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Ebb

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To fade away, recede

Synonyms: abate, retreat, subside, wane, withdraw

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Ebullient

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Exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits

Synonyms: ardent, avid, bubbly, zestful

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Eccentric

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Abnormal, unconventional

Synonyms: unusual, peculiar

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Eclectic

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Made up of elements from different sources

Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous

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Ecstasy

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Intense joy or delight

Synonyms: elation, bliss

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Ecstatic

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Joyful

Synonyms: delighted, thrill

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Edict

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Law, command, official public order

Synonyms: decree, dictum, directive, fiat, ukase

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Edify

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To instruct morally and spiritually

Synonyms: enlighten, educate, guide, teach

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Efface

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To erase or make illegible

Synonyms: expunge, obliterate

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Efficacious

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Effective, efficient

Synonyms: effectual, successful

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Efficacy

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Effectiveness

Synonyms: dynamism, effectiveness, efficiency, force

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Efficient

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Effective with a minimum of unnecessary effort or waste

Synonyms: resourceful, proficient

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Effigy

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Stuffed doll, likeness of a person

Synonyms: dummy, figure, image

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Effluvia

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Waste, odorous fumes given off by waste

Synonyms: odor, stench

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Effrontery

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Impudent boldness, audacity

Synonyms: brashness, gall, nerve, presumption, temerity

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Effusive

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Expressing emotion without restraint

Synonyms: gushy, overflowing, profuse

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Egotist

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Self-centered person

Synonyms: boaster, braggart

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Egregious

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Conspicuously bad

Synonyms: blatant, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank

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Egress

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Exit

Synonyms: outlet

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Elate

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To make joyful

Synonyms: excite, thrill

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Elegy

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A mournful poem, usually about the dead

