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Derogatory

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disapproving; degrading;negative

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desiccate

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to dry out

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despondent

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extremely depressed

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despot

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an absolute ruler; an autocrat

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destitute

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extremely poor

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desultory

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without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random

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dextrous

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skillful

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dialectical

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approaching unbiased truth

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dictum

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an authoritative saying; a proverb

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didactic

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intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic

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diffident

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timid; lacking in self-confidence

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digress

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to stray from the main subject

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dilettante

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someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur

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discern

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to have insight

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discreet

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judiciously reserved

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discrete

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distinct

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discriminate

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to tell the difference

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distinguish

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to tell apart

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docile

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obedient

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doctrinaire

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inflexibly committed to a theory

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dogmatic

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stubbornly assertive of unproven ideas

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domestic

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relating to home

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dormant

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inactive

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dubious

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full of doubt; uncertain

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duplicity
double-dealing
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ebullient
boiling with excitement; boiling
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eccentric
kooky; irregular
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eclectic
drawn from many sources
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edify
to enlighten; to intruct morally
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efface
to erase
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effusion
a pouring forth
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egalitarian
believing in the social and economic equality of all people
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egocentric
selfish
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egregious
extremely bad;flagrant
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elicit
to bring out; to call forth
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elliptical
oval; hard to understand
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elusive
hard to pin down
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emigrate
to leave a country permanently; to expatriate
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eminent
well-known and respected
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empirical
relying on experience or observation not merely theoretical
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emulate
to strive to be as good as someone
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encroach
to trespass and invade into
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endemic
native; indigenous
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enervate
to reduce the strength or energy of, gradually
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enfranchise
to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote
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engender
to bring into existence; to cause
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enigma
a mystery
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enormity
extreme evil; NOT huge
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ephemeral
lasting a very short time
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epigram
a brief and usually witty saying
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epitome
a brief summary of something; a perfect example of something
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equanimity
calm
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equitable
fair
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equivocal
intentionally confusing and double-meaning
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erudite
deeply learned
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esoteric
hard to understand; peculiar
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espouse
to support
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ethereal
heavenly; light like gas
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euphemism
a less harsh and offensive way to say something
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evanescent
vanishing; happening for only a brief period of time
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exacerbate
to make worse
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exacting
extremely demanding
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exalt
to glorify
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exasperate
to make very angry
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exemplify
to illustrate by example
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exhaustive
thorough and painstaking
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exhort
to urge strongly; to warn strongly
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exigency
emergency
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existential
relating to existence
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exonerate
to free from blame
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expatriate
to throw out of native land; to leave native land
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expedient
providing an immediate favor
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expedite
to speed up
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explicit
clearly
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extol
to praise highly
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extraneous
unnecessary; extra which doesn't need
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extrapolate
to deduce or infer
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extricate
to free from difficulty
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extrovert
outgoing person
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exult
to rejoice and celebrate
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fabrication
a lie
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facetious
humorous; not serious
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facile
skillful in a superficial way
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faction
a group of people with a common cause or complaint
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farcical
absurd
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fastidious
meticulous; finicky
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fatalist
someone who believes that future events are already determined
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fatuous
foolish; silly; idiotic
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fauna
animals
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fecund
fertile; productive

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