410
Q

guru

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noun a recognized leader in some field or of some movement

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Q

habitat

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noun the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs

412
Q

hackneyed

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adj. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

413
Q

hail

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noun enthusiastic greeting; verb greet enthusiastically or joyfully; praise vociferously

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halcyon

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adj. idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity

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hallmark

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noun a distinctive characteristic or attribute, sometimes used to indicate its origin and authenticity

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halt

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noun an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; verb cause to stop

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haphazard

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adj. marked by great carelessness; dependent upon or characterized by chance

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hapless

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adj. deserving or inciting pity

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Q

happenstance

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noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

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harbinger

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noun an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb foreshadow or presage

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hardy

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adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; having rugged physical strength

422
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harmful

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adj. causing or capable of causing harm; able or likely to do harm

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harmonic

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adj.of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm

424
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harsh

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adj. sharply disagreeable; rigorous; severe

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haughty

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adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

426
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helpful

A

adj. showing a willingness to cooperate; providing assistance or serving a useful function

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Q

helpless

A

adj. unable to manage independently; unable to function without help

428
Q

hero

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noun a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; someone who fights for a cause

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hesitant

A

adj. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

430
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highlight

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noun the most interesting or memorable part

431
Q

hinder

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verb put at a disadvantage

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historian

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noun a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

433
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histrionics

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adj. exaggerated, dramatic behavior

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holistic

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adj. emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole

435
Q

hollow

A

adj. not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

436
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hone

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verb to sharpen or make more efficient, especially one’s skills.

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Q

honor

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noun the quality of being honorable and held in high esteem

438
Q

hopeless

A

adj. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

439
Q

hospitality

A

noun kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

440
Q

hostile

A

adj. unfriendly or antagonistic

441
Q

humane

A

adj. showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering

442
Q

humanitarian

A

adj. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare

443
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humble

A

adj. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful

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Q

humorous

A

adj. full of or characterized by humor

445
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hungry

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adj. feeling a need or desire to eat food; (usually followed by `for’) extremely desirous

446
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hybrid

A

adj. a mixture of two or more different species or things

447
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hypothesis

A

noun a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

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