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fake
"The ersatz coffee was not made of coffee beans." |
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revision of property
"The escheat property was returned to its rightful owner." |
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to abstain from, avoid
"Eschew obsfucation." |
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to support or advocate; to marry
"He espoused my opinion after much convincing." |
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admirable
"The estimable young professor was esteemed by all of his colleges." |
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hungry, greedy
"The esurient thief was hungry for money." |
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beliefs or character of a group
"The ethos of the natives was that they would all be saved by divine will." |
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distateful one
"If you're going to be offensive in front of the child, at least use a euphemism inleu of an offensive word." |
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pleasant, harmonious sound
"The symphony was maintained by a constant euphony that was perceived pleasant by everyone." |
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art of harmonious bodily movement
"Many dancers study th eart of eurythmics." |
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momentary, transitory, short-lived
"The evanescent feeling was only with me for a short time." |
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to show clearly, display, signify
"The child would evince distaste by grimacing." |
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to aggravate, intensify the bad qualities of
"The annoying child only exacerbated the bad mood i was in." |
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irration
"The exasperation i felt was due to his extremely annoying qualities." |
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to denounce
"an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction" |
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to clear of blame or fault
"The defendent was exculpated with the evidince he provided in his favor." |
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utterly detestable
"The execrable movie was horrible." |
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to urge or incite by strong appeals
"He was exhorted to continue studying with the prospest of earning a lot of money." |
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to remove form a grave; uncover a secret
"The tomb was exhumed in attempt to know the truth." |
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urgent; excessively demanding
"The mother acted as if seeing her son was exigent; but she really could have waited a few more hours." |
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to clear of blame
"The boy was exonerated after his father found out the truth." |
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extravagant, greater than reasonable
"The exorbiant amount of food we have can feed 5 times more than the number of people we have." |
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to expel evil spirits
"Puritan attempts to exorcise evil spirits from their souls display their fear." |
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to wander; discuss or describe at length
"The teacher expatiated the subject until everyone was bored." |
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convenient, efficient, practical
"This bike is an expedient way to get around campus." |
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to atone for, make amends for
"The thief claims that he has expiated for his crimes." |
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one who champions or advocates
"The exponent of this theory will always defend it, regardless of opposing reasons." |
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to erase, eliminate completely
"We tried to expunge our rodent problem, but it returned a month later." |
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to censor
"The explicit content describing vulgarities was expurgated." |
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