Word List 10

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Docket

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N. program as for trial; book where such entries are made

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Divest

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V. strip, deprive

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doff

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V. take off

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Doggerel

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N. poor verse

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Dogmatic

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ADJ. positive; arbitrary

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Dolorous

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ADJ. sorrowful

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Domicile

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N. home

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Dorsal

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ADJ. relating to the back of an animal

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Dotage

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N. senility

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Doughty

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ADJ. courageous

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Dour

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ADJ. sullen; stubborn

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Dowdy

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ADJ. slovenly; untidy

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Droll

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ADJ. queer and amusing

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Dross

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N. waste matter; worthless impurities

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Drudgery

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N. menial work

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Duplicity

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N. double-dealing; hypicrisy

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Duress

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N. forcible restraint, especially unpawfully

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earthy

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ADJ. unrefined; coarse

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ebullient

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ADJ. showing excitement

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ecclesiastic

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ADJ. pertaining to the church

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edify

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v. instruct; correct morally

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educe

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v. draw forth; elicit

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efface

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v. rub out

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effectual

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adj. worn out; exhausted; barren

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efficacy

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n. power to produce desired effect

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effigy

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n. dummy

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efflorescent

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adj. flowering

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effrontery

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n. shameless boldness

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effulgent

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adj. brilliantly radiant

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effusion

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N. pouring forth

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effusive

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adj. pouring forth; gushing

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egoism

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n. excessive interest in one’s self; belief that one should be interested in one’s self rather than in others

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egotism

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n. conceit; vanity

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egregious

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adj. gross; shocking

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egress

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n. exit

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ejaculation

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n. exclamation

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elation

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n. a rise in spirits; exaltation

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elegiacal

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adj. like an elegy; mournful

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elicit

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v. draw out by discussion

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elucidate

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v. explain; enlighten

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elusory

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adj. tending to deceive expectations; elusive

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emaciated

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adj. thin and wasted

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emanate

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v. issue forth

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emancipate

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v. set free

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embezzlement

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n. stealing

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emblazon

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v. deck in brilliant colors

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embroil

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v. throw into confusion

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emend

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v. correct

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emetic

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n. substance causing vomiting

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eminent

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adj, high; lofty

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emolument

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n. salary; compensation

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emulate

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v. rival; imitate

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enclave

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n. territory enclosed within an alien land

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encomiastic

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adj. praising; eulogistic

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encompass

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v. surround

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encroachment

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n. gradual intrusion

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encumber

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v. burden

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endive

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n. species of leafy plant used in salads

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endue

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v. provide with some quality; endow

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enervate

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v. weaken

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engender

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v. cause; produce

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enigma

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n. puzzle