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01/04/2009
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dissemble
 Definition
disguise; pretend
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disseminate
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distribute; spread
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dissolution
 Definition
breaking of a union; decay
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dissonance
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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
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diverge
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vary; go in diff. directions
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divest
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strip; deprive
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document
 Definition
provide written evidence
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dogmatic
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opinionated
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dormant
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sleeping
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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ebullient
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showing excitement
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eclectic
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selective; composed of elements drawn from desperate sources
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efficacy
 Definition
power to produce desired effect
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effrontery
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insolent boldness
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elegy
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poem or song expressing lamentation
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elecit
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draw out by discussion
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embellish
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adorn; enhance, as a story
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empirical
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based on experience
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emulate
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imitate
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endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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enervate
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weaken physically
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engender
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cause; produce
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enhance
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increase; improve
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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equivocate
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intentionally mislead
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erudite
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learned; scholarly
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esoteric
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hard to understand
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eulogy
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expression of praise; often an occasion of death
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euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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exacerbate
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worsen; embitter
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exculpate
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clear from blame
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exigency
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urgent state; demand or requirement
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extrapolation
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projection; to infer from something that is known
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facetious
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joking
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facilitate
 Definition
help bring about; make less difficult
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fallacious
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false; misleading
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fatuous
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foolish
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fawning
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courting favor by crying and flattering
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felicitous
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well chosen
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fervor
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intensity of feeling
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flag
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droop; grow feeble
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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flout
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reject; mock
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foment
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stir up
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forestall
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prevent by taking action in advance
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frugality
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thrift; economy
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futile
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useless; hopeless
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gainsay
 Definition
deny
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