Synonyms: memorial, lament

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Elevated

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Raised, increased

Synonyms: prominent, high

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Eliminate

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Get rid of, remove

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Elocutionist

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Trained public speaker

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Eloquent
Strongly expressing emotion Synonyms: feeling, passion
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Elucidate
To explain, clarify Synonyms: define, explicate, illuminate, interpret
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Elude
To avoid cleverly, to escape the perception of Synonyms: evade, dodge
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Elusive
Tending to evade Synonyms: indefinable, hard to pin down
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Embellish
To ornament, make attractive with decorations or details, add details to a statement Synonyms: over-stated, larger than life
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Embezzle
To steal money in violation of a trust Synonyms: filch, misappropriate
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Embittered
Resentful, cynical Synonyms: bitter, sour
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Emend
To correct a text Synonyms: alter, revise
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Emigrate
To leave one country to live in another Synonyms: move abroad, live elsewhere
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Emissary
An agent sent as a representative Synonyms: envoy, messenger
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Emollient
Soothing, especially to the skin Synonyms: softening, mollifying
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Empathy
Identification with the feelings of others Synonyms: sympathy, compassion
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Emphatic
Forceful and definite Synonyms: vigorous, absolute
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Emulate
To strive for equal or excel, to imitate Synonyms: follow, mimic
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Enchant
Attract and delight Synonyms: charm, captivate
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Encomium
Warm praise Synonyms: citation, eulogy, panegyric, salutation, tribute
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Encompass
To constitute, include Synonyms: encircle
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Encroach
To infringe, intrude upon Synonyms: creep, inch, worm
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Encumber
To weigh down, to burden Synonyms: hamper
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Endemic
Belonging to a particular area, inherent Synonyms: indigenous, local, native
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Endorse
To give approval to, sanction Synonyms: support, back
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Endurance
Ability to withstand hardships Synonyms: survival, stamina
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Endure
Carry on despite hardships Synonyms: bear, tolerate
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Enduring
Lasting, continuing Synonyms: stable, long-term
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Enervate
To weaken, drain strength from Synonyms: lethargic, lacking energy
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Enforce
To compel others to adhere or observe Synonyms: implement, put in force
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Enfranchise
Set free Synonyms: emancipate, empower
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Engender
To produce, cause, or bring about Synonyms: beget, generate, proliferate
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Enhance
To improve, bring to a greater level of intensity Synonyms: augment, add to
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Enigma
A puzzle, a mystery Synonyms: Conundrum, perplexity
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Enigmatic
Puzzling Synonyms: Mysterious, unknowable
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Enjoin
To direct or impose with urgent appeal, to order with emphasis, to forbid Synonyms: instruct, charge
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Enmity
Hostility, antagonism, ill will Synonyms: hate, bad feeling
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Ennui
Boredom, lack of interest and energy Synonyms: Listlessness, tedium, world-weariness
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Ensconce
To settle comfortably into a place Synonyms: settle
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Ensemble
Group of parts that contribute to a whole single effect Synonyms: collection, as one
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Entangle
To complicate, entwine into a confusing mass, involve in Synonyms: snare, entrap
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Entreat
To plead, beg Synonyms: beseech, implore, importune, petition, request
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Enumerate
To count, list, itemize Synonyms: catalog, index, tabulate
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Ephemeral
Momentary, transient, fleeting Synonyms: evanescent, fugitive, momentary, transitory
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Epicure
A person with refined taste in cuisine Synonyms: connoisseur, gastronome, gourmand, gourmet
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Epigram
Short, witty saying or poem Synonyms: adage, aphorism, maxim, saw
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Epilogue
Concluding section of a literary work Synonyms: conclusion, ending
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Epistolary
Associated with letter writing
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Epitaph
Engraving on a tombstone, literary piece for a dead person
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Epochal
Momentous, highly significant Synonyms: unparalleled, notable
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Eponymous
Giving one's name to a place, book, restaurant Synonyms: named after
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Equanimity
Calmness, composure Synonyms: Aplomb, coolness, poise
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Equitable
Fair, just and impartial Synonyms: reasonable, unbiased
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Equivocate
To avoid committing oneself in what one says, to be deliberately unclear Synonyms: lie, mislead
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Eradicate
To erase or wipe out Synonyms: annihilate, demolish
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Erasure
The act or instance of erasing Synonyms: removal, crossing out
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Erosion
The process or condition of wearing away Synonyms: corrosion, wearing down
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Erratic
Unpredictable, inconsistent Synonyms: unreliable, irregular
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Erroneously
Mistakenly, inaccurately Synonyms: incorrectly, wrongly
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Ersatz
Being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation Synonyms: fake, counterfeit
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Erudite
Learned, scholarly Synonyms: cultured, educated, knowledgeable, literate, well-read
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Eschew
To shun, to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful) Synonyms: evade, escape
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Esoteric
Understood by only a learned few Synonyms: arcane, mysterious, occult, recondite, secret
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Espouse
To take up and support as a cause, to marry Synonyms: champion, adopt
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Espy
