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152798395devoteean enthusiast or advocate
152798396didacticintended to instruct
152798397diminutiveextremely small in size
152798398discernto percieve with the eyes or intellect; detect
152798399discloseto expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover
152798400disconcertingupsetting the self-possession of
152798401discretioncircumspection; showing prudence or restraint
152798402discursivecovering a wide field of subjects; rambling
152798403disparatefundamentally distinct or different in kind
152798404earnestmarked by or showing deep sincerity
152798405eccentricitydeviating from the normal, expected, or established
152798406effusiveunrestrained or excessive in emotional depression
152798407elegiacmourning or expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past
152798408eloquentcharacterized by persuasive, powerful, discourse
152798409emulationeffort or ambition to equal or surpass another
152798410engrossto occupy exclusively or absorb
152798411enigmaa puzzle; one that is puzzling or inexplicable
152798412enmitydeep-seated, often mutual hatred
152798413ennuilistlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from boredom or lack of interest
152798414entendreto hear
152798415double entendreto have two meanings
152798416enumerateto make a count of or name one by one
152798417ephemeralbrief, short-lived, but not trivial
152798418epistolaryof or associated with lettersof the writing of letters
152798419equivocateto avoid making an explicit statement
152798420esotericintended for or understood by a specific group
152798421Hipatitisterminal coolness
152798422cashtrationthe act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period

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