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Flout
v. to treat scornfully
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Flux
n. flowing; acontinuous moving
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Foment
v. to incite; arouse
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Forbearance
n. patience
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Forestall
v. to prevent; delay
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Forswear
v. renounce; repudiate
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Founder
v. to sink; fail; collapse
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Florid
adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery
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Finesse
v. to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance
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Fissure
n. crevice
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Fledgling
n. beginner; novice
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Felicitous
adj. suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
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Factotum
n. a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman
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Fallacious
adj. based on a false idea or fact; misleading
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Fallow
adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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Fatuous
adj. foolishly self-satisfied
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Extirpate
v. to root up; to destroy
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Extraneous
adj. not essential
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Extrinsic
adj. not inherent or essential
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Expiate
v. to atone for
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Explicate
v. to explain; interpret; clarify
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Expository
adj. explanatory
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Extant
adj. in existence; not lost
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Extemporaneous
adj. unrehearsed
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Exorcise
v. to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences
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Expatiate
v. to speak or write at length
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Expatriate
v. to send into exile
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Exact
v. to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
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Exacting
adj. extremely demanding
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Exculpate
v. to clear of blame; vindicate
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Execrable
adj. detestable; abhorrent
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Exhort
v. to urge by strong appeals
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Evince
v. to show plainly; be an indication of
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Ethnocentric
adj. based on the attitude that one’s group is superior
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Etiology
n. causes or origins
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Etymology
n. origin and history of a word
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Essay
v. to make an attempt; subject to a test
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Estimable
adj. admirable; possible to estimate
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Equanimity
n. composure; calmness
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Equivocate
v. to intentionally use vague language
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Errant
adj. mistaken; straying from the proper course
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Epistemology
n. branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge
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Equable
adj. steady; unvarying; serene
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Entomology
n. the scientific study of insects
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Encomium
n. a formal expression of praise
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Endemic
adj. inherent; belonging to an area
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Enervate
v. to weaken
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Emollient
adj. soothing; mollifying
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Emaciated
adj. thin and wasted
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Elegy
n. poem or song expressing lamentation
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Elicit
v. to provoke; draw out
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Elysian
adj. blissful; delightful
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Effrontery
n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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Effete
adj. depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent
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Effervescence
n. state of high spirits or liveliness
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Dogmatic
adj. stating opinions without proof
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Dogma
n. belief asserted on authority without evidence
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Dross
n. waste; worthless matter; trivial matter
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Divest
v. to strip; deprive
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Dissolution
n. disintegration; debauchery
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Distend
v. to expand; swell out
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Distill
v. to extract the essential elements
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Distrait
adj. inattentive; preoccupied
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Diverge
v. to vary; go in different directions from the same point
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Doctrinaire
adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
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Dissemble
v. to pretend; disguise one’s motives
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Discrete
adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct
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Discretion
n. quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection; freedom to act on one’s own
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Disingenuous
adj. not candid; crafty
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Disparage
v. to belittle
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Discomfit
v. to make uneasy; disconcert
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Discredit
v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted
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Discrepancy
n. difference between
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Diffidence
n. shyness; lack of confidence
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Dirge
n. funeral hymn
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Disabuse
v. to free from a misconception
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Discerning
adj. preceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment
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Detraction
n. the act of taking away; derogatory comment on a person’s character
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Diaphanous
adj. transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague
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Derivative
n. something derived; unoriginal
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Desultory
adj. random; disconnected; rambling
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Deride
v. to mock
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Demur
v. to express doubt
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Denigrate
v. to slur someone’s reputation
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Denizen
n. an inhabitant; a regular visitor
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Defunct
adj. no longer existing
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Delineate
v. to represent or depict
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Demotic
adj. pertaining to people
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Deference
n. respect; regard for another’s wish
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Cozen
v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
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Craven
adj. cowardly
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Credence
n. acceptance of something as true
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Credo
n. statement of belief or principle; creed
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Daunt
v. to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
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Covert
adj. hidden; secret
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Convex
adj. curved outward
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Coquette
n. woman who flirts
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Continence
n. self-control
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Contrite
adj. very sorrowful for a wrong
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Contumacious
adj. disobedient; rebellious
