GRE-01-200Words-01 Flashcards
(199 cards)
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convoluted
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complicated
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cordial
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sincere
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cordon
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line of police to guard
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cornucopia
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abundant supply
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corporeal
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pertaining to body
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correlate
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to have a mutual relation
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corroboration
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to confirm
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countenance
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to approve of
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counterfeit
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fake
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countervail
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counterbalance
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covert
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disguised
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covetous
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desirous
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cower
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crouch back in fear
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coy
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shy
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crass
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crude
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cravat
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piece of linen worn as a necktie
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craven
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cowardly
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crease
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line made by crushing
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credulity
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gullibility
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credulous
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gullible
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crush
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to overwhelm
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cryptic
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with a hidden meaning
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cumbersome
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burdensome
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curmudgeon
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bad-tempered person
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curriculum
course of study
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cursory
done in haste
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curtail
to make shorter than planned
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dainty
delicate
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daunt
intimidate
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dawdler
slow person
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dearth
a shortage
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debacle
sudden disaster
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decorum
properness
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decree
order given by authority
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decry
to disapprove of
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defer
to give way in respect to
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deferential
showing respect
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defiance
open disobedience
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delineate
to portray depict sketch out
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deluge
flood
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demagogue
person appealing not to reasons
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demur
to hesitate
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denigrate
to belittle
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denouement
unraveling of a plot
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deplete
to use until none remains
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deposition
dethronement
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deprave
to corrupt
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deprecate
to protest against
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dereliction
leaving to fall in ruins
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derision
ridicule
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derivative
obtained from another source
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derogatory
insulting
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descry
to catch sight of
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desiccant
substance that absorbs moisture
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desuetude
disuse
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desultory
haphazard
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deter
to discourage
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detraction
verbal attack
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detumescence
diminishing of swelling
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deviance
stray from normal
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dexterity
skill
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diaphanous
gauzy
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diatribe
verbal attack
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diffidence
shyness
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dilate
to become larger
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disallow
to refuse to allow
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discern
see with effort
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discomfit
confuse
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disconcert
to upset
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discountenance
to refuse to approve
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discourse
speech
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discredit
refuse to believe
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discreet
prudent
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discrete
individually distinct
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disdain
look on with contempt
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disencumber
free from burden
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disheveled
untidy
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disingenuous
cunning
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disinter
dig up from the earth
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dislodge
force from the place occupied
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dismal
gloomy
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disparate
different
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disproof
proof to the contrary
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dissemble
speak to hide something
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disseminate
to distribute
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dissent
refuse to assent
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dissolution
looseness in morals
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distraught
upset in mind
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divergence
getting farther apart
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divestiture
getting rid of
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divulge
to make something secret known
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doggerel
trivial
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dogmatic
without room for discussion
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dolt
idiot
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dormant
in a state of inactivity
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dote
to center one's attention
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drawl
slow way of speaking
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droll
jesting
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drone
person who isn't self-employed
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drowsiness
feeling sleepy
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dubious
feeling doubt
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dud
something that fails
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dulcet
harmonious
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dupe
to trick
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duplicity
deception
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duress
to compel
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dwarf
person below the usual size
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dynamo
an electric generator
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earthenware
dishes made of baked clay
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ebullience
exuberance
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ebullient
showing excitement
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ecumenical
representing Christian world
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edacious
voracious
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eddy
circular movement
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edible
fit to be eaten
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effete
infertile
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efficacy
production of a desired result
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effluvia
a noxious vapor
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effrontery
boldness
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egress
an exit
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elaborate
in great detail
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elegy
a melancholy composition
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elicit
to draw out
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eloquence
fluent speaking
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emaciate
to make thin and weak
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embellish
to make beautiful
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embezzle
to wronfully use for one's benefit
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emote
to excite
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empirical
relying on experiment
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encapsulate
to enclose in capsule
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encomium
eulogy
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encumbrance
burden
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endearing
making liked
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endemic
epidemic
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endorse
to write one's name on back of
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enduring
lasting
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enervate
to weaken
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engender
to cause
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engrave
to impress deeply
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engrossing
taking up a lot of time
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engulf
to swallow up
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enigma
a puzzle
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enmity
hatred
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ensign
to badge
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entangle
to put into difficulties
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enthral
to please greatly
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entice
to tempt
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entreat
to ask earnestly
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enunciate
to speak clearly
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enzyme
catalyst
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epicurean
devoted to pleasure
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epistle
letter
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epithet
adjective
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epitome
representative example
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equable
regular
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equanimity
calmness
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equilibrium
state of being balanced
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equipoise
equal distribution of weight
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equivocal
suspicious
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equivocate
to try to deceive
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eradicate
to get rid of
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erratic
irregular in behavior or opinion
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erudite
learned
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eschew
to avoid
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esoteric
abstruse
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espouse
to give one's support to
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eulogy
formal praise
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euphoria
state of pleasant excitement
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euthanasia
painless death
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evasive
tending to evade
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evince
to show clearly
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evoke
to call upon
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excoriation
severe criticism
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exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
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exhaustive
complete
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exigency
urgency
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exoneration
clearing from blame
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exorbitant
much too great
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expatiate
to roam
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expedient
likely to be useful
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expiation
expiring
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exploit
use selfishly
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expostulate
to dissuade
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expurgate
to purify
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exscind
to cut out
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extant
still in existence
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extempore
without preparation
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extenuate
to reduce strength of
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extinct
no longer active
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extinguish
to end existence of
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extirpate
to destroy
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extol
to praise highly
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extort
to obtain by violent threats
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extralegal
outside the law
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extricable
that can be freed
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extrovert
cheerful person
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exuberance
being full of life
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facetious
funny
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facile
easily done
