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effigy (n)

EFF-ih-jee

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Representation or image of a person, esp. a crude fascimile used to mock a hated person

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effrontery (n)

eff-RUN-ter-ee

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Shameless boldness

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egress (verb, n)

EE-gress

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An exit or the action of exiting

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elegy (n)

ELL-uh-jee

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Song or poem of sorrow, esp. for a deceased person

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emaciate (verb)

im-MAY-she-ayt or im-MAY-see-ayt

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Make abnormally thin, cause to physically waste away

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enconium (n)

en-COH-mee-um

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Warm, glowing praise, esp. a formal expression of praise

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endemic (adj)

en-DEMM-ick

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Native, local; specific to, or confined to a particular place

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engender (verb)

en-JEN-der

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Produce, give rise to, cause to exist; procreate

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epicure (n)

EPP-ick-yoor

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Person with cultivated, refined tastes, esp. in food and wine

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equanimity (n)

eck-wuh-NIM-it-ee or ee-kwuh-NIM-it-ee

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Composure, evenness of mind; mental or emotional stability, esp. under stress

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equivocate (verb)

eck-WIV-uh-cayt

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Use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing to a position

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ersatz (adj)

ER-zats or er-ZATS

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Aritifical, synthetic; being an inferior substitute

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erstwhile (adj, adv)

ERST-while

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Former, previous (adj); in the past, formerly (adv)

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euphony (n)

YOO-fun-nee

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Pleasing or sweet sound, esp. as formed by a harmonious use of words

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exigent (adj)

ECK-sih-jent

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requiring immediate attention, action, or aid; excessively demanding

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expurgate (verb)

ECK-sper-gayt

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Censor; remove objectionable or offensive parts

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extemporaneous (adj)

eck-stem-por-AY-nee-uss

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Done without preparation (esp. of a speech), or with some preparation but no notes; impoverished, done on the spur of the moment

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fastidious (adj)

fass-TIH-dee-uss

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Excessively particular, difficult to please; painstaking, meticulous, requiring excessive attention to detail

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fatuous (adj)

FAT-choo-uss

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Foolish, silly, esp. in a smug or complacent manner

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fecund (adj)

FEE-cuhnd or FECK-uhnd

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Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly producing offspring, vegetation, or creative or intellectual work

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felicitious (adj)

fuh-LISS-it-uss

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Admirably appropriate, very well-suited for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate, marked by happiness

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fervid (adj)

FER-vid

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Very hot; heated in passion or enthusiasm

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fetid (adj)

FET-id or FEE-tid

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Stinking; having an offensive smell

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fledgling (n, adj)

FLEDGE-ling

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A young bird that has just recently gotten its feathers, an inexperienced person (n); new or inexperienced (adj)

