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07/22/2012

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abated
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(v) to lessen
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aberration
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(n) a deviation
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abeyance
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(n) the condition of being temporally suspended
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abjure
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(v) to give up or abstain from
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abraded
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(v) to wear down
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abrogate
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(v) to do away with
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abscond
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(v) to sneak off and hide away
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abstemious
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(adj) to eat or drink moderately
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accretion
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(n) the act of increasing in growth or size
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acrimonious
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(adj) bitter or harsh
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acquisitivieness
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(adj) having a strong desire to own
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admonish
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(v) to scold
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adroit
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(adj) skillful
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aesthete
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(n) a person who is highly sensitive to beauty
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affability
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(n) the quality of being friendly
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aggrandized
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(v) to make greater, espec in wealth or power
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ail
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(v) to feel sick
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amalgamate
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(v) to mix or combine
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ambivalent
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(adj) indifferent or having mixed feelings
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amelioration
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(n) the act of making better or improving
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amenable
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(adj) obedient and responsive to authority
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anodized
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(v) to cover metal with an oxide
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anomaly
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(n) something unusual or differing from the norm
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antiquated
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(adj) old or useless
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apathy
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(n) indifference or lack of interest
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arabesque
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(adj) a complex pattern or design
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arboreal
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(adj) relating to trees
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ardor
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(n) intense emotion, usually of enthusiasm or love
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ascribe
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(v) to attribute to a source or a cause
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asperity
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(n) condition of being rough or harsh
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assuage
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(v) to relieve
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atonement
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(n) to make amends
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audacious
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(adj) bold and daring
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austere
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(adj) simple, spare, unadorned
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avarice
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(n) greed
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aver
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(v) to approve or affirm
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avow
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(v) to declare openly
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belligerent
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(adj) hostile and difficult
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beseech
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(v) to urgently request
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bombast
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(n) pretentious words
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boor
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(n) a crude person lacking culture and refinement
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bourgeois
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(n) people of the middle class
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brevity
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(n) condition of being brief in duration
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buoyant
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(adj) tending to float OR being light-hearted and merry
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burgeon
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(v) to grow or blossom
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burnish
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(v) to make smooth and bright by polishing
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cacophony
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(n) a harsh sound or sounds
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cadge
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(v) to beg
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capricious
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(adj) unpredictable and uncertain
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castigate
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(v) to punish severely
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caustic
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(adj) corrosive OR sharp and biting
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cavern
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(n) a cave
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centrifuge
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(n) a device used to simulate conditions in space
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chary
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(adj) cautious
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churlish
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(adj) vulgar and ungracious
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coagulant
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(n) something that causes a liquid to solidify
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coalesce
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(v) to come together as one
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cogent
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(adj) valid or convincing
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cognizance
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(n) awareness
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cohort
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(n) a group of people or friends
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complaisance
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(n) the act of obliging to please others
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consternation
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(n) a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay
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contentiously
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(adj) provoking debate or quarrels
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conviviality
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(adj) enjoying social interaction
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convoluted
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(adj) coiled together OR complicated
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cordon
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(n) a line of people or objects around a specific area
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corona
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(n) a ring around a celestial body, especially the sun and moon
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corpuscle
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(n) a microscopic particle, most often a cell
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corroborative
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(adj) tending to confirm with evidence
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cover
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(adj) secret
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covet
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(v) to want or desire
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covetous
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(adj) having a strong desire to own
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cower
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(v) to curl up in fear
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craven
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(adj) cowardly
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credence
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(n) acceptance of a belief as truth
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credulous
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(adj) gullible, willing to believe
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culpability
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(n) worthy of blame
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curmudgeon
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(n) an ill-tempered person, often penny-pinching and stubborn
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decimation
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(n) the act of destroying or killing a large population
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deference
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(n) yielding to the wishes or opinions of others
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demagogue
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(n) a leader who uses the emotions of the people to achieve power
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dereliction
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(n) abandonment or neglect
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deride
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(v) to mock or ridicule
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derision
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(n) ridicule
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desiccant
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(n) a medicine used for drying up a sore
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desiccate
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(v) to dry out
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despotic
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(adj) characteristic of a ruler with absolute power
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destitute
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(adj) lacking, especially regarding money
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desultory
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(adj) moving or skipping from one thing to another; lacking in consistency
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diction
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(n) word choice in writing
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diffidence
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(n) the state of being shy and untrusting
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dilate
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(v) to expand
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diminutive
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(adj) extremely small
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dirge
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(n) a mournful song
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discern
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(v) to understand the difference
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discordant
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(adj) conflicting
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disingenuous
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(adj) insincere
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disinter
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(v) to exhume a grave; unearth
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disparage
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(v) to belittle and dishonor
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disparate
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(adj) completely different
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disputatious
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(adj) inclined to dispute or disagree
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dissemble
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(v) to hide or conceal using a false appearance
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dissipation
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(n) the act of breaking up and scattering
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dissonance
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(n) a sound lacking harmony;
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distillate
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(n) a liquid produced by evaporation during distillation
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divestiture
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(n) the act of stripping or selling off
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dolt
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(n) an idiot
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dross
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(n) waste or refuse
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dubious
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(adj) doubtful
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efficacy
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(n) effectiveness
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effrontery
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(adj) offensive boldness
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elegy
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(adj) a poem of mourning
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elucidating
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(v) explaining or clarifying
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emit
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(v) to give off
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emollient
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(adj) soothing or softening to the skin
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emulate
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(v) to imitate
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encapuslate
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(v) to put in a capsule
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encomium
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(n) praise
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enervate
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(v) to remove courage or nerve; to weaken
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engender
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(v) to create or procreate
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ennui
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(n) boredom
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enigmatic
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(adj) like a puzzle; perplexing
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entreat
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(v) to ask for with sincerity
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ephemeral
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(adj) very brief in duration, usually one day
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epithet
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(n) a descriptive word or phrase
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equivocal
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(adj) possible meaning two different things; vague or doubtful
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erudition
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(n) extensive knowledge
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esoteric
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(adj) known by only a few
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ethos
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(n) the spirit and character of a community
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excoriation
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(n) the act of chafing the skin
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exculpate
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(v) to acquit or clear of blame
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exigent
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(adj) needing necessary, immediate action
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extant
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(adj) the opposite of extinct; still existing
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extol
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(v) to praise highly
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extrapolate
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(v) to use past knowledge to hypothesize or estimate
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extricable
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(adj) able to be freed from entanglement or trouble
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fallacious
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(adj) false
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fatuous
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(adj) foolish
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feckless
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(adj) irresponsible
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feint
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(n) a false ploy meant to draw attention `away from the real purpose
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fervent
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(adj) passionate
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fissure
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(n) a crack, a narrow opening produced by separation or cleavage
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floridness
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(adj) flushed
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flustered
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(adj) to be in a state of confusion or uncertainty
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foible
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(n) a flaw in character
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foment
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(v) to excite
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