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transcend

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go beyond the scope or limits of verb

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expunge

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remove by erasing out or as if by drawing a line verb

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expurgate

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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate verb

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extrapolate

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draw from specific cases for more general cases verb

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facilitate

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make easier verb

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fortuitous

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lucky; occurring by happy chance adj.

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gullible

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naive and easily tricked or deceived adj.

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harbinger

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something indicating the approach of something or someone noun

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hoi polloi

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the common people generally noun

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hypothetical

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based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence adj.

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