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disinclination
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unwillingness
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disingenuous
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lacking genuine candor, insincere
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disinter
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dig up, unearth
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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disjointed
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lacking coherence, separated at the joints
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dismiss
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eliminate from consideration, reject
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disparage
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belittle
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disparate
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basically different, unrelated
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dispatch
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speediness, prompt execution
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dispel
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scatter, drive away, cause to vanish
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disport
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amuse
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disputatious
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argumentative
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disquietude
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uneasiness, anxiety
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disquisition
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formal systematic inquiry or an explanation thereof
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dissemble
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disguise, pretend
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disseminate
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distribute, spead, scatter
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dissimulate
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pretend, conceal by feigning
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dissolution
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disintegration, looseness in morals
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dissonance
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discord, opposite of harmony
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distend
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expand, swell out
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distill
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purify, refine, concentrate
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distrait
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inattentive, distracted, often by anxiety
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diurnal
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daily
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divest
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strip, deprive
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docile
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obediant, easily managed
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docket
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program as for trial, book for such entries
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doctrinaire
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine
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document(v)
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provide legal evidence
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doddering
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shaky, infirm from old age
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doff
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take off
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dogged
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determined, stubborn
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doggerel
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poor verse
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doldrums
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blues, listlessness, slack period
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doleful
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mournful, causing sadness
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dolorous
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sorrowful
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domicile
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home
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domineer
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rule over tyrannically
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don
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put on
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dormer
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window projecting from roof
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dotage
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senility
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dote
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be excessively fond of
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dour
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sullen, stubborn
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dowdy
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slovenly, untidy
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drab
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dull, lacking color, cheerless
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draconian
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extremely severe
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dregs
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sediment, worthless residue
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droll
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queer and amusing
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drone(n)
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idle person, male bee
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drone(v)
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talk dully, buzz or murmur like a be
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dross
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waste matter, worthless impurities
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drudgery
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menial work
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dubious
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questionable, filled with doubt
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ductile
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malleable, flexible, pliable
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dulcet
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sweet sounding
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duress
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forcible restraint
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dutiful
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respectful, obedient
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dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion
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earthy
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unrefined, coarse
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ebullient
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showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm
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ecclesiastic
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pertaining to the church
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eclectic
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selective, composed of elements from disparate sources
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edify
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instruct, correct morally
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efface
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rub out
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effectual
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able to produce a desired result, valid
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effervescence
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inner excitement or exuberance, bubbling from ferment or carbonation
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effete
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lacking vigor, worn out, sterile
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efficacy
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power to produce desired effect
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effigy
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dummy
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effluvium
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noxious smell
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effrontery
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impudence, shameless boldness, sheer nerve, presumptuousness
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effusion
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pouring forth, gushing
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egregious
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notorious, conspicuously bad or shocking
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egress
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exit
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elegy
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a poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
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draw out by discussion
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elixir
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cure-all, something invigorating
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ellipsis
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omission of words from a text
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elliptical
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oval, ambiguous
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elysian
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relating to paradise, blissful
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emaciated
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thin and wasted
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embellish
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adorn, ornament, enhance
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emboss
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to produce a design in raised relief
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embroil
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throw into confusion, involve in strife, entangle
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embryonic
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undeveloped, rudimentary
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emend
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correct, usually a text
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emendation
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correction of errors, improvement
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emetic
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substance causing vomiting
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eminent
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high, lofty
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emollient
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soothing or softening remedy
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emolument
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salary, compensation
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empirical
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based on experience
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emulate
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imitate, rival
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enamored
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in love
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enclave
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territory enclosed within an alien land
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encomiastic
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praising, eulogistic
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encomium
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high praise, eulogy
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endearment
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fond word or act
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endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area
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endue
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provide with some quality, endow
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enervate
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weaken
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engage
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attract, hire, pledge oneself, confront
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engaging
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charming, attractive
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engender
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cause, produce
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engross
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occupy fully
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enhance
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increase, improve
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enjoin
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command, order, forbid
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ennui
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boredom
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enormity
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hugeness in a bad sense
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enrapture
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please intensely
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ensconce
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settle comfortably
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entail
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require, necessitate, involve
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enterprising
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full of initiative
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entity
