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05/05/2012
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Evanescent
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fleeting, vanishing
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Euphonious
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pleasing to sound
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Euphemism
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mild expression
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Eulogy
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praise
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Eulogistic
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praising
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Ethnic
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relating to races
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Ethereal
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light; heavenly fine
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Estrange
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separated
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Esprit de corps
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comradeship
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Espionage
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spying
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Esoteric
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known only to chosen
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Eschew
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avoid
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Escapade
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prank
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Erudite
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learned scholarly
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Errant
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wandering
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Equivocate
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mislead
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Equable
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tranquil
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Equivocal
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doubtful
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Equity
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fairness
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Equipage
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horse drawn carriage
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Equinox
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period of equal days and nights
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Equestrian
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rider or horseback
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Equanimity
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calmness of temperament
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Ennui
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boredom
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Enormity
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hugeness
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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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Enthrall
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capture; make slave
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Entity
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real thing
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Entree
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entrance
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Entrepreneur
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business man
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Environ
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enclose, surround
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Ephemeral
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short lived
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Epicure
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connoisseur of food and drink
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Epicurean
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person devoted to food
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Epigram
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witty thought or saying
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Epilogue
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short speech at the conclusion of a dramatic work
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Epitaph
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inscription in memory of a dead person
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Epithet
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descriptive word or phrase
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Epitome
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summary; concise abstract
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Epoch
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period of time
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exchequer
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treasury
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exculpated
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clear from blame
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execrable
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very bad
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exemplary
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serving as a model
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exhort
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urge; influence by words
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exhumed
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dig out of the ground; remove from the ground
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evasive
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not frank
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evince
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show clearly
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ewer
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water pitcher
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exaction
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exorbitant demand
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exasperates
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vex; to bring into trouble
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exigency
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urgent situation
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exiguous
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small; minute
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exodus
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departure
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exonerate
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acquit; exculpate
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exorbitant
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excessive
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exotic
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not native; strange
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expatiate
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talk at length
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expatriate
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exile; someone who has withdrawn from native land
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expediency
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that which is advisable or practical
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expeditiously
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rapidly and efficiently
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expiate
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make amends for (a sin)
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expostulation
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remonstrance
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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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extenuate
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weaken; mitigate
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extirpate
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root up
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extol
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praise; glorify
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extort
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wring from; get money by threats, etc.
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extradition
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another
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extraneous
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not essential; external
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extricate
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free; disentangle
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extrinsic
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external; not inherent; foreign
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extrovert
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person interested mostly in external objects and actions
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erg, urg
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work
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err
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to wander
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eu
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good, well, beautiful
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extra
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beyond, outside
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