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florid (adj) | FLOR-id
Reddish or rosy; flowery, showy, or excessively fancy
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flout (verb) | FLOUT
Treat with disdain, contempt, or scorn (usually of rules)
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fracas (n) | FRAY-cuss or FRACK-uss
Noisy disturbance or fight; brawl
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fractious (adj) | FRACK-chuss
Unruly, troublemaking; irritable
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frenetic (adj) | fruh-NET-ick
Wildly excited, frantic, distracted
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fulminate (verb) | FULL-min-ayt
Explode, detonate; attack verbally in a vehement, thunderous way
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furtuve (adj) | FUR-tiv
Done secretly; stealthy, sly, shifty
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gambol (verb) | GAM-bull
Frolic; skip or leap playfully
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glower (verb) | GLAH-wer
Stare in an angry, sullen way
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gouge (n, verb) | GAH-oodge
Scooping or digging tool, like a chisel, or a hole made with such a tool (n); cut or scoop out; force out a person's eye with one's thumb; swindle, extort money from (verb)
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grandiloquent (adj) | gran-DILL-oh-kwent
Relating to lofty speeh, esp. to the point of being pompous, overblown, bombastic
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grandstand (verb) | GRAND-stand
Perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers
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grouse (verb, n) | GRAH-oos
Complain or grumble (verb); a reason for complaint (n)
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grovel (verb) | GRAH-vull
Creep or crawl with one's face to the ground, prostrate oneself as a oken of subservience, degrade or abase oneself
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halcyon (adj) | HAL-see-un
Calm and peaceful, carefree; prosperous, successful, happy
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harangue (n, verb) | huh-RANG
Long, intense verbal attack, esp. when delivered publicly
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harrow (n, verb) | HAIR-oh
Farming tool that breaks up soil (noun); painfully disturb or distress (verb)
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hedge (verb) | HEDGE
Avoid comitment by leaving provisions for withdrawal or changing one's mind; protect a bet by also betting on the other side
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hegemony (n) | huh-JEM-uh-nee or HEDGE-uh-moh-nee
Domination, authority; influence by one country over others socially, culturally, economically, etc.
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hermetic (adj) | her-MET-ick
Airtight, sealed, isolated; reclusive; pertaining to alchemy, occult
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hoary (adj) | HOR-ee
Very old, gray or white as from old age
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hoodwink (verb) | HOOD-wink
Trick, deceive
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husband (verb) | HUZZ-buhnd
manage prudently, sparingly, or economically; conserve
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demagogue (n) | DEM-uh-gah'g
A leader who lies and gains power by arousing the passions and especially prejudices of the people; Think of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton
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demur (verb) | dih-MUR
Show reluctance or object, especially for moral reasons
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desultory (adj) | DESS-ull-tor-ee
Lacking consistency or order, disconnected, sporadic; going off topic
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diaphanous (adj) | die-AFF-uh-nuss
Very sheer, fine, translucent
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diffident (adj) | DIFF-id-ent
Lacking confidence, shy
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diffuse (verb, adj) | diff-YOOZ (v), diff-YOOSS (adj)
Spread widely disseminate (verb); dispersed, widely spread out, or word and going off-topic (adj)
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dilatory (adj) | DILL-uh-tor-ee
Slow late; procrastinating or stalling for time
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dilettante (n) | DILL-uh-tahnt
Person who takes up an art or activity for amusement only or in a superficial way
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distaff (adj, n) | DISS-taff
Female, esp. relating to the maternal side of the family; women or women's work; a staff that holds wool or flax for spnning
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distend (verb) | diss-TEND
Swell, expand, stretch, bloat
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dither (verb, n) | DIH-ther
Act indecisively (verb); a state of fear or trembling excitement (n)
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diurnal (adj) | die-ER-null
Occurring every day; happening in the daytime (rather than at night)
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doctrinaire (n, adj) | doc-trin-AIR
Person who applies doctrine in an impractical or rigid and close-minded way (n); merely theoretical; impractical; or fanatical about other people accepting one's ideas (adj)
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dilate (verb) | DIE-layt
To become wider or make wider; cause to expand; to speak or write at length elaborate upon
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dissemble (verb) | diss-EM-bull
Mislead conceal the truth, put on a false appearance of
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ebullient (adj) | ebb-OOL-yent
Very enthusiastic, lively, excited; bubbling as though being boiled
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forage (verb) | FOR-idge
Wander in search of; rummage, hunt, make a raid
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expedient (adj) | eck-SPEE-dee-unt
Suitable, proper; effective, often at the expense of ethics or other considerations
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hand-wringing (n) | HAND-ring-ing
Grasping, squeezing, etc. of the hands as an expression of nervousness, guilt, etc.; extend debate over what to do about an issue
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doff (verb) | DOFF