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real being
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entomoloy
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the study of insects
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entree
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entrance, a way in
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environ
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enclose, surrond
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epaulet
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ornament worn on the shoulder
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ephemeral
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short-lived, fleeting
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epicure
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connoiseur of food and drink
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epigram
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witty thought or saying, usually short
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episodic
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loosely connected
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epithet
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word or phrase used to describe a person or thing
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equable
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tranquil, steady, uniform
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equanimity
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calmness of temperament, composure
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equine
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resembling a horse
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equipoise
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balance, balancing force, equilibrium
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equitable
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fair, impartial
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equivocal
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ambiguous, intentionally misleading
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equivocate
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lie, mislead, attempt to conceal the truth
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errant
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wandering
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erudite
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learned, scholarly
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escapade
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prank, flightly conduct
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eschew
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avoid
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eosteric
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hard to understand, known only to the chosen few
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espouse
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adopt, support
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essay(v)
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make an attempt at, test
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estimable
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worthy of esteem, admirable
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estranged
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separated, alienated
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ethereal
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light, heavenly, unusually refined
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ethnology
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study of humankind
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ethos
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underlying character of a culture, group, etc
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eugenic
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pertaining to the improvement of race
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eulogistic
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praising
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eulogy
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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euphony
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sweet sound
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euphoria
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feeling of exaggerated (or unfounded) well-being
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euthanasia
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mercy killing
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evanescent
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fleeting, vanishing
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evince
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show clearly
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evocative
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tending to call up
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exacerbate
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worsen, embitter
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exact(v)
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require or demand, often forcibly, take
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exacting
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extremely demanding
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exasperate
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vex
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exceptionable
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objectionable
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excise
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cut away, cut out
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excoriate
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scold with biting harshness, strip the skin off
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exculpate
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clear from blame
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execrable
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very bad
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execrate
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curse, express abhorrence for
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exegesis
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explanation, esp. of biblical passages
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exhort
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urge
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exigency
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urgent situation, pressing needs or demands
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exiguous
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small, minute
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exonerate
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acquit, exculpate
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expansive
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outgoing and sociable, broad and extensive, able to increase in size
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expatiate
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talk at length
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expatriate
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exile
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expedient
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suitable, practical, politic
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expedite
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hasten
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expiate
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make amends for a sin
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explicate
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explain, interpret, clarify
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exploit(n)
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deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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expository
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explanatory, serving to explain
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expostulation
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protest, remonstrance
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expropriate
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take possession of
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expunge
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cancel, remove
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expurgate
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clean, remove offensive parts of a book
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extant
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still in existence
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extemporaneous
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not planned, impromptu
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extirpate
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root up
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extort
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wring from, get money by threats
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extraneous
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not essential, superfluous
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extrapolation
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projection, conjecture
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extricate
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free, disentangle
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extrinsic
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external, not essential, extraneous
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extrude
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force or push out
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exuberance
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overflowing abundance
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exude
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discharge, give forth
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exult
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rejoice
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fabricate
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build -- lie
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facet
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small plane surface of a gem, a side
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facetious
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joking, often inappropriately
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facile
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easily accomplished, ready or fluent, superficial
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facilitate
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help bring about, make less difficult
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facsimile
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copy
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factious
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inclined to form factions, causing dissension
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factitious
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artifical, sham
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factotum
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handyman, person who does all kinds of work
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faculty
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mental or bodily powers, teaching staff
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fallacious
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false, misleading
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fallible
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liable to err
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fallow
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plowed but not sowed, uncultivated
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fancied
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imagined, unreal
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fancier
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breeder or dealer of animals
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fanfare
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call by bugles or trumpets, showy display
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fastidious
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difficult to please, squeamish
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fathom
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comprehend, investigate
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fatuous
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brainless, inane, foolish yet smug
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fawning
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trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering or cringing
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faze
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disconcert, dismay
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feasible
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practical
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febrile
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feverish
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feckless
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feeble and ineffective, careless and irresponsible
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fecundity
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fertility, fruitfulness
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felicitous
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apt, suitably expressed, well-chosen
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felicity
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happiness, appropriateness of a remark, choice, etc
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fell
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cruel, deadly
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ferment
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agitation, commotion
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fervent
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ardent, hot
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fervor
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glowing ardor, intensity of feeling
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fester
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rankle, produce irritation or resentment
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fete
