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Dogmatic

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[Adj] Pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; strongly expressing your beliefs as if they were facts

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Doleful

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[Adj] Filled with or evoking sadness

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Dormant

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[Adj] Inactive but capable of becoming active

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Drab

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[Noun] A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown; boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement

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Drawl

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[Noun] A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels

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Droll

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[Adj] Comical in an odd or whimsical manner

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Drone

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[Verb] Make a monotonous low dull sound

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Drought

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[Noun] A shortage of rainfall

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Dubious

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[Adj] Fraught with uncertainty or doubt

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Dumbfound

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[Verb] Be a mystery or bewildering to

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Dupe

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[Verb/Noun] Fool or hoax

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Dwarf

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[Noun] A person who is markedly small

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Dwindle

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[Verb] Become smaller or lose substance

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Ebullient

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[Adj] Joyously unrestrained

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Eclectic

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[Adj] Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

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Efface

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[Verb] Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

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Efficacious

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[Adj] Giving the power to produce an intended result

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Effrontery

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[Noun] Audacious behavior that you have no right to

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Egalitarian

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[Adj] Favoring social equality

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Egregious

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[Adj] Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

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Elicit

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[Verb] Call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

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Eloquence

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[Noun] Powerful and effective language

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Elucidate

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[Verb] Make clear and comprehensible

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Elusive

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[Adj] Skillful at evading capture

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Embellish
[Verb] Make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
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Embrace
[Verb] Squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
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Emissary
[Noun] Someone sent to represent another's interests
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Emollient
[Noun] A substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin [Adj] Making people calm and avoiding argument
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Enchant
[Verb] Cast a spell over someone or something
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Encomium
[Noun] A formal expression of praise
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Encroach
[Verb] Advance beyond the usual limit
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Encumber
[Verb] Hold back, impede, or weigh down
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Endeavor
[Noun/Verb] Attempt by employing effort
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Endorse
[Verb] Approve of
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Enervate
[Verb] Weaken physically, mentally, or morally
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Engender
[Verb] Call forth
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Engrossed
[Adj] Giving or marked by complete attention to
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Enigma
[Noun] Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
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Enlist
[Verb] Join the military
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Ensign
[Noun] A person who holds a commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy
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Enthral
[Verb] Hold spellbound
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Entrenched
[Adj] Dug in
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Ephemeral
[Adj] Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
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Epistemology
[Noun] The philosophical theory of knowledge
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Epistle
[Noun] A specially long, formal letter
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Epithet
[Noun] Descriptive word or phrase
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Epitome
[Noun] A standard or typical example
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Equivocate
[Verb] Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
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Equivocation
[Noun] Intentional vagueness or ambiguity
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Eradicate
[Verb] Destroy completely, as if down to the roots