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ebullient

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extremely lively, enthusiastic

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eclectic

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consisting of a diverse variety of elements

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edict

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an order, decree

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efface

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to wipe out, obliterate, rub away

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effervescent

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bubble, lively

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efficacious

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effective

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effrontery

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impudence, nerve, insolence

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effulgent

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radiant, splendorous

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

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egregious

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extremely bad

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elegy

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a speech given in honor of a dead person

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elicit

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to bring forth, draw out, evoke

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elucidate

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to clarify, explain

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embezzle

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to steal money by falsifying records

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emend

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to correct or revise a written text

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eminent

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distinguished, prominent, famous

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emollient

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soothing

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emulate

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to imitate

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execrable

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loathsome, detestable

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enamor

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to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by ‘of’ or

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exorbitant

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excessive

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enervate

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to weaken, exhaust

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engender

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to bring about, create, generate

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ennui

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boredom, weariness

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expunge

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to obliterate, eradicate

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extant

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existing, not destroyed or lost

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entail

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to include as a necessary step

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equivocal

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ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

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enthrall

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to charm, hold spellbound

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extricate

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to disentangle

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epitome

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a perfect example, embodiment

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epistolary

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relating to or contained in letters

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equanimity

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composure

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eschew

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to shun, avoid

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evanescent

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fleeting, momentary

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espouse

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to take up as a cause, support

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ethereal

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heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined

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etymology

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the history of words, their origin and development

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expedient

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advisable, advantageous, serving one’s self-interest

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exhort

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to urge, prod, spur

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enfranchise

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to grant the vote to

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evince

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to show, reveal

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exacerbate

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to make more violent, intense

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exigent

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urgent, critical

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exalt

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to glorify, praise

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encumber

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to weigh down, burden

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exasperate

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to irritate, irk

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excavate

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to dig out of the ground and remove

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erudite

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learned

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exonerate

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to free from guilt or blame, exculpate

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expiate

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to make amends for, atone

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euphoric

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elated, uplifted

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expurgate

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to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

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ephemeral

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short-lived, fleeting

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extol

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to praise, revere

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esoteric

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understood only by a select few

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exult

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to rejoice