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honor at a festival
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fetid
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malodorous, foul-smelling
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fetter
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shackle
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fiasco
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total failure
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fiat
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command, authorization
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fickle
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changeable, faithless
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figment
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invention, imaginary thing
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filigree
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delicate, lacelike metalwork
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filing
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particle removed by a file
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firebrand
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hothead, troublemaker
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fitful
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spasmodic, intermittent
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flaccid
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flabby
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flag
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droop, grow feeble
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flail
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thresh grain by hand, strike or slap, toss about
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flair
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talent
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flamboyant
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ornate
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flaunt
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display ostentaciously
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flay
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strip off skin, attack with harsh criticism
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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fleece(v)
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rob, plunder
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flippant
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lacking proper seriousness
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flit
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fly, dart lightly, pass swiftly by
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floe
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mass of floating ice
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florid
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ruddy, reddish, flowery
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flout
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reject, mock, show contempt for
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fluctuate
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waver, shift
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fluke
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unlikely ocurrence, stroke of fortune
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fluster
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confuse
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fluted
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having parallel grooves
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fodder
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coarse food for cattle, horses, etc
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foible
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weakness, slight fault
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foil
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contrast
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foist
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insert improperly, palm off
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foment
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stir up, instigate
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fop
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dandy, man excessively preoccupied with his clothes
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foray
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raid
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forbearance
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paitence
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forebears
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ancestors
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forensic
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suitable to debate or courts of law
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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forlorn
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sad and lonely, wretched
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formidable
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inspiring fear or apprehension, difficult, awe-inspiring
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forswear
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renounce, abandon
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forthright
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straightforward, direct, frank
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fortitude
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bravery, courage
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fortuitous
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accidental, by chance
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founder
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fail completely, sink
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fracas
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brawl, melee
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fractious
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unruly, disobedient, irritable
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frantic
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wild
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fraught
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filled or charged with, causing emotional distress
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fray
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brawl
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frenetic
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frenzied, frantic
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fret
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be annoyed or vexed
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friction
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clash in opinion, rubbing against
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frieze
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ornamental band on a wall
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fritter
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waste
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness, self-indulgently careless
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frolicsome
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prankish, gay
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frond
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fern leaf, palm or banana leaf
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froward
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stubbornly contrary, obstinately disobedient
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fructify
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bear fruit
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frugality
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thrift, economy
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frustrate
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thwart, defeat
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fugitive
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fleeting or transitory, roving
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fulminate
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denounce thunderously, explode
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fulsome
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disgustingly excessive
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functionary
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official
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funereal
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sad, solemn
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furor
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frenzy, great excitement
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furtive
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stealthy, sneaky
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fusillade
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simultaneously firing or outburst
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futile
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useless, hopeless, ineffectual
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gadfly
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animal-biting fly, an irritating person
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gaffe
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social blunder
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gainsay
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deny
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gall
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bitterness, nerve, annoy, chafe
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galvanize
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stimulate by shock, stir up, revitalize
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gambol
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romp, skip about, leap playfully
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gamely
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in a spirited manner, with courage
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gamut
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entire range
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gape
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open widely
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garish
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overbright in color, gaudy
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garner
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gather, store up
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garnish
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decorate
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garrulous
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loquacious, wordy, talkative
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gastronomy
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science of preparing and serving good food
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gauche
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clumsy, coarse and uncouth
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gaudy
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flashy, showy
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gaunt
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lean and angular, barren
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gazette
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official periodical publication
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generic
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characteristic of an entire class or species
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geniality
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cheerfulness, kindliness, sympathy
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genteel
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well-bred, elegant
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gentility
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those of gentle birth, refinement
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gentry
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people of standing, class just below nobility
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genuflect
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bend the knee as in worship
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germane
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pertinent, bearing on the case at hand
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germinal
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cause to sprout, sprout
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gerontocracy
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government ruled by old people
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gestate
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evolve, as in prenatal growth
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gesticulation
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motion, gesture
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gibe
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mock
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girth
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distance around something, circumference
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glacial
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like a glacier, extremely cold
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glaring
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highly conspicuous, harshly bright
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glean
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gather leavings
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glib
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fluent, facile, slick
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gloss over
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explain away
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glower
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scowl
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glut
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overstock, fill to excess
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glutinous
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sticky, viscous
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goad
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urge on
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gossamer
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sheer, like cobwebs
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