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v. to treat scornfully
Flout
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n. flowing; acontinuous moving
Flux
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v. to incite; arouse
Foment
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n. patience
Forbearance
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v. to prevent; delay
Forestall
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v. renounce; repudiate
Forswear
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v. to sink; fail; collapse
Founder
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adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery
Florid
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v. to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance
Finesse
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n. crevice
Fissure
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n. beginner; novice
Fledgling
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adj. suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
Felicitous
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n. a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman
Factotum
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adj. based on a false idea or fact; misleading
Fallacious
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adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
Fallow
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adj. foolishly self-satisfied
Fatuous
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v. to root up; to destroy
Extirpate
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adj. not essential
Extraneous
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adj. not inherent or essential
Extrinsic
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v. to atone for
Expiate
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v. to explain; interpret; clarify
Explicate
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adj. explanatory
Expository
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adj. in existence; not lost
Extant
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adj. unrehearsed
Extemporaneous
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v. to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences
Exorcise
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v. to speak or write at length
Expatiate
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v. to send into exile
Expatriate
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v. to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
Exact
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adj. extremely demanding
Exacting
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v. to clear of blame; vindicate
Exculpate
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adj. detestable; abhorrent
Execrable
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v. to urge by strong appeals
Exhort
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v. to show plainly; be an indication of
Evince
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adj. based on the attitude that one’s group is superior
Ethnocentric
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n. causes or origins
Etiology
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n. origin and history of a word
Etymology
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v. to make an attempt; subject to a test
Essay
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adj. admirable; possible to estimate
Estimable
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n. composure; calmness
Equanimity
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v. to intentionally use vague language
Equivocate
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adj. mistaken; straying from the proper course
Errant
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n. branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge
Epistemology
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adj. steady; unvarying; serene
Equable
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n. the scientific study of insects
Entomology
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n. a formal expression of praise
Encomium
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adj. inherent; belonging to an area
Endemic
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v. to weaken
Enervate
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adj. soothing; mollifying
Emollient
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adj. thin and wasted
Emaciated
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n. poem or song expressing lamentation
Elegy
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v. to provoke; draw out
Elicit
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adj. blissful; delightful
Elysian
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n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness
Effrontery
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adj. depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent
Effete
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n. state of high spirits or liveliness
Effervescence
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adj. stating opinions without proof
Dogmatic
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n. belief asserted on authority without evidence
Dogma
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n. waste; worthless matter; trivial matter
Dross
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v. to strip; deprive
Divest
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n. disintegration; debauchery
Dissolution
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v. to expand; swell out
Distend
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v. to extract the essential elements
Distill
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adj. inattentive; preoccupied
Distrait
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v. to vary; go in different directions from the same point
Diverge
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adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
Doctrinaire
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v. to pretend; disguise one’s motives
Dissemble
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adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct
Discrete
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n. quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection; freedom to act on one’s own
Discretion
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adj. not candid; crafty
Disingenuous
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v. to belittle
Disparage
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v. to make uneasy; disconcert
Discomfit
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v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted
Discredit
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n. difference between
Discrepancy
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n. shyness; lack of confidence
Diffidence
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n. funeral hymn
Dirge
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v. to free from a misconception
Disabuse
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adj. preceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment
Discerning
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n. the act of taking away; derogatory comment on a person’s character
Detraction
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adj. transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague
Diaphanous
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n. something derived; unoriginal
Derivative
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adj. random; disconnected; rambling
Desultory
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v. to mock
Deride
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v. to express doubt
Demur
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v. to slur someone’s reputation
Denigrate
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n. an inhabitant; a regular visitor
Denizen
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adj. no longer existing
Defunct
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v. to represent or depict
Delineate
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adj. pertaining to people
Demotic
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n. respect; regard for another’s wish
Deference
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v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
Cozen
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adj. cowardly
Craven
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n. acceptance of something as true
Credence
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n. statement of belief or principle; creed
Credo
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v. to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
Daunt
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adj. hidden; secret
Covert
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adj. curved outward
Convex
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n. woman who flirts
Coquette
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n. self-control
Continence
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adj. very sorrowful for a wrong
Contrite
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adj. disobedient; rebellious
Contumacious