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ENRAPTURE

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To fill with delight

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ENIGMA

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One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable

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ENTRENCHED

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To fix firmly or securely

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ENUMERATE

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To count off or name one by one; list

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EPHEMERAL

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Lasting for a markedly brief time

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EPIPHANY

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A comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization

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EPITOME

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A representative or an example of a class or type

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EQUANIMITY

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The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure

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ETHEREAL

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Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible

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EUPHORIC

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A feeling of great happiness or well-being

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EVOCATION

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Creation anew through the power of the memory or imagination

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EXACERBATE

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To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate

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EXASPERATION

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The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance

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EXEMPLARY

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Worthy of imitation; commendable

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EXHILARATION

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The state of being stimulated, refreshed, or elated

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EXHORT

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To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal

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EXONERATED

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To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task

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EXORBITANT

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Exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness

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EXPLICIT

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Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied

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EXQUISITE

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Characterized by intricate and beautiful design or execution

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FABRICATION

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A lie

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FACSIMILES

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An exact copy or reproduction, as of a document

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FANATICISM

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Excessive, irrational zeal

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FANFARE

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A spectacular public display

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FART
A usually audible discharge of intestinal gas that may cause others to leave the room
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FASTIDIOUS
Displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail
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FATHOM
To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; to comprehend
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FAWN
To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior
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FEIGNED
To give a false appearance of, to imitate so as to deceive
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FELICITY
Great happiness; bliss
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FERVOR
Great warmth and intensity of emotion
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FINITE
Having bounds; limited
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FLEDGLING
A young or inexperienced person
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FLIMSY
Light, thin, and insubstantial
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FLORID
Very ornate; flowery
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FLOURISH
To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive, to make bold, sweeping movements
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FLUCTUATION
To vary irregularly
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FORTITUDE
Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage
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FOSTER
To promote the growth and development of; cultivate
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FORTUITOUS
Happening by accident or chance
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FRACTIOUS
Inclined to make trouble; unruly, cranky
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FURNISH
To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
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FURTIVE
Characterized by stealth; surreptitious
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GALVANIZE
To arouse to awareness or action; spur
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GAUZE
A thin, transparent fabric with a loose open weave
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GIST
The central idea; the essence
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GRASSROOTS
People or society at a local level rather than at the center of major political activity
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GRIM
Uninviting or unnerving in aspect; forbidding
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GUILELESS
Not deceitful or crafty
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GULLIBLE
Easily deceived or duped
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HABITAT
The place in which a person or thing is most likely to be found
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HAMPER
To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of
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HAVOC
Widespread destruction; devastation
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HENNA
A reddish-orange dyestuff prepared from the dried and ground leaves of this plant, used as a cosmetic due and for coloring leather and fabrics
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HERALDED
To proclaim; announce
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HEYDAY
The period of greatest popularity, success, or power; prime
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HISTRIONIC
Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected
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HODGEPODGE
A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble
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HUMANITARIANISM
Concern for human welfare, especially as manifested through philanthropy
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HYPERBOLE
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
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HYPERSOCIAL
Seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious
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HYPOCRITE
A person given to hypocrisy
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ICONOCLAST
One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions
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IDIOSYNCRATIC
A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or a group, a physiological or temperamental peculiarity
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IDYLLIC
Simple and carefree
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IGNOMINY
Shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character
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ILLICIT
Not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful
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IMPASSE
A situation that is so difficult that no profess can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate
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IMPASSIVE
Not subject to suffering or pain
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IMPECCABLE
Having no flaws; perfect
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IMPERCEPTIBLE
Hard to detect
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IMPERIOUS
Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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IMPLACABLE
Impossible to placate or appease
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IMPLAUSIBLE
Difficult to believe
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IMPLICIT
Implied or understood though not directly expressed
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IMPOSITION
A burdensome or unfair demand, as upon someone's time

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