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Erratic

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[Adj] Liable to sudden unpredictable change

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Erudite

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[Adj] Having or showing profound knowledge

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Eschew

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[Verb] Avoid and stay away from deliberately

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Esoteric

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[Adj] Understandable only by an enlightened inner circle

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Espouse

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[Verb] Choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.

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Espy

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[Verb] Catch sight of; descry

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Ethos

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[Noun] The distinctive spirit of a culture or an era

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Euphemism

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[Noun] An inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one

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Euphoria

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[Noun] A feeling of great elation

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Evanescent

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[Adj] Short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear

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Evict

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[Verb] Expel or eject without recourse to legal process

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Evoke

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

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Exacerbate

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[Verb] Make worse

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Exculpate

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[Verb] To remove blame of someone, usually of criminal charges

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Exemplary

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[Adj] Worthy of imitation

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Exemplify

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[Verb] Be characteristic of

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Exhort

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[Verb] Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

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Exigent

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[Adj] Demanding immediate attention

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Exonerate

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[Verb] To remove blame of someone, usually of criminal charges

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Exorbitant

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[Adj] Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

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Expend

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[Verb] Use up or consume fully

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Expiate

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[Verb] Make amends for

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Explicit

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[Adj] Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable

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Exploit

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[Verb] Use or manipulate to one’s advantage

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Extant
[Adj] Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
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Extempore
[Adj] With little or no preparation or forethought
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Extensive
[Adj] Large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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Extent
[Noun] The point or degree to which something extends
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Extol
[Verb] Praise, glorify, or honor
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Extravagant
[Adj] Recklessly wasteful
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Exuberant
[Adj] Joyously unrestrained
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Facetious
[Adj] Cleverly amusing in tone
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Fadish
[Adj] Intensely fashionable or popular for a short time
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Fallacious
[Adj] Containing or based on incorrect reasoning
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Fallacy
[Noun] A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
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Falter
[Verb] Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
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Fanatical
[Adj] Marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
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Fathom
[Noun] A linear unit of measurement for water depth
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Fawn
[Noun] A young deer
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Feckless
[Adj] Generally incompetent and ineffectual
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Feign
[Verb] Make believe with the intent to deceive
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Felicitate
[Verb] Express congratulations
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Felon
[Noun] Someone who has been legally convicted of a crime
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Fervent
[Adj] Characterized by intense emotion
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Fervid
[Adj] Characterized by intense emotion
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Fervor
[Noun] Feelings of great warmth and intensity
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Feud
[Noun] A bitter quarrel between two parties
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Fickle
[Adj] Liable to sudden unpredictable change
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Fidget
[Verb] Move restlessly
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Finicky
[Adj] Fussy, especially about details