To catch sight of, glimpse Synonyms: discern
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Essential
Something fundamental or indispensable Synonyms: necessary, vital
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Estimable
Admirable Synonyms: admirable, commendable
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Ethereal
Not earthly, spiritual, delicate Synonyms: airy, diaphanous, gossamer, intangible, sheer
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Ethical
Moral, right-minded Synonyms: principled, decent
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Ethos
Beliefs or character of a group Synonyms: sentiment
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Eulogy
High praise for a person who has died Synonyms: tribute, acclamation
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Euphemism
An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive Synonyms: delicacy, floridness
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Euphony
Pleasant, harmonious sound Synonyms: harmony, melody, music, sweetness
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Euphoria
A great feeling of happiness or well-being Synonyms: jubilation, rapture
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Euthanasia
The practice of ending the life of hopelessly ill individuals, assisted suicide Synonyms: mercy-killing
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Evade
To avoid, dodge Synonyms: escape
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Evaluate
To examine or judge carefully Synonyms: assess, appraise
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Evanescent
Momentary, transitory, short-lived Synonyms: ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, transient
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Evaporate
To vanish quickly Synonyms: fade away, disperse
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Evenhanded
Fair, impartial Synonyms: unbiased, neutral
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Evince
To show clearly, display, signify Synonyms: demonstrate
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Exacerbate
To aggravate, intensify the bad qualities of Synonyms: deepen, escalate, worsen
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Exacting
Requiring a lot of care or attention Synonyms: demanding, challenging
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Exaggerate
To represent something as greater than it actually it Synonyms: overstated, embellished
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Exalt
To glorify or honor Synonyms: praise, applaud
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Exasperation
Irritation Synonyms: frustration, annoyance
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Exception
A case that doesn't conform to a generalization Synonyms: exemption, omission
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Exclude
To prevent from being accepted or included Synonyms: keep out, prohibit
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Excoriate
To censure scathingly, to express strong approval of Synonyms: denounce
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Exculpate
To clear of blame or fault, vindicate Synonyms: acquit, exonerate
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Excursion
Short journey, usually for pleasure Synonyms: outing, jaunt
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Execrable
Utterly detestable, abhorrent Synonyms: awful, hateful, horrible, inferior, terrible
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Exemplary
Outstanding, an example to others Synonyms: excellent, commendable
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Exemplify
To show by example Synonyms: demonstrate, illustrate
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Exhort
To urge or incite by strong appeals Synonyms: convince, inspire, press, prod, provoke
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Exhortation
Speech that advises or pleads Synonyms: catchphrase, refrain
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Exhume
To remove from a grave, uncover a secret Synonyms: disinter, unearth
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Exigent
Urgent, excessively demanding Synonyms: compelling, critical, crucial, imperative, pressing
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Exonerate
To clear of blame, absolve Synonyms: acquit, exculpate, vindicate
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Exorbitant
Extravagant, greater than reasonable Synonyms: excessive, very expensive
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Expedient
Convenient, efficient, practical Synonyms: appropriate, sensible, useful
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Expedite
To speed up the progress of Synonyms: accelerate, advance
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Expertise
Skill or knowledge in a particular area Synonyms: capability, proficiency
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Expiate
To atone for, make amends for Synonyms: answer, compensate, pay
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Explanatory
Serving to make clear Synonyms: elucidative, expository, illuminative
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Explicit
Clearly stated or shown, forthright in expression Synonyms: candid, clear-cut, definite, definitive, express
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Exploit
Take advantage of Synonyms: abuse, use
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Exponent
One who champions or advocates Synonyms: supporter, representative
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Expound
To explain or describe in detail Synonyms: elucidate, elaborate
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Expropriate
Forcibly take one's property Synonyms: confiscate
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Expunge
To erase, illuminate completely Synonyms: delete, obliterate
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Expurgate
To censor Synonyms: bowdlerize, cut, sanitize
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Extant
Still in existence Synonyms: existent, existing, living
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Extemporaneous
Unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment Synonyms: impromptu, spontaneous, unprepared
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Extensive
Large in range, comprehensive Synonyms: broad, expansive
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Extenuating
Partially excusing Synonyms: palliate
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Exterminate
Destroy completely Synonyms: annihilate
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External
Exterior, outer part Synonyms: outer
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Extirpate
To root out, eradicate, literally or figuratively, to destroy wholly Synonyms: wipe out
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Extol
To praise Synonyms: glorify, laud
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Extrapolation
Using known data and information to determine what will happen in the future, prediction Synonyms: projection, forecast
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Extravagant
Unreasonably high, exorbitant Synonyms: excessive
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Extreme
Very intense, of the greatest severity Synonyms: furthest, outermost
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Extricate
To free from, disentangle Synonyms: disencumber, disengage, release, untangle
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Extrinsic
External, unessential, originating from the outside Synonyms: extraneous, foreign
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Extroverted
Outgoing, easily talks to others Synonyms: convivial
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Extrude
To form or shape something by pushing it out, to force out, especially through a small opening Synonyms: squeeze out
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Exultant
Triumphant Synonyms: jubilant, rejoicing