Take off (such as clothes), put aside; remove one's hat as a gesture
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glacial (adj) | GLAY-shull
Pertaining to glaciers; cold, icy, slow, unsympathetic
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gestations (n) | jess-TAY-shun
Pregnancy; the period from conception until birth of an animal or (metaphorically) of an idea or plan
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graft (verb, n) | GRAFT
Insert part of a plant into another plant, where it continues to grow; join living tissue (such as skin) to part of the body where it will continue to live and grow (verb); the act of acquiring money or other benefits through illegal means, esp. by abusing one's power (n)
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ethos (n) | EETH-ohss or EETH-ahss
The character, personality, or moral values specific to a person, group, time period, etc.
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exonerate (verb) | egg-ZAH-ner-ayt
Clear from blame or accusation; free from a responsibility
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droll (adj) | DROHL
Funny in an odd way | *waggish (merry, roguish), risible (laughable, related to laughing), jocular, jocund, jocose (jesting, jolly)
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discomfiting (adj) | diss-CUHM-fit-ing
Disconcerting, confusing, frustrating
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dyspeptic (adj) | diss-PEP-tick
Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from dyspepsia (indigestion)
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discordant (adj) | diss-CORD-uhnt
Harsh or inharmonious in sound; disagreeing, incongruous | *dissonance
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dirge (n) | DERJ
A funeral or mourning song or poem | *lament, requiem, threnody, elegy
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duplicity (n) | doo-PLISS-it-ee
Deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different ways for the purpose of deception
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disparage (verb) | diss-PAIR-edge
Belittle, put down; bring shame upon, discredit
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euphemism (n) | YOO-fuh-mizm
Substitution of a mild, inoffensive, or indirect expression for one that is considered offensive or too direct
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echelon (n) | ESH-uh-lahn
A level, rank or grade; the people at that level | *stratum
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hallmark (n) | HALL-mark
A mark of indication of quality, purity, genuineness, etc.; any distinguishing characteristic
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dichotomy (n) | die-COT-uh-mee
Division into two parts or into two contradictory groups
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edify (verb) | ED-ih-fy
Uplift, enlighten, instruct or improve in a spiritual or moral way
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dissolution (n) | diss-uh-LOO-shun
Dissolving, the state of having been dissolved; breaking bonds or breaking up of a group of people; death, disintegration; sinking into extreme hedonism, vice, and degradation
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dovetail (verb) | DOVE-tail
Join or fit together
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delimit (verb) | dih-LIM-it
Fix, mark, or define the boundaries of
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garner (verb) | GAR-ner
gather and store; amass, collect
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goad (verb) | GOH'd
Urge on (as cattle) with a pointed or electrically charged stick; spur on, stimulate, encourage
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dupe (n, verb) | DOOP
Person who is easily fooled or used (n); to fool or exploit (verb)
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discrete (adj) | diss-CREET
Separate, distinct, detached, existing as individual parts
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disparate (adj) | DISS-puh-rit or diss-PAIR-it
Distinct, different
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hotly (adv) | HOT-lee
In an intense, fiery, or heated way
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declivity (n) | dih-CLIV-it-ee
Downward slope | *declination
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dictum (n) | DICT-um
Formal or authoritative pronouncement; saying or proverb | *maxim, apothegm, adage, truism
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fallow (adj) | FAL-oh
Left unplanted (of land); not in use
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hapless (adj) | HAP-less
Unlucky, unfortunate
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grievous (adj) | GREE-vuss
Causing grief or suffering; very serious, grave; flagrant, outrageous
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grating (adj) | GRAY-ting
Irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise); scraping | *rasping
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hew (verb) | HYOO
Strike, chop, or hack (as with an axe, sword, etc.); make or shape something (such as a statue) with a cutting tool
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fortuitous (adj) | for-TOO-it-uss
Happening by chance; lucky | *fluke, inadvertent
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ford (n, verb) | FORD
Place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle (n); to cross at such a place (verb)
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fawn (verb) | FAWN
Show affections or try to please in the manner of a dog; try to win favor through flattery and submissive behavior *obsequious
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declaim (verb) | dih-CLAIM
Speak in an impassioned, pompous, or oratorical manner; give a formal speech *grandstand
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homage (n) | HAH-midge
Honor or respect demonstrated publicly
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fluke (n) | FLOO'k
Stroke of luck, something accidentally successful
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forestall (verb) | fore-STALL
Delay, hinder, prevent by taking action beforehand | *waylay (ambush, intercept unexpectedly), obviate, preclude, stymie
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faction (n) | FACT-shun
Group or clique within a larger organization; party strife